POSTPONED
Webcast Presentation
F441 - Updated Guidance to Surveyors
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| Date: |
September 22, 2009 |
| To: |
Nursing
Homes NH 19 |
| From: |
Alfred C. Johnson, Director
Bureau of Technology, Licensing and Education |
| Via: |
Otis Woods, Administrator
Division of Quality Assurance
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Postponed Webcast Presentation
F441 - Updated Guidance to Surveyors
The webcast presentation, F441 - Updated Guidance to Surveyors for
Infection Control, that was to be available to providers and surveyors has
been postponed.
CMS notified the Division of Quality Assurance, Bureau of Technology,
Licensing and Education Services Section that the CMS Survey and
Certification Group will provide a mandatory "Train-the
Trainer" training session --- Infection Prevention and Control in
Nursing Homes for Long-Term Care Trainers --- in each state to be held
October 26 to October 29, 2009. This training program will provide a
detailed review of the revised interpretive guidance for F334 -
Immunizations, F373 - Sanitary Conditions, and F441 - Infection Control in
nursing homes.
It is CMS's expectation that, after attending the October training, the
long term care trainers will be responsible for training the nursing home
surveyors in their respective States.
The Division of Quality Assurance, Bureau of Technology, Licensing and
Education Services Section will send out an announcement alerting providers
and surveyors of the rescheduled date of this webcast presentation.
In the interim, providers may access the advance copy of the revised
guidance for F441- Infection Control at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/downloads/SCLetter09_54.pdf
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