CMS releases its final guidance for hospitals with co-located services

If your hospital or its satellite buildings are co-located with other healthcare facilities, you now face slightly fewer requirements than first proposed for ensuring compliance with acute care Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoP) when sharing services with entities not bound to the hospital safety requirement.

For instance, there is no more discussion on when floating nurses or other personnel meet the CoP for nursing services, and there’s no need for a floor plan to show surveyors how patient rights are protected as they are transferred from one area to another between co-located healthcare entities.

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