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Publication date: Initial CfCs- 1976 2008 ESRD Conditions Final Rule- April 15, 2008 Effective dates: 1. All provisions of the ESRD Conditions Final Rule are effective 180 days after publication, on 10/14/08. 2. However, there are three provisions with delayed effective dates: a. Dialysis providers have until 2/9/09 to comply with the requirement that dialysis providers building new facilities add on an isolation room. b. Dialysis providers have until 2/9/09 to comply with the requirement to install the safety items mandated by the Life Safety Code of 2000. c. Dialysis providers have until 2/1/09 to comply with the requirement to submit data to CROWNWeb. Brief description of document(s): The ESRD CfCs are the minimum health and safety rules that all Medicare and Medicaid participating dialysis facilities must meet. The April 15, 2008 ESRD Conditions Final Rule modernizes Medicare's ESRD health and safety conditions for coverage and updates CMS standards for delivering safe, high-quality care to dialysis patients. The revised regulations are patient-centered; reflect improvements in clinical standards of care, the use of more advanced technology, and, most notably, a framework to incorporate performance measures viewed by the scientific and medical community to be related to the quality of care provided to dialysis patients.
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