CMS Proposed Rule: Emergency Preparedness Standards for LTC
In the December 27, 2013 Federal Register, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule regarding emergency planning requirements for long term care facilities as well as...
View ArticleLong Term Care Sprinkler Deadline Extended (Federal Register)
August 13, 2013 – the date that all LTC facilities were required to have fully automated sprinkler systems – came and went with many facilities unable to meet the deadline. On November 15, CMS issued a...
View ArticleCMS LTC Facility Survey Process Related to Sprinkler Extension
On May 16 2014, CMS issued an S&C letter, “Information on Applications to Extend the Due Date for the Installation of Automatic Sprinkler Systems in Existing Nursing Homes” (Ref: S&C:...
View ArticleAdvance Guidance: Updates to SOM Appendix PP for LTC and Chapter 4
On July 3, 2014, CMS published an S&C letter that contains advance copy of multiple updates made to Appendix PP of the SOM and SOM Chapter 4. The letter, “Advance Guidance – Revisions to State...
View ArticleFinal Rule – Requirements of Participation for LTC facilities Links
Here are some links that pertain to the newly issued Final Rule for Long Term Care Facility Requirements of Participation: Notification of Final Rule Published- Reform of Requirements for Long-Term...
View ArticleStaffing Data Submission Reminder: Submit by February 14, 2017
Via CMS.gov: Staffing Data Submission Reminder: As of July 1, 2016, electronic submission of staffing data through the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) is mandatory for all Long-Term Care Facilities. You...
View ArticleCMS Proposed Revision Requirements for LTC Arbitration Agreements
Via CMS.gov: FACT SHEET FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2017 Contact: CMS Media Relations (202) 690-6145 | CMS Media Inquiries CMS Issues Proposed Revision Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities’...
View ArticleEmergency Preparedness Plan Interpretive Guidance is here
As if the renumbering of the F-tag list and the update to the LSC K-tags wasn’t enough, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is throwing another set of numbers out there – E-tags....
View ArticleCMS Proposed Rule: Emergency Preparedness Standards for LTC
In the December 27, 2013 Federal Register, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule regarding emergency planning requirements for long term care facilities as well as...
View ArticleLong Term Care Sprinkler Deadline Extended (Federal Register)
August 13, 2013 – the date that all LTC facilities were required to have fully automated sprinkler systems – came and went with many facilities unable to meet the deadline. On November 15, CMS issued a...
View ArticleCMS LTC Facility Survey Process Related to Sprinkler Extension
On May 16 2014, CMS issued an S&C letter, “Information on Applications to Extend the Due Date for the Installation of Automatic Sprinkler Systems in Existing Nursing Homes” (Ref: S&C:...
View ArticleAdvance Guidance: Updates to SOM Appendix PP for LTC and Chapter 4
On July 3, 2014, CMS published an S&C letter that contains advance copy of multiple updates made to Appendix PP of the SOM and SOM Chapter 4. The letter, “Advance Guidance – Revisions to State...
View ArticleFinal Rule – Requirements of Participation for LTC facilities Links
Here are some links that pertain to the newly issued Final Rule for Long Term Care Facility Requirements of Participation: Notification of Final Rule Published- Reform of Requirements for Long-Term...
View ArticleStaffing Data Submission Reminder: Submit by February 14, 2017
Via CMS.gov: Staffing Data Submission Reminder: As of July 1, 2016, electronic submission of staffing data through the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) is mandatory for all Long-Term Care Facilities. You...
View ArticleCMS Proposed Revision Requirements for LTC Arbitration Agreements
Via CMS.gov: FACT SHEET FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2017 Contact: CMS Media Relations (202) 690-6145 | CMS Media Inquiries CMS Issues Proposed Revision Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities’...
View ArticleEmergency Preparedness Plan Interpretive Guidance is here
As if the renumbering of the F-tag list and the update to the LSC K-tags wasn’t enough, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is throwing another set of numbers out there – E-tags....
View ArticleCMS Proposed Changes to RoPs – Delays Ahead? (Part 3)
Here is the third and final part of CMSCG’s look into the proposed rule, “Medicare & Medicaid Programs; Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities; Regulatory Provisions to Promote Efficiency and...
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