SOM Appendix

Medicare State Operations Manual Appendix • Each Appendix is a separate file that can be accessed directly from the SOM Appendices Table of Contents, as applicable. • The appendices are in PDF format, which is the format generally used in the IOM to display files. Click on the corresponding letter in the “Appendix Letter” column to see any available file in PDF. • To return to this page after opening a PDF file on your desktop. Use the browser "back" button. This is because closing the file usually will also close most browsers Appendix Letter Description A Hospitals AA Psychiatric Hospitals- Deleted (See Appendix A) B Home Health Agencies C Laboratories and Laboratory Services D Portable X-Ray Service E Outpatient Physical Therapy or Speech PathologyServices-Interpretive Guidelines F Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) G Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) H End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities I Life Safety Code J Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities K Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities Appendix Letter Description L Ambulatory Surgical Services Interpretive Guidelines and Survey Procedures M Hospice N Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF) Interpretive Guidance P Survey Protocol for Long-Term Care Facilities PP Interpretive Guidelines for Long-Term Care Facilities Q Determining Immediate Jeopardy R Deleted (see Appendix PP and The Long-Term Care Facility Resident Assessment Instrument 3.0 User’s Manual) S Mammography Suppliers - Deleted T Swing-Beds – Deleted (See Appendix A and Appendix W) U Responsibilities of Medicare Participating Religious Nonmedical Healthcare Institutions V Responsibilities of Medicare Participating Hospitals In Emergency Cases W Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) X Survey Protocol and Interpretive Guidelines for Organ Transplant Programs Y Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) Z Emergency Preparedness for All Provider and Certified Supplier Types