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CMS: Proposed Rules for Prospective Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs (4/30/2025)

CMS published proposed rules for prospective payment systems and quality reporting programs for multiple healthcare facility types.
- FY2026 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System - Proposed Rule (4/30/2025)
- FY2026 Prospective Payment System for Skilled Nursing Facilities and Updates to the Quality Reporting Program – Proposed Rule (4/30/2025)
- FY2026 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System and Quality Reporting Program - Proposed Rule (4/30/2025)
- FY2026 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System - Proposed Rule (4/30/2025)
- Content within these proposals applicable to infection prevention and control includes technical updates to National Healthcare Safety Network healthcare-associated infection measures, removal of COVID-19 healthcare personnel vaccination reporting measures, and removal of health equity measures.

CMS: Long-Term Care (LTC) Surveyor Guidance (5/31/2025)

CMS: 2025 NHSN Antimicrobial Use and Resistance (AUR) Updates for the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program (01/2025)

2025 NHSN Antimicrobial Use and Resistance (AUR) Updates for the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program: As noted in the CMS FY 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System/Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System final rule (89 FR 69600 through 69605), for the 2025 Electronic Health Record reporting period, the AUR Surveillance measure has been split into two measures: Antimicrobial Use (AU) Surveillance and Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Surveillance. The NHSN AUR Team has updated its resources to reflect this change and address common questions.

CMS: Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule Fact Sheet (CMS-1803-F) (11/1/24)

Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule Fact Sheet (CMS-1803-F)

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services National Healthcare Safety Network’s (NHSN) Antibiotic Use and Resistance (AUR) Reporting Modules

CMS Proposed Rule: Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2025 Rates (4/10/2024)

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes (QSO-24-08-NH) (3/20/2024)

CMS Hospital Infection Control Worksheet

An on-site survey, in order to determine compliance with the Infection Control Condition of Participation

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IPC Intermediate Level

English

Fillable PDF

Checklist

Downloadable

Nonclinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel

Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel

Infection Preventionist

Acute Care Rehabilitation Hospital or Long-term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)

Acute Care Hospital

Pediatric/NICU

Ambulatory Surgery

Hand Hygiene

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Risk Assessment

Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship

Standard Precautions

Transmission-Based Precautions

Injection Safety

Employee / Occupational Health

Regulatory Compliance

Construction

Emergency Preparedness & Operations

Vaccination

Auditing/ Observation/ Monitoring/ Assessment Tools

Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)

Cleaning & Disinfection

High-Level Disinfection

Sterile Processing

Urinary Catheter

Central Line

Ventilator

Multidrug Resistant Organisms (MDRO)

Bloodborne Pathogens

Tuberculosis

Influenza

Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Infection Control Surveyor Worksheet

This is a 17 page worksheet/checklist that would be used in an on-site survey to determine compliance with CMS Infection Control Condition of Participation in an ambulatory surgical center. A facility can also use it to perform a gap analysis for program completeness and survey readiness.

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