Skilled Nursing News December 10, 2025
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is set to indefinitely suspend its mandatory off-cycle skilled nursing facility provider enrollment validation, which had a deadline of Jan. 1, 2026.
Associations including the American Health Care Association and National Centers for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) have long asked for relief from the revalidation process, given the many difficulties faced during the process.
“We appreciate CMS’s recognition of the significant challenges that providers faced throughout this unprecedented and extensive revalidation process, and we are grateful they are offering indefinite relief,” John Kane, senior vice president of reimbursement policy for AHCA/NCAL said in a statement.
The move protects continuity of care for residents, Kane said, while providers remain committed to transparency around ownership...
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