New Resource Available to Prepare for LTC Facility Assessment Long Term Care; Programs and Resources; CMS; Regulations Published:June 21, 2024 Hawley Hunt Rollup Image Page ContentAHCA recently developed a new member resource, a checklist, to assist skilled nursing facilities in preparing to meet the new requirements of the facility assessment. The new checklist outlines all the regulatory requirements that must be included in the facility assessment as stated in the rule. AHCA is developing additional resources to support these efforts which will be available soon. As a reminder, the facility assessment requirements were revised under the “Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting” final rule and are effective August 8, 2024. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently released updated guidance for the facility assessment rule (QSO-24-13-NH). Please send questions to regulatory@ahca.org. Related Blogs CMS Issues Rule Repealing Minimum Staffing Mandate 12.2.2025 CMS Posts Updated MDS 3.0 Quality Measure User’s Manual v18.0, Including Updates to the Long-Stay Antipsychotic Medication Use Measure 12.2.2025 CMS Releases Anticipated Resources for Updated CMPRP 12.2.2025