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CMS SOM App. J, Tag W116
§483.410(c)(6) The facility must provide each identified residential living unit with appropriate
aspects of each client's record.
Guidance §483.410(c)(6)
"Appropriate" means those parts of each client's record are most likely (or known) to be needed
by the residential staff to carry out the client's active treatment program in the unit; to alert
staff to health risks and other aspects of medical treatment; to support the psychosocial needs
of the client; to contact family or emergency contacts, and to provide anything else necessary to
the staff's ability to work on behalf of the client.
The staff of the residential living unit has, and can access, all information which is relevant to
implementing client program plans, appropriate care of, interaction with, and provision of
services for the client.
(d) Standard: Services provided under agreements with
outside sources
History
Rev. 135, Issued: 02-27-15, Effective: 04-27-15, Implementation: 04-27-15
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
- Content hash
cf361e8c3847b5531b9920375f7c2651d1ecb123ab670dd6772cb96ed835f542
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