The new RoP for Nursing Homes certainly seem overwhelming to many, if not most, of you. The purpose of this memo is to call out, specifically, those items that must be in compliance by November 28, 2016 (Phase 1). As a general statement, most of the Phase 1 requirements have to do with documentation and policy. At the very least you need to go through your policy and procedure (P&P) manuals and make sure that you have corrected for new definitions and have policies in place for areas that are specifically called out. Click here to see this check-list.