{"id":"FED-166","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States","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-20-35-ALL","dateIssued":"2020-08-17","effective":"2020-08-17","end":"expired May 1, 2023","startDate":"2020-08-17","endDate":"2023-05-01","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["HC"],"addressees":["State Survey Agencies; all certified providers and CLIA laboratories"],"clause":"CMS is revising guidance on the expansion of survey activities to authorize onsite revisits and other survey types. CMS is providing guidance to State Survey Agencies (SAs) on resolving enforcement cases: CMS is providing guidance on resolving enforcement cases that were previously directed to be held, and providing guidance on Civil Money Penalty (CMP) collection. Expanded Desk Review Authority: CMS is temporarily expanding the desk review policy to include review of continuing noncompliance following removal of Immediate Jeopardy (IJ), which would otherwise have required an onsite revisit from March 23, 2020, through May 31, 2020.","enforcement":"Governs survey and enforcement operations","functions":["CT/HR survey and enforcement functions of certified providers (documents the March 23 - May 31, 2020 hold on onsite revisits and enforcement cases)"],"notes":"Confirms from CMS itself that onsite revisits and enforcement cases were held from March 23 through May 31, 2020.","sourceUrl":"https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-20-35-all.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":404755,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"FED-A","url":"/library/FED-166","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/FED-166","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-166)","stateName":"","related":["FED-099","FED-168","FED-154","FED-165"]}