Long Term Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities and/or Nursing Facilities): CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19 | NLM

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Long Term Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities and/or Nursing Facilities): CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19

07/09/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Published: 7/9/2020. This 11-page document details temporary regulatory waivers and new rules for long-term care facilities to equip the American healthcare system with maximum flexibility to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. These temporary changes apply immediately across the entire U.S. healthcare system for the duration of the emergency declaration. (PDF)