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CMS SOM App. W, Tag C-0997
§485.631(c)(2)(ii) Arranges for, or refers patients to, needed services that cannot
be furnished at the CAH, and assures that adequate patient health records are
maintained and transferred as required when patients are referred.
Survey Procedures §485.631(c)(2)(ii)
Verify that there are policies and procedures for transferring patients to other facilities.
History
Rev. 200, Issued: 02-21-20; Effective: 02-21-20, Implementation: 02-21-20
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
- Content hash
a4ed0892abe3e42957604823fe1565993d5dedd551a2a85092fb6c7927a4cdcd
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