CMS ends two blanket waivers for nursing facilities

Under the PHE, HHS granted waivers of compliance with certain provisions of federal law in order to provide flexibility to health care providers to meet needs during the pandemic. These waivers will expire at the end of the public health emergency, but HHS also has discretion to them sooner if it determines they are no long necessary or are resulting in harm to consumers.

In an April 7 policy memo to states, CMS announced that it will end several waivers affecting long-term care facilities, including two of particular relevance to the aging and disability networks related to discharge planning and nurse staffing. Specifically, nursing facilities must:

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