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Federal health officials instituted a rule mandating long-term care facilities report residents’ and staff’s COVID-19 vaccinations every week to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) starting in two weeks.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the vaccination reporting requirement on Tuesday, directing the facilities to report the data to the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), a national infection tracking system.
Officials aim to use the information to help track vaccinations in these congregate care settings and determine which might need more resources during the pandemic. At this time, the rule applies to long-term care facilities, including nursing homes, and residential facilities for those with intellectual disabilities.
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Highlights
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 27, 2021, released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Proposed Rule, which will affect discharges occurring on or after Oct. 1, 2021.
The Proposed Rule would update the payment policies and annual payment rates for the inpatient payment system, update various quality programs and evaluate New Technology Add-On Payment (NTAP) applications, among other changes.
Comments on the Proposed Rule are due by June 28, 2021, and a final rule is expected by Aug. 1, 2021.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 27, 2021, released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Proposed Rule, which will affect discharges occurring on or after Oct. 1, 2021. A CMS fact sheet is ava