Occurrence Reporting Program

Complaints Program

Medication Administration Program

Emergency Medical and Trauma Services

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Publications and Guidelines

• Behavior guidelines manual
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services forms online
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services State Operations Manual
• Division brochures
• Emergency preparedness and response information
• End-of-Life Care, A Colorado Resource Guide
• Federal regulations sets:
  • Critical Access Hospitals C 04.02
  • Acute Care Hospitals A 19.02
• Hospice in a Skilled Nursing Facility
• Initial Surveys for New Medicare Providers CMS-S&C-08-03
• Inter-Facility transfer form
• Lending Library list of videos and the check-out form in PDF and check-out form in Microsoft Word 
• Occurrence program reporting manual
• Occurrence program reporting forms
• Order form for brochures and the State Operations Manual
• Patient's Medical Record Fees
• Protocols for Prevention, Treatment and Management of Infectious Diseases
• Regulations:
  • 6 CCR 1011: Standards for Hospitals and Health Facilities
  • Medicaid Volume 8 (Health Care Policy and Financing)
• Resident intimacy and sexual behavior guidelines and FAQ 
• Waiver attestation of compliance, licensure program 
• Waiver guidelines and application form 
• Waiver: time limited Life Safety Code waiver instructions 
• West Nile virus infection prevention and control recommendations 
• "Your Right to Make Healthcare Decisions" brochure ordering site

   
Pandemic Influenza Planning

• Guidance for residential facilities  

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

• HIPAA surveyor information kit

Informal Dispute Resolution Policies

• Informal dispute resolution policy
  

Feeding Assistants in Long Term Care

• Feeding assistant curriculum specifications and program requirements  (Jan 2005)   

Long Term Care Post-Survey Feedback

• Policy: Informal Methods for Providing Post-Survey Feedback
• Policy Q&A

Health Care Availability Act

• Policy effective as of 01/01/2010
• Policy effective thru 12/31/2009
• Affidavit A: for use by all facility categories except community clinics and community clinics with emergency centers  
• Affidavit B: for use by community clinics and community clinics with emergency centers only    

For Sole Proprietors: establishing legal presence in the United States

• Information sheet for sole proprietor applicants 
• Instructions and sample: mailed notarized identification 
• Affidavit form: affidavit establishing lawful presence in the United States 

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver CO 80246-1530
Email us or phone 303.692.2800 main