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Ombudsman References in Proposed Federal Nursing Home Regulations

August 24th, 2015

Ombudsman References in Proposed Federal Nursing Home Regulations

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published proposed revisions for the federal requirements that nursing homes must meet in order to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs (also known as Requirements of Participation). The full text of the proposed rule is available on the Federal Register website and individuals, groups, and organizations may submit formal comments regarding the proposed revisions through the Federal Register website until September 14, 2015.

The chart linked above was developed by NORC and includes the references of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (LTCOP) in the current and proposed regulations and related language from the preamble of the proposed rule.