2016-23503: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities
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This final rule will revise 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. These revisions are also an integral part of our 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.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 8 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
- 42 CFR 405 Federal Health Insurance for the Aged and Disabled
- 42 CFR 431 State Organization and General Administration
- 42 CFR 447 Payments for Services
- 42 CFR 482 Conditions of Participation for Hospitals
- 42 CFR 483 Requirements for States and Long Term Care Facilities
- 42 CFR 485 Conditions of Participation: Specialized Providers
- 42 CFR 488 Survey, Certification, and Enforcement Procedures
- 42 CFR 489 Provider Agreements and Supplier Approval
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