Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation are the rules under which all healthcare organizations must operate, if they wish to receive reimbursement. The rules and associated information related to these Conditions and organ and tissue donation appear below.

• Hospital Conditions of Participation Rule 482.45 Interpretive Guidelines—These are the interpretive guidelines CMS surveyors use in evaluating hospital compliance with the Conditions of Participation
• Hospital Conditions of Participation Rule 482.45 Questions and Answers—CMS put these questions and answers together to further clarify the rule.
• Organ Procurement Organizations Condition of Participation Final Rule—CMS implemented a new rule governing the Conditions of Participation for Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) on May 31, 2006, effective August 1, 2006.

For more information, please visit the CMS website at www.cms.hhs.gov or contact us at info@lopa.org or 1-800-521-GIVE.