AHCA/NCAL: Focus F-Tag of the Week
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made updates to the §483.21(b)(3) Comprehensive Care Plans. This includes changes to F656 which adds a new requirement that comprehensive care plans must be culturally competent and trauma-informed. A facility must ensure that each resident’s person-centered comprehensive care plan includes approaches that address the resident’s cultural preferences and reflects trauma-informed care when appropriate.
AHCA members may also refer to existing member resources:
Detailed information can be found in the Appendix PP-State Operations Manual.
Please email regulatory@ahca.org for additional questions or visit the Survey Preparedness page for more information.
Resources
| 73rd AHCA/NCAL Convention & Expo
Register to attend Three Years in the Making: CMS’s Arbitration Interpretive Guidelines |
Member Resources Access the Trauma Informed Care training |
AHCA Bookstore Pre-order your copy of the Long-Term Care Survey, Phase 3 Guide |
NYSHFA/NYSCAL CONTACTS:
Jackie Pappalardi, RN, BSN
Executive Director
518-462-4800 x16
Lisa Volk, RN, B.P.S., LNHA
Director, Clinical & Quality Services
518-462-4800 x15
