Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
This final rule establishes minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's nursing home reform initiative to ensure safe and quality care in long- term care facilities. In addition, this rule requires States to report the percent of Medicaid payments for certain Medicaid-covered institutional services that are spent on compensation for direct care workers and support staff.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 42 CFR Parts 438, 442, and 483 [CMS-3442-F] RIN 0938-AV25 AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule establishes minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's nursing home reform initiative to ensure safe and quality care in long-term care facilities. In addition, this rule requires States to report the percent of Medicaid payments for certain Medicaid-covered institutional services that are spent on compensation for direct care workers and support staff. DATES: Effective date: These regulations are effective on June 21, 2024. Implementation date: Except as set forth in this section, these regulations must be implemented upon the effective date. The regulations at § 483.71 must be implemented by August 8, 2024, for all facilities. The regulations at § 483.35(b)(1) and (c)(1) must be implemented by May 11, 2026, for non-rural facilities and May 10, 2027, for rural facilities as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. The regulations at § 483.35(b)(1)(i) and (ii) must be implemented by May 10, 2027, for non-rural facilities and May 10, 2029, for rural facilities as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. The regulations at §§ 438.72(a) and 442.43 must be implement…
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Citation: 89 FR 40876
