0938-AR61 201604 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities (CMS-3260-F)

This final rule revises the requirements that long-term care facilities must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. These changes are necessary to reflect the substantial advances that have been made over the past several years in the theory and practice of service delivery and safety. The rule is also an integral part of CMS efforts to achieve broad-based improvements both in the quality of health care furnished through federal programs, and in patient safety, while at the same time reducing procedural burdens on providers.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Yes Private Sector Rulemaking Resulting From a Section 610 Review 42 CFR 405 42 CFR 431 42 CFR 447 42 CFR 482 42 CFR 483 42 CFR 485 42 CFR 488 Pub. L. 111-148, sec 6102 42 U.S.C. 263a 42 U.S.C. 1302 42 U.S.C. 1395hh 42 U.S.C. 1395rr Statutory Final 09/30/2016 MMA section 902. No NPRM 07/16/2015 80 FR 42167 NPRM Comment Period Extension 09/15/2015 80 FR 55284 NPRM Comment Period End 09/14/2015 NPRM Comment Period Extended End 10/14/2015 Final Action 09/00/2016 Includes Retrospective Review under E.O. 13563. Yes Businesses Governmental Jurisdictions State No No Yes No Ronisha Blackstone Director, Division of Institutional Quality Standards 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 410 786-6882 ronisha.blackstone@cms.hhs.gov Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, MS: S3-02-01, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21244