State Operations Manual (Pub. 100-07), Ch. 6 § 6130
Statement of Deficiencies, Plan of Correction and Allegation of
6130 - Statement of Deficiencies, Plan of Correction and Allegation of
Compliance, Form CMS-2567
(Rev. 199, Issued: 01-17-20, Effective: 01-17-20, Implementation: 01-17-20)
The Form CMS-2567 (Exhibit 7) serves several important functions. They
are as follows:
• Documents that specific deficiencies were found. If there are no citations,
the surveyor(s) indicates this in the left-hand column of the Form CMS-
2567;
• Documents the laboratory’s receipt of the deficiency notice;
• Discloses to the public the laboratory’s deficiencies and what is being
done to remedy them;
• Provides an opportunity for the laboratory to refute survey findings and to
furnish documentation that requirements are met; and
• Documents the laboratory’s plans and time frames for correcting the
deficiencies.