In September 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published a proposed rule to establish, for the first time, national minimum nurse staffing standards for nursing homes that voluntarily choose to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs, or both (see proposed rule and CMA Alert). The 60-day public comment period ended November 6, 2023; 46,341 comments were submitted.
- The Center for Medicare Advocacy’s comments are available at: https://medicareadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Nursing-homes-NPRM-staffing-3442-P-CMA-comments-11.2023.pdf
November 9, 2023 – T. Edelman