Download Agenda - November 7, 2011

Minnesota Department of Health
Office of Health Facility Complaints
Licensing & Certification Program
Statewide Nursing Home Regulatory Update Phone Call
Monday, November 7, 2011
11 am – 12 noon CST
Agenda
Toll-Free Dial-in #: (866) 658-3981
Conference ID # 24704724
Welcome:
Mary Absolon, Manager MDH Licensing and Certification Program
Stella French, Director MDH Office of Health Facility Complaints
Reporting Reasonable Suspicion of a Crime in a Long-Term Care Facility (LTC):
Section 1150B of the Social Security Act
***Revised to include the Questions and Answers document***
CMS S&C Memo 11-30-NH REVISED 08.12.11
Prior to this phone call, please print and read CMS S&C Memo 11-30-NH Revised 08.12.11 in its
entirety. This can be accessed at:
https://www.cms.gov/Surveycertificationgeninfo/downloads/SCLetter11_30.pdf
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) will review and conduct training for nursing home
providers and MDH surveyors/investigators on CMS S&C Memo 11-30-NH REVISED 08.12.11
Reporting Reasonable Suspicion of a Crime in a Long-Term Care Facility (LTC): Section 1150B of the
Social Security Act during this phone call.
MDH will review this CMS memo and update listeners about content areas. MDH will continue to work
with involved parties such as CMS, consumers, providers, law enforcement and others to jointly address
areas for ongoing implementation.
Survey Data Update: FYI
Survey data update: MDH has attached compilation of top F tags and K tags for surveys conducted and
entered into the CMS federal data base for surveys conducted between October, 2010-September, 2011.
Q&A/Sharing for Quality Improvement
Next Phone call: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 from 1-2 p.m.
See: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/fpc/profinfo/ib11_4.html