Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Reverses Course, Repeals Long-Term Care Minimum Staffing Standards
December 03, 2025
December 03, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued an interim final rule with comment period that repeals the minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities that were established in a May 2024 final rule.
The agency's decision stems from a public law enacted on July 4, 2025 (Public Law 119-21), which prohibits HHS from enforcing or implementing these specific minimum staffing standards until . . .
The agency's decision stems from a public law enacted on July 4, 2025 (Public Law 119-21), which prohibits HHS from enforcing or implementing these specific minimum staffing standards until . . .