Survey Issues

Page Updated: March 11, 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).

Outstanding Items: CDPHE will be pursuing this change through rule-making at the Board of Health. On Jan. 8, 2024, CDPHE presented the proposed fee increases for all license-related facility fees based on CPI percentage change for calendar year 2022, as determined by the Department of Local Affairs, of 8.01 percent. CDPHE reviewed this table of proposed increases. If approved, these changes will be effective July 1. Additionally, CHA continues to work with CDPHE on tools to improve collaboration and plans to provide educational opportunities to support member preparation.

Resources: 

• • CDPHE Inspection Dashboard
  • CMS Survey State Operations Manual

Meetings/Dates of Note:

• • 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]