On 09/01/2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) issued Survey and Certification (S&C) memorandum 17-27-ALL
regarding issuance of survey results following a revisit. In response to this
memo, CDPHE-HFEMS will be making some procedural changes regarding how and in
what format a statement of compliance notification will be issued to nursing
facilities following a revisit survey.
Currently, nursing facilities receive both a compliance
letter and a copy of the 2567b document upon completion of the revisits for
both the health and life safety code surveys that establish compliance. Under
the revised process, facilities will no longer receive a compliance letter, but
will instead be issued a CMS Form 2567 Statement of Deficiencies that will
include a statement of compliance, one for the health survey and one for the
life safety code survey. These forms will be sent via email to the web portal
administrator email account and the facility administrator email address, if
one is on file. Additionally, a copy of the CMS Form 2567b will no longer be
issued to the facility as stipulated by S&C 17-27-ALL.
If there are any
questions regarding these process changes, please direct those questions to
Greg Wright, Licensing and Certification Supervisor, at 303-692-2813 or greg.wright@state.co.us.
