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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...

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Long 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...

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CMS 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:...

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Advance 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...

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Final 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...

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Staffing 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...

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CMS 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’...

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Emergency 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....

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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...

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Long 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...

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CMS 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 Article

Advance 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...

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Final 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...

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Staffing 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...

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CMS 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’...

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Emergency 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....

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CMS 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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