CMS issued revised F-Tags
Contemporary Long-Term Care Weekly, September 19, 2006
CMS issued the revised guidelines for F-Tag #329, Unnecessary medications and combined F-Tag #425 through F-Tag #431 into F-Tag #425 Pharmacy services, F-Tag #428 Drug regimen review, and F-Tag #431, Labeling and storage of drugs and biologicals. The revised F-Tag #329 clarifies several aspects of medication management and includes a new medication table. The medication table lists problematic medications for nursing home residents. F-Tags #425, #428, and #431 are updated guidelines for the distribution system for pharmaceutical services. The guidelines are effective December 18, 2006, stated a CMS memo.
Click on the links below to view the actual documents.
CMS' F-Tag summary letter http://www.hcpro.com/content/62130.cfm
CMS' transmittal document http://www.hcpro.com/content/62133.cfm
Appendix P http://www.hcpro.com/content/62135.cfm
F-Tag #329 http://www.hcpro.com/content/62137.cfm
F-Tag #425 http://www.hcpro.com/content/62143.cfm
F-Tag #428 http://www.hcpro.com/content/62144.cfm
F-Tag #431 http://www.hcpro.com/content/62146.cfm
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