Long-term care facilities in the US have experienced a whirlwind of regulatory changes from the federal government over the past few years with regards to minimum staffing requirements. One of the most notable changes is the “Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Rule,” which received significant backlash during the public comment phases of the proposal. Nevertheless, the 2024 Final Rule was finalized by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in May of 2024.
In this article, McCarter partner Khaled Klele and associate Jessica Osterlof detail the requirements set forth by the 2024 Final Rule, the support and challenges it received, and its ultimate demise which led to the new rule released by the HHS and CMS earlier this month.