Hospice State Operations Manual

 

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) is pleased to offer the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) most up-to-date Medicare surveyor guidelines, the State Operations Manual (SOM).  This was formerly Publication 7, now an online only manual, Publication 100-7.  Appendix M is specific to providers of the Medicare Hospice Benefit.  CMS will continue to make changes as issues develop and are resolved.  These will appear in the online only Manual.  This document contains the pertinent portions from Pub. 100-7 that affect hospice in Chapters:  1 - Program Background and Responsibilities, 2 – The Certification Process, 3 – Additional Program Activities, 5 – Complaint Procedures and Appendix M  - Guidance to Surveyors:  Hospice.