The revisions include expectations for good faith efforts, enhanced enforcements while in the program, updated criteria for graduation from the program, enhanced monitoring and enforcement following graduation, and provisions for termination from Medicare/Medicaid for non-improving SFFs.

Members reminded that new incident reporting requirements went into effect on Oct. 24, 2022.

Oct. 19^th webinar to review significant changes to reporting requirements.

Submission of data for the Quality Reporting Program health care personnel flu vaccination coverage measure began Oct. 1^st. In addition, providers have 45 days from Sept. 30^th to correct or resubmit their PBJ data in order to ensure the accuracy of the CMS staffing measure.

For the first time, state licensing officials, state and federal law enforcement, researchers, and the public will have the ability to identify common owners of nursing homes across multiple locations.

Draft version of updated MDS 3.0 released on Sept. 2, 2022.

CMS to present on SNF VBP program changes in late September; CFPB discussion of debt collection practices scheduled for this Thursday, Sept. 8^th.