OIG Publishes Draft Supplemental Compliance Program Guidance for Nursing Facilities

On April 15, 2008, the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General (OIG) released Draft OIG Supplemental Compliance Program Guidance (CPG) For Nursing Facilities.  The draft supplemental CPG for nursing facilities is intended to supplement the OIG's original CPG for nursing facilities, which was published in the Federal Register on March 16, 2000.  In fact, the OIG reports that the 2 documents "collectively offer a set of guidelines that nursing facilities should consider when developing and implementing a new compliance program or evaluating an existing one." The Draft OIG Supplemental Compliance Program Guidance (CPG) For Nursing Facilities is expected to appear as a Proposed Notice in the Federal Register on April 16, 2008.