State Operations Manual (Pub. 100-07), Ch. 7 § 7213.2
Purpose
7213.2 – Purpose
(Rev. 213; Issued: 02-10-23; Effective: 02-10-23; Implementation: 02-10-23)
To provide facilities, under certain circumstances, an additional opportunity to informally
dispute cited deficiencies through a process that is independent from the State survey
agency or, in the case of Federal surveys, the CMS Location.