SOM Appendix PP – Guidance to Surveyors for Long Term Care Facilities
A set of technical corrections have been made to several sections of Appendix PP of the SOM. The changes include adding new regulatory
language, correcting errors (such as missing text), and moving certain regulatory language as described below. All changes (except deletions) to Appendix PP are in red
italics.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: October 14, 2005
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