Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Requirements for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities; Notice of Facility Closure
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2011-02-18 · Effective 2011-03-23 · 76 FR 9503
Document
Document number
2011-3806
Federal Register citation
76 FR 9503
CFR reference
42 CFR 483
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule with comment period.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2011-02-18
Effective date
2011-03-23
HHS docket
CMS-3230-IFC
Abstract
This interim final rule amends the requirements that a long- term care (LTC) facility must meet in order to qualify to participate as a skilled nursing facility (SNF) in the Medicare program, or a nursing facility (NF) in the Medicaid program. These requirements implement section 6113 of the Affordable Care Act to ensure that, among other things, in the case of a LTC facility closure, individuals serving as administrators of a SNF or NF provide written notification of the impending closure and a plan for the relocation of residents at least 60 days prior to the impending closure or, if the Secretary terminates the facility's participation in Medicare or Medicaid, not later than the date the Secretary determines appropriate.