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• NEW - CMS has published several new rules pertaining to hospitals which go into effect on January 26, 2007 and February 6, 2007.  DQA has developed three documents which compare the 2006 regulations to the new 2007 regulatory changes.  They are titled:

• Comparison of 2006 Regulations and 2007 Regulatory Changes to Part 482 - Conditions of Participation for, Hospitals, Effective January 26, 2007

• Comparison of 2006 Regulations and 2007 Regulatory Changes to Part 482 - Conditions of Participation for Hospitals 482.13 Condition of Participation: Patient's Rights, Standards (a)-(d), Effective January 8, 2007.

• Comparison of 2006 Regulations and 2007 Regulatory Changes to part 482 - Conditions of Participation for Hospitals 482.13 Condition of Participation: Patient's Rights, Standards (e) and (f) and the new Standard (g), Effective January 8, 2007

Disclaimer:  Efforts are made to assure accurate information is contained in these documents, but accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

The content in these documents is intended to be used as an informational tool by the State of Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Division of Quality Assurance Survey Staff and is not intended as a directive to providers regarding care for patients or residents.

• Client Rights and Grievance Procedure brochures (PDE 195A) for psychiatric hospital patients via Wisconsin Client Rights and Grievance Procedure

• Lists of Wisconsin Hospitals, via Health Care Facility Directories

• Critical Access Hospital Application Steps, area application materials, miscellaneous background information: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health (exit DHS)

• DQA Numbered Memos for hospitals

• DQA Information Updates - recently published memos, CMS program letters, provider training, rules development, other

• Wisconsin Health Care Information (Bureau of Health Information)

• Medicaid and Medicare Program Manuals (exit DHS)

  • Federal Interpretive Guidelines: select State Operations Manual (exit DHS) Pub 07, then search for Appendix A

  • Publication 10, Hospital Manual (exit DHS)

  • Other items of interest

• Medication Errors

• The Pharmacy Newscapsule

Last Updated: June 28, 2008