HFD Information Center Explanation

Colorado.gov

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Health Facilities

Currency of Web Site Information

Health Facilities Licensing and Certification Information

All information on the Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division web site is provided as a service to the public, consumers, health care professionals and other interested parties. Part of this service is to make a dedicated effort to be accurate and timely in providing information. However, not all information may appear to be complete or timely to the web site visitor. There are a variety of reasons for this, which include time necessary for:

The division to process various actions
Facility responses (plan of correction)
Facility appeals and requests for informal dispute resolution of deficiencies
Investigations
Division case and workloads
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services requirements
Writing findings

In cases involving results of some regulatory action, the division makes an effort to present not only the results of the action, but the facility’s response or plan of correction to such regulatory action.

Internet visitors should be aware that information on this web site may not be current (up-to-the-minute); however, every effort is made to update it timely.

Below is a list of common regulatory information found on this web site, along with an explanation of the factors that influence the timeliness of Internet publishing and the estimated lag time between the event and publication.

Survey results for Long Term Care Facilities (Nursing Homes)	Factors: division processing, facility response (POC), IR. Estimated lag time: 60 – 100 days.
Occurrences	Factors: facility reporting, division processing, investigation, writing summary report. Estimated lag time: 30 – 150 days.
Complaints	Factors: CMS requirements, investigation, caseload, writing findings, division processing, POC, IR. Estimated lag time: 60 – 180 days.
Remedies for Long Term Care State monitoring, directed plans of correction and directed in-service training are remedies that maybe imposed by the state. The state recommends other remedies such as civil money penalties (CMPs) and denial of payment for new admissions to CMS or HCPF, who are responsible for imposing these remedies.	Factors: division processing. Estimated lag time: 7 – 14 days. Factors: division processing, notification of remedy from CMS. Estimated lag time: lag time for posting of final enforcement actions vary; may be in excess of 60-90 days.

[ Health Facilities] [ Contact us ] [ Colorado Home ] [ Health Department ]