Latest Long Term Care Federal Regulatory Changes
Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities Includes links for the complete Surveyor Guidance with changes marked by red italic font, the new Matrix for Providers, all of the survey pathway checklists, and advance copy of next year’s proposed changes.
Patient Driven Payment Model Resources
Staffing Data Submission Source Documents and Training Materials
State Operations Manual Publication 100-07, Revised 2014
Survey and Certification Protocols and Interpretive Guidelines used by personnel conducting surveys. Clarifies the intent of the regulations.
HIPAA Administrative Simplification Regulation Text 45 CFR Parts 160, 162, and 164, March 2006, Complete version with table of contents, HIPAA survival guide, resources, toolkits
MDS 3.0 Training Materials Slides, videos, and tools related to the latest changes in the MDS, assessment regulations, and RAI manual changes
NANDA-I North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, Develops, classifies, and maintains standardized nursing terminology. Provides updates on new diagnoses. Accepts submissions of new nursing diagnoses.
National Council of State Boards of Nursing Maintains the Nursys database, which coordinates national publicly available nurse licensure information.
National Guideline Clearinghouse Objective, detailed information on clinical practice guidelines. Originally created by AHRQ in partnership with the American Medical Association and the American Association of Health Plans.
Nursing Home Compare This tool has detailed information about every Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country. Compares the quality of nursing homes using the Five-Star Quality Ratings, health inspection results.
OSHA Ergonomic Guidelines OSHA issued an ergonomics guideline for the nursing home industry on March 13, 2003. To develop the guidelines OSHA reviewed existing ergonomics practices and programs, State OSHA programs, as well as available scientific information.