The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued Transmittal 229 with revisions to the State Operations Manual (SOM), Appendix PP I. The revisions include updates to tags and guidance and are effective April 25, 2025.

In the revised SOM, CMS has added guidance the agency issued last year regarding Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP). EBP is an infection control intervention designed to reduce transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) that employs targeted gown a…

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