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Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Repeal of Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published this final rule in the Federal Register on December 3, 2025. It took effect on February 2, 2026.
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What the agency says
This interim final rule with comment period repeals provisions of the final rule titled "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting." This action is taken in view of changes made by by public law, which precludes HHS from implementing, administering, or enforcing certain provisions of the final rule until September 30, 2034.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-21792
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Interim final rule with comment period
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Published
- December 3, 2025
- Takes effect
- February 2, 2026
- Dates
- These regulations are effective on February 2, 2026.
- Docket
- CMS-3442-IFC
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0938-AV25
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 42 CFR 483
- Topics
- Grant programs-health; Health facilities; Health professions; Health records; Medicaid; Medicare; Nursing homes; Nutrition; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Safety
- Pages
- 12
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