US · guidance
CMS SOM App. L, Tag Q-0220
§416.50…. The ASC must also post the written notice of patient rights in a place or
places within the ASC likely to be noticed by patients waiting for treatment or by
the patient’s representative or surrogate, if applicable.
Interpretive Guidelines: §416.50 (standard-level citation only)
Since the condition concerning posting the written notice does not have a counterpart in a
standard within the patient rights condition, a second tag is provided for this portion of
the condition for citations at the standard level. Deficiencies related solely to posting of
the notice must be cited at the standard level, using tag Q-0220. The condition-level tag,
Q-0219, must be cited whenever the manner and degree of noncompliance on the part of
an ASC represents substantial noncompliance.
Survey Procedures: §416.50(standard-level citation only)
Observe waiting rooms and pre-operative areas where patients await care to see if notice
of patient rights is posted in a manner where all patients awaiting care are likely to see a
notice. Ensure that the notices are posted in conspicuous locations in the waiting rooms,
pre-operative preparation areas, recovery rooms, or other common areas. If only one
notice is posted, verify that it is conspicuously located in an area use by every ASC
patient. Deficiencies related to posting of the notice are to be cited using tag -Q0219.
History
Rev. 95, Issued: 12-12-13, Effective: 06-07-13, Implementation: 06-07-13
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
- Content hash
497d06102d25be3e185fd644667f50c94b8e5d041d26727d735a4cd70133b29f
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