Information That May Be Disclosed to Public

3308 - Information That May Be Disclosed to Public (Rev. 1, 05-21-04) (See Chapter 7 for disclosure requirements for SNFs and NFs) 3308A - Information Disclosable to Public Under CMS Rules That May Be Disclosed Directly by the SA (Rev. 1, 05-21-04) 1. A facility does or does not participate in the Medicare/Medicaid/CLIA program; 2. The official Medicare/Medicaid/CLIA report of a survey, except to the extent that it contains: • The name of any patient; • Medical information about any identifiable patient; • The identity of a complainant; • The address of anyone other than an owner of the facility; or • Information which could be defamatory toward any identifiable person. NOTE - The SA reviews the report of survey, and if it contains any of the above elements, it deletes the information from the report by blocking it out fully prior to release of the report. (See 42 CFR 401.118) 3. Citations of deficiencies that have been conveyed to the provider following a survey, except to the extent the report contains any of the identifiable information listed above. The SA blocks this information out prior to release of the statement of deficiencies; 4. PoC and pertinent comments submitted by the provider relating to Medicare/Medicaid/CLIA deficiencies cited following a survey, except to the extent the PoC or comments contain any of the identifiable information listed above. The SA blocks this information out prior to release of the PoC; 5. Official notices of involuntary provider termination; 6. Reports and information about a laboratory’s performance in proficiency testing programs; 7. The CMS manuals distributed to the SAs, intermediaries, carriers, providers, or suppliers; and 8. Statistical data on provider characteristics that do not identify any specific provider or individual.