# Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities; Nursing Services; Posting of Nurse Staffing Information
> **Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services** · Final rule. · Published 2005-10-28 · Effective 2005-12-27 · 70 FR 62065
## Document
- **Document number:** 05-21278
- **Category:** medicare
- **Sub-agency:** Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 70 FR 62065
- **CFR reference:** 42 CFR 483
- **Publication date:** 2005-10-28
- **Effective date:** 2005-12-27
- **HHS docket:** CMS-3121-F
## Abstract

In this rule, we finalize provisions specified in the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA) that establish new data collection, posting, and recordkeeping requirements for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing facilities (NFs). It requires that on a daily basis for each shift, SNFs and NFs must post nurse staffing data for the licensed and unlicensed staff directly responsible for resident care in the facility. Facility census information must also be posted. This final rule is also part of a broader communication outreach initiative by CMS to provide beneficiaries, their families, and the public with access to updated data and other information that can assist them in making healthcare decisions.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/10/28/05-21278/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-requirements-for-long-term-care-facilities-nursing-services-posting)
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