Navigating the Latest CMS Surveyor Guidance Updates: Mental Health Disorders
New Surveyor Guidance is in effect and indicates that mental health disorders in nursing home facilities need to be diagnosed by a medical practitioner. Evidence-based criteria and professional standards, such as the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), must be used and supported by documentation in the resident’s medical record. Diagnoses such as Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder require supporting documentation such as a DSM assessment, like all other mental…
