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CMS SOM App. W, Tag C-1408
(2) A discharge planning evaluation must include an evaluation of a patient’s likely
need for appropriate post-CAH services, including, but not limited to, hospice care
services, post- CAH extended care services, home health services, and non-health care
services and community based care providers, and must also include a determination of
the availability of the appropriate services as well as of the patient’s access to those
services.
Interpretive Guidelines §485.642(a)(2)
Guidance is pending and will be updated in future release.
Survey Procedures §485.642(a)(2)
Survey Procedures are pending and will be updated in future release.
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
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