The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a new Quality & Safety Memo, announcing the termination of specific emergency declaration blanket waivers for skilled nursing facilities/nursing facilities (SNFs/NFs), inpatient hospices, intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF/IIDs), and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) facilities. The memo outlines two groups of waivers, with some ending 30 days from the memo's issuance and others ending 60 days from issuance. CMS expects healthcare facilities to take immediate steps to return to compliance with the reinstated requirements. The memo also provides additional information on waivers of Nurse Aide Training Competency and Evaluation requirements. The termination of these waivers will not affect other blanket waivers, such as those for hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAH).
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