A final federal rule raising minimum staffing requirements for long-term care (LTC) facilities that receive Medicare or Medicaid funding becomes effective June 21, starting a staggered timeline for LTCs to create and...more
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published a proposed rule that, if finalized, will provide new minimum staffing level requirements for all long-term care facilities reimbursed by...more
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The Pennsylvania Department of Health on July 31, 2021, began overhauling the Commonwealth’s long-term care nursing facility regulations via four sets of proposed regulations. On December 24, 2022, the Department...more
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The Pennsylvania Department of Health last year began overhauling the Commonwealth’s long-term care nursing facility regulations. On May 28, 2022, the Department of Health published the fourth and final set of...more
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The Pennsylvania Department of Health last year began overhauling the Commonwealth’s long-term care nursing facility regulations, with regulatory changes to be implemented in four parts. The Department of Health...more
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The Pennsylvania Department of Health recently published the second of an expected five sets of proposed changes to the Commonwealth’s long-term care nursing facility regulations. The regulatory overhaul began...more
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On July 31, 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Health officially began its first overhaul of the Commonwealth’s long-term care nursing facility regulations since 1999. The regulatory changes will be implemented...more