CMS issued S&C Letter S&C: 17-34-ALL, which provides new guidance regarding the formatting for Plans of Corrections (PoCs)/Allegations of Compliance (AOC). Specifically:

 

• Providers/Suppliers and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Laboratories will no longer be required to write their PoC (for CLIA, this includes AOCs) on the right side of the CMS Form 2567. Providers/Suppliers or CLIA Laboratories may submit their PoC/AOC as a separate document attachment or may continue to document the PoC on the right side of the CMS Form 2567.

 

• ​Signature on First Page: The Laboratory Director or Provider/Supplier Representative’s signature is still required on the first page of the CMS Form 2567 for the PoC/AOC. The PoC/AOC can be sent as an attachment to the signed first page of the CMS Form 2567.

The letter is available at: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/Downloads/Survey-and-Cert-Letter-17-34.pdf