Thank you for your comments on the Minimum Staffing Rule
Let’s Keep the Momentum Going!
Please engage in advocacy efforts to oppose the recently released minimum staffing rule. AHCA is spearheading a letter writing campaign to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), with the goal of 10,000 unique letters submitted to CMS by November 6. The commenting process is straightforward. AHCA’s action page walks you through user-friendly instructions that enable you to submit comments in just a few minutes.
The “Minimum Staffing Standards for Long Term Care Facilities” rule, released September 1, includes the following primary elements:
- Minimum nurse and aide hours per resident day (HPRD) staffing minimums that increase with acuity and census: 0.55 HPRD RN and 2.45 HPRD Nurse Aide.
- Revisions to Registered Nurse (RN) coverage, moving to a 24/7 requirement.
- Revisions to the Facility Assessment using evidence based, data-driven methods to determine staffing requirements based on census and acuity.
Please note: The proposed rule is unfunded. Your comments to CMS should share the direct impact the proposed rule will have on your facility and your prioritization of the most pressing issues with the rule as written. The comment period runs through November 6, 2023. Please help us reach our goal of 10,000 unique comments to CMS!
Click here to submit your comments to CMS opposing the staffing rule.