{"id":"FED-096","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (Medicare-participating hospitals)","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"CMS, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality / Quality, Safety \u0026 Oversight Group","authority":"42 C.F.R. § 482.42 (hospital infection prevention and control CoP); survey and certification authority","instrument":"CMS QSO-20-13-Hospitals (Mar. 4, 2020), QSO-20-14-NH (Mar. 13, 2020), QSO-20-18-HHA (Mar. 10, 2020)","title":"QSO-20-13-Hospitals","dateIssued":"2020-03-04","effective":"2020-03-04","end":"through the PHE (revised later)","startDate":"2020-03-04","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["HC"],"addressees":["State Survey Agency Directors; all Medicare-participating hospitals"],"clause":"Hospital Guidance and Actions - CMS regulations and guidance support hospitals taking appropriate action to address potential and confirmed COVID cases and mitigate transmission including screening, discharge and transfers from the hospital, and visitation.... Hospitals should identify visitors and patients at risk for having COVID-19 infection before or immediately upon arrival to the healthcare facility.","enforcement":"Hospital CoP survey and enforcement (42 C.F.R. § 482.42)","functions":["ED intake and screening","VS visitation","IC infection control","IP placement and discharge"],"notes":"CMS survey guidance binding through the CoP; the federal instruction that hospitals screen every visitor and patient at the door from March 4, 2020.","sourceUrl":"https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-20-13-hospitals.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":244304,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"FED-A","url":"/library/FED-096","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/FED-096","citation":"CMS, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality / Quality, Safety \u0026 Oversight Group, CMS QSO-20-13-Hospitals (Mar. 4, 2020), QSO-20-14-NH (Mar. 13, 2020), QSO-20-18-HHA (Mar. 10, 2020) (Ex. FED-096)","stateName":"","related":[]}