Final Rule: Medicare & Medicaid Programs; Reform Of Requirements For Long-Term Care Facilities

On October 4, 2016, the federal Department of Health and Human Services released this final rule revising the requirements that long-term care facilities must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. These changes are necessary to reflect the substantial advances that have been made over the past several years in the theory and practice of service delivery. These regulations become effective on November 28, 2016 . . .