§ 488.1130 Informal dispute resolution (IDR).

(a) Opportunity to refute survey findings. Upon the provider's receipt of an official statement of deficiencies, hospice programs can request an informal opportunity to dispute condition-level survey findings.

(b) Failure to conduct IDR timely. Failure of CMS, the State, or the AO, as appropriate, to complete IDR must not delay the effective date of any enforcement action.