{"id":"FED-167","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (Medicare and Medicaid nursing homes)","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"CMS, Survey and Certification Group","authority":"42 C.F.R. § 483.10(f)(4)","instrument":"QSO-20-39-NH REVISED May 8, 2023 (current posting; visitation allowed for all residents at all times)","title":"QSO-20-39-NH, Nursing Home Visitation - COVID-19 (REVISED 05/08/2023)","dateIssued":"2023-05-08","effective":"2023-05-08","end":"n/a","startDate":"2023-05-08","endDate":"","quarters":[],"types":["HC"],"addressees":["nursing homes"],"clause":"Visitation is allowed for all residents at all times. Updated guidance to align with the ending of the PHE... In March of 2020, CMS issued memorandum QSO 20-14-NH providing guidance to facilities on restricting visitation of all visitors and non-essential healthcare personnel, except for certain compassionate care situations, such as an end-of-life situation.... The information contained in this memorandum supersedes and replaces previously issued guidance and recommendations regarding visitation.","enforcement":"F563","functions":["post-period; fixes the end of federal visitation limits at the end of the PHE (May 2023)"],"notes":"POST-DATES Sept. 30, 2021. CMS\u0027s own history: visitation restrictions began March 2020 and the guidance was not aligned to \u0027the ending of the PHE\u0027 until May 2023.","sourceUrl":"https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-20-39-nh-revised.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":457946,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"FED-A","url":"/library/FED-167","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/FED-167","citation":"CMS, Survey and Certification Group, QSO-20-39-NH REVISED May 8, 2023 (current posting; visitation allowed for all residents at all times) (Ex. FED-167)","stateName":"","related":["FED-156","FED-154"]}