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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AT36 Publication ID: Spring 2021 
Title: Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities: Regulatory Provisions to Promote Increased Safety (CMS-3347)(Section 610 Review) 
Abstract:

This final rule reforms the requirements that long-term care facilities must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs in order to support the provision of safe care and preserve access to care.

 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
RFA Section 610 Review: Section 610 Review 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 483    42 CFR 488   
Legal Authority: secs. 1819 and 1919 of the Social Security Act    sec. 1819(d)(4)(B) and 1919(d)(4)(B) of the Social Security Act    sec. 1819(b)(1)(A) and 1919 (b)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  MMA sec. 902 requires Medicare final rules publish within 3 years of a proposed or interim final rule.  07/18/2022 

Overall Description of Deadline: Per the CMS notice published December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78442), except for certain Medicare payment regulations and certain other statutorily-mandated regulations, we schedule all Medicare final regulations for publication within the 3-year standardized time limit in the current Unified Agenda. We do not intend to delay publishing a Medicare final regulation for 3 years if we are able to publish it sooner.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/18/2019  84 FR 34737   
NPRM Comment Period End  09/16/2019 
Final Action  07/00/2022 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Diane Corning
Health Insurance Specialist
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, MS: S3-02-01, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-8486
Email: diane.corning@cms.hhs.gov