18 States Urge CMS To Reinstate Targeted Nursing Home Staffing Mandate For Certain For-Profit Operators

The Attorneys General of 18 states urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement new minimum staffing requirements for certain for-profit nursing homes, arguing that targeted quantitative standards could help curb Medicare and Medicaid fraud and protect long-term care residents.

The request comes the same day CMS finalized repeal of its May 2024 Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities rule. The repeal, required under provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), prohibits CMS from implementing or enforcing the 2024 staffing rule for 10 years. The repeal took effect February 2, 2026 . . .