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10/05/2016

CMS Issues Nursing Home Mega-Rule

CMS Issues Nursing Home Mega-Rule

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final rules revising the nursing home requirements of participation on Tuesday, October 4, 2016. This rule represents the most significant changes to the delivery of nursing home care since OBRA ‘87.

LeadingAge has produced informational materials and educational programs to help providers learn more about these new requirements. To read an article on LeadingAge’s response to the rules, click here. To read a 12-page summary of the rules and phase-in process, click here.

Over the coming weeks, LeadingAge Ohio will be featuring different parts of the Final Rule in its newsletter. In December, LeadingAge Ohio will be holding regional in-person workshops covering the new requirements in detail. In the meantime, LeadingAge has scheduled a webinar focused on the components of the final rule, so that members have a grasp of both the scale and magnitude of the changes. To register for this webinar, click here.

While LeadingAge Ohio staff work to digest the over-700 pages of this publication, we welcome member input. Questions regarding the proposed rule can be directed to Nisha Hammel, Director of Advocacy, at nhammel@leadingageohio.org.

 

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