| Subject: | Revisions to Interpretive Guidelines for CMS Hospital CoPs: Ordering Therapeutic Diets 482.28 |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Tue, 6 Sep 2005 - 10:00 am |
| The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued a notice of revisions and clarifications to the Interpretive Guidelines for the Medicare Hospital Conditions of Participation (CoPs) in 42 CFR §482 (A-0301).
The revisions included clarification for Food and Dietetic Services (482.28). Specifically it clarifies that therapeutic diets must be prescribed (ordered) by the person responsible for the care of the patient.
482.28(b)(1) states therapeutic diets must be prescribed by... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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