August 3, 2023

F-Tags in Review: F-Tag 949 Behavioral Health Training-Implementation November 2019

One regulation pending Phase 3 implementation is F-Tag 949 Behavioral Health Training. This regulation has significant connections to two other regulations for skilled nursing facilities: §483.70 Administration F-Tag 838 Facility Assessment (which should have been completed and submitted by November 2017) and §483.40 F-Tags 740-745 Behavioral Health Services. As part of the facility assessment, skilled nursing facilities should have included in their plan a procedure to educate and provide competencies for behavioral health services through…

F-Tags in Review: F940 General Training

Regulations for skilled nursing are changing again in 2019. This implementation is the last of a 3-phase execution of new regulations which began in November 2017. This year, November 2019, will introduce survey review and compliance training requirements for various focused subjects. Let’s take a look at the overview of what will be required and surveyed beginning in November 2019 under F-TAG 940 – General Training Requirements. This regulation spells out, for the first time,…

Annual Wellness Visit: Audit Reveals EMR Template Vulnerability for Busy Medical Group

Background The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides eligible Medicare recipients preventive services. In the first year following the recipient’s effective date, Medicare covers an Initial Preventive Physical Examination (IPPE). This is also known as a Welcome to Medicare visit. Each year after, the recipient may participate in an Annual Wellness Visit (AWV). The IPPE and AWV are intended to help patients maintain good health by catching signs of disease early on and…