{"id":"FED-164","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (all certified providers, suppliers and CLIA laboratories)","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"CMS, Quality, Safety \u0026 Oversight Group","authority":"Survey and certification authority","instrument":"CMS QSO-20-12-All (Mar. 4, 2020), QSO-20-20-All (Mar. 23, 2020), QSO-20-31-All (June 1, 2020), QSO-20-35-ALL (Aug. 17, 2020)","title":"QSO-20-12-All, Suspension of Survey Activities","dateIssued":"2020-03-04","effective":"2020-03-04 (\u0027Effective immediately, survey activity is limited to the following (in Priority Order)\u0027)","end":"superseded by QSO-20-20-ALL (FED-099) on Mar. 20/23, 2020; expired May 1, 2023","startDate":"2020-03-04","endDate":"2023-05-01","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC","CRT"],"addressees":["State Survey Agencies; every certified facility"],"clause":"Specifically, CMS is suspending non-emergency inspections across the country, allowing inspectors to turn their focus on the most serious health and safety threats like infectious diseases and abuse.... Effective immediately, survey activity is limited to the following (in Priority Order): All immediate jeopardy complaints... Complaints alleging infection control concerns, including facilities with potential COVID-19 or other respiratory illnesses; Statutorily required recertification surveys (Nursing Home, Home Health, Hospice, and ICF/IID facilities); Any re-visits necessary to resolve current enforcement actions; Initial certifications; Surveys of facilities/hospitals that have a history of infection control deficiencies","enforcement":"Governs federal survey operations","functions":["CT/HR certification and survey functions (initial certification and change-of-ownership surveys delayed for new providers and acquirers)"],"notes":"The first federal suspension of routine health-facility inspections, March 4, 2020; carried forward and tightened by FED-099.","sourceUrl":"https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-20-12-all.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":322634,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"FED-A","url":"/library/FED-164","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/FED-164","citation":"CMS, Quality, Safety \u0026 Oversight Group, CMS QSO-20-12-All (Mar. 4, 2020), QSO-20-20-All (Mar. 23, 2020), QSO-20-31-All (June 1, 2020), QSO-20-35-ALL (Aug. 17, 2020) (Ex. FED-164)","stateName":"","related":["FED-099","FED-098","FED-097","FED-161","FED-157","FED-165"]}