New Infection Control Guidance for Nursing Home Surveys

Issuance of Revisions to nursing home Interpretive Guidance at F Tag 441, as Part of Appendix PP, SOM (8-14-09) has just been released. This CMS survey and certification letter includes the advance copy and training materials for new long-term care facility guidance to surveyors for F441-Infection Control.

For specific details:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/downloads/SCLetter09_54.pdf