HealthExec May 29, 2024
The nursing home industry in Texas is suing the Biden administration over a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) final rule that mandates minimum staffing at nursing homes in an effort to improve care quality.
The Texas Health Care Association and the American Health Care Association have joined operators of multiple nursing facilities in the complaint, filed in the Northern District of Texas. The plaintiffs are seeking to block the new rule, which was finalized on May 10, arguing that CMS has overstepped the bounds of its authority.
The new requirement from CMS would force nursing homes to bolster staff, requiring care to be provided to residents by nurses for 3.48 hours per resident each day (HPRD). The rule...
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