Welcome to the Medical Director's Resource Pages for the new ESRD Conditions for Coverage The purpose of this section is to provide a single point of access to materials, tools and resources necessary or useful to the implementations of the provisions under the new rule. Be sure to click on the CFC Resources link to access additional resources for each of new provisions of the rule. Updates and new resources will be added as they are made available. Sign up to receive email updates on new regulations, product recalls and alerts, upcoming meetings, and many more topics of interest. Just click on the link for Email Subscription.
Conditions and Interpretives Guidelines
CfC Timeline	The new ESRD Conditions for Coverage Final Rule became effective April 15, 2008. Implementation of all provisions are effective 180 days after publication, on 10/14/2008. Three provisions have delayed effective dates: isolation room requirements (2/9/2009), mandate Life Safety Code items (2/9/2009) and CROWNWeb data submission requirements (2/1/2009). More recently CMS has issued a Waivers & Time Extensions for CfC implementation.
ESRD Conditions for Coverage	Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) Final Rule ESRD Conditions Crosswalk Final 080408 CMS CfC Rollout FAQ's Materials Referenced in CfC: Delivery of Dialysis Treatment Within the Long-Term Care Facility (2006) [PDF, 1.56M] Preventing Transmission of Infections Among Chronic Hemodialysis Patients or download [PDF version, 63 pages/386KB]
ESRD Interpretive Guidelines	ESRD Program Interpretive Guidelines State Survey Training Manual
CfC Resources for Implementation
CfC Resources for Implementation	Click on link to CfC Resources Main Page to access materials for specific provisions.
Medical Director Meeting Materials	Vascular Access Quality Improvement:The Medical Director as Leader WebEx December 11, 2009 or December 17, 2009 [Link to slides] "Preparing For The New Medical Director Responsibilities" October 21, 2008 (Also available on HDCN in Flash format with audio.)