0938-AU91 202204 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Culturally Competent and Person-Centered Requirements to Increase Access to Care and Improve Quality for All (CMS-3418)

The proposed rule would establish culturally competent and person-centered requirements for all provider and supplier types that participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs. These requirements revise the Conditions of Participations/ Conditions for Coverage pertaining to governance, patient/resident/client rights (such as nondiscrimination and accessibility), clinical quality standards, quality assessment and performance improvement, staff training, discharge planning, and care planning in an effort to increase quality and improve access to health care. These proposals are in accordance with Executive Orders 13985, 13988, 13995, and 14031 on advancing racial equity and support for underserved communities through the Federal government, preventing and combating discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation, and ensuring an equitable pandemic response and recovery.

]]> Economically Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Yes No 42 CFR 403 42 CFR 416 42 CFR 418 42 CFR 441 42 U.S.C. 1821 42 U.S.C 1832(a)(2)(F)(I) 42 U.S.C. 1861(dd)(1) 42 U.S.C. 1905(a) Yes NPRM 03/00/2023 Undetermined Undetermined No No No Alpha-Banu Wilson Director, Division of Acute Care Providers 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 410 786-8687 alphabanu.wilson@cms.hhs.gov Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21244