The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officials are planning to finalize the nursing home minimum staffing proposal in 2024, an official at the federal agency confirmed at a recent national stakeholder call.
After a 60-day comment period, CMS issued its long-awaited federal nursing home staffing proposal on September 1, 2023. The federal agency could then choose to issue a final rule any time in the next three years.
“The team received more than 46,000 comments on the proposal which are being used to inform development of the final rule which we intend to finalize this year,” said Dr. Dora Hughes, acting chief medical officer and director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ)….
