US · guidance
CMS SOM App. J, Tag W455
There must be an active
program for the
prevention, control, and
investigation of infection
and communicable
diseases
CONDITION OF
PARTICIPATION
Key Standard(s)
Regulatory Reference
within the CoP
W-tag
associated with
the key standard
regulation
Corresponding
standard(s) under the key
standard (W-tag
reference)
W424, W435 or W455)
under the CoP at 42 CFR
483.470 is out of
compliance and is
reviewed in conjunction
with the corresponding
standards under that key
standard.
W438, W439, W440,
W441, W442, W443,
W444, W445, W446,
W447, W448, W449,
W450, W451, W452,
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
- Content hash
f168151d12708ada6d253112df0bc11693464cbf25a5e7ca457d214f2395308a
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