Phase 1 Implementation of New Nursing Home Regulations

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued S&C letter 17-03 announcing that online training on the Phase 1 implementation of the new nursing home regulations will be available beginning Nov. 18, 2016. The training will address the new language included in the new regulations, and how Phase 1 will be implemented via the State Operations Manual, F-Tags, and survey process. The effective date of the Phase 1 implementation is Nov. 28, 2016. The online training will take approximately three hours, and the module will continue to be available until July 2017. 

CMS will be releasing a revised version of Appendix PP which retains existing tags and guidance, but incorporates the newly effective regulatory language. CMS will also be releasing a job aid that identifies the F-Tags that have new regulatory language added.

The CMS letter contains the link for provider access to the online training.

Contact: Elliott Frost, efrost@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8832