| Subject: | CMS Issues Revised Interpretive Guidance Related to Pre and Post Anesthesia Evaluations |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Fri, 29 Feb 2008 - 06:00 am |
| The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently issued revised Interpretive Guidelines for the Hospital Conditions of Participation (CoP) Section 482.52(b)(1) and 482.52(b)(3).482.52(b)(1) requires that a pre-anesthesia evaluation be completed and documented by an individual qualified to administer anesthesia, performed within 48 hours prior to surgery or a procedure requiring anesthesia services. 482.52(b)(3) requires that a post-anesthesia evaluation be completed and... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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