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The COVID data reporting through the National Healthcare Safety Network (“NHSN”) was first required of nursinghomes in May 2020 through an interim final rule. CMS took regulatory action through the Calendar Year 2022 HomeHealth Prospective PaymentSystem rule to extend those requirements through December 31, 2024.
On July 29, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that updates Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and enacts changes to the SNF Quality Reporting Program and the SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program beginning in FY 2023. Staffing Levels.
On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the COVID publichealth emergency (“PHE”) will expire and end on May 11, 2023. CMS has allowed states and nursinghomes to suspend these assessments for new residents for thirty days. COVID Testing Requirements. The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-886.
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