On May 23, LeadingAge submitted comments on the FY2025 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) proposed rule. As explained in this press statement, “LeadingAge to CMS: to Achieve Improvements, Focus on Nursing Homes’ Needs,” the proposed rule includes a provision that would expand the authority of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to enforce civil money penalties (CMPs) against nursing homes for noncompliance with Requirements of Participation. The potential additional financial strain to providers should CMS expand its authority to enforce CMPs—without revising the survey process to allow for constructive feedback and educational support for providers—is troubling, LeadingAge says in its comments.
The proposal, which would allow for both per instance and per day CMPs to be enforced for noncompliance in the same survey and also to allow for multiple CMPs to be enforced in the same survey for the same noncompliance, threatens to force providers to make difficult choices. Read more in this article and access LeadingAge’s comments here.
