tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2024 Issue Q2

Clip and Save: Pocket This Primer On Informed Consent Forms

Pocket This Primer On Informed Consent Forms Critical: CMS revises interpretive guidance on informed consent. An increase in state statutes focused on improving informed consent protocols caused CMS to get involved and update federal guidance. Details: On April 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memorandum to state survey directors. The CMS memo reminds providers about their requirements under the Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoPs), updates “hospital interpretive guidance in the State Operations Manual,” and advises state surveyors to be vigilant when reviewing hospitals’ policies. “Hospitals must utilize an informed consent process...

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