CMS Issues Revisions to Hospital Guidelines for Informed Consent
CMS has issued interpretive guidelines regarding informed consent relating to the conditions of participation requirements for patient rights, informed consent for surgical services, and the appropriate contents of medical records. The guidelines were released on April 13, 2007 and can be found at the following link:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/downloads/SCLetter07-17.pdfDo these new informed consent revisions for hospitals apply to Critical Access Hospitals?