2 Amended CMS Obstetric Requirements Effective July 1

Two of several Conditions of Participation, or CoPs, focused on obstetrical services finalized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last fall will be effective beginning July 1.

Through a phased-in process, hospitals will need to meet several new requirements in five major sections:

• Organization
• Staff training
• Quality assessment and performance improvement
• Emergency services readiness
• Transfer protocols

Requirements for emergency services readiness and transfer protocols have an effective date of July 1. Updates for these two areas are modifications to existing CoPs, and the remaining categories are entirely new.

Which Hospitals Must Comply

These requirements will only be applicable to hospitals and critical access hospitals providing obstetrical services and receiving Medicare funding. They do not apply to designated rural emergency hospitals or facilities not providing obstetrical services.

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