Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Additional Policy & Regulatory Revisions In Response To The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Related To Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Testing Requirements & Revised COVID19 Focused Survey Tool

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released this memo on the interim final rule on August 26, 2020. Long-term care facilities must test residents and facility staff, including individuals providing services under arrangement and volunteers, for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19.) The memo is addressed to state survey agency directors and long-term care facilities. It explains the testing documentation and reporting requirements, and provides guidance to facilities on how to meet the new requirements . . .