CMS Released Draft Interpretive Guidelines for Home Health CoPs: How Will You Prepare?

​The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released draft Interpretive Guidelines to the final Conditions of Participation that were released in January 2017 for home health agencies. Agencies have until January 13, 2018, to begin implementation, but CMS urges agencies to begin the process of assessing their current policies and procedures and develop a game plan for compliance.