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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AU36 Publication ID: Spring 2021 
Title: FY 2022 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNFs) Prospective Payment System Rate Update and Quality Reporting Requirements (CMS-1746) 
Abstract:

This annual final rule updates the payment rates used under the prospective payment system for SNFs for fiscal year 2022. The rule also includes updates to the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) and for the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program that will affect Medicare payment to SNFs.

 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 413   
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302    42 U.S.C. 1395hh   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  By statute, rule must be effective by October 1 annually.  10/01/2021 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/15/2021  86 FR 19954   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/07/2021 
Final Action  10/00/2021 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
John Kane
Technical Advisor
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Medicare, MS: C5-06-27, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-0557
Email: john.kane@cms.hhs.gov