The Wellington Mental Health Institute is fully accredited by the AOA and not directly by the CMS. This means that the Wellington facility:
a. Cannot accept mental health patients who are Medicare beneficiaries.
b. Can care for only Medicaid and not Med-icare beneficiaries.
c. Has not met the standards set by the CMS as determined by an external review panel.
d. Has been reviewed and accredited by the AOA, which is a deeming authority for CMS.
D
CMS accreditation or external review of an organization's compliance with the standards set by the CMS can be conducted by the AOA, which is a deeming authority for CMS.
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