Survey Issues

Page Updated: Oct. 10, 2024

CHA Advocacy Principle: Support transparency, communication, and shared responsibility for reforms.

What Has Been Completed:

Origin: CDPHE is the surveyor for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Background: The past few years have included a significant amount of staff surveyor turnover and subsequent stress throughout those engagements. During 2023, CDPHE undertook a rule-making process to accept feedback on how to increase fees and address the survey gap. That group recommended an annual increase by the amount of consumer price index (CPI). CDPHE accepted provider requests to increase all license-related fees by the rate of the CPI annually. The Board of Health approved these changes in April 2024. To review how this change affects individual fees, see the CPI fee table. For example, a hospital with 50 beds will see renewal license fee increase by $67.80 and a 150-bed hospital will see a fee increase by $150.68. Fee increases went into effect July 1, 2024. 

Outstanding Items: CHA continues to work with CDPHE on tools to improve collaboration and plans to provide educational opportunities to support member preparation. CDPHE joined CHA’s September regulatory update call, and future standing meetings are in progress. 

Resources: 

• • CDPHE Inspection Dashboard
  • CMS Survey State Operations Manual

Meetings/Dates of Note:

• • CHA September 2024 Regulatory Update Call – recording linked here (Passcode: #*^!4tid) 
  • CDPHE Board of Health meetings are held on the third Wednesday of every month information can be found here. 
  • CDPHE also holds a monthly forum for health care facilities to voice their The forum generally meets quarterly – sign up here to receive monthly email notifications.

CHA Staff Contact: Megan Axelrod, CHA director of regulatory policy and federal affairs, [email protected].