CMS Finalizes New Conditions of Participation for Long-Term Care Facilities; Requires Facilities to Develop Antibiotic Stewardship and Infection Control Programs

On Wednesday, September 28, 2016, CMS released a final rule updating the Conditions of Participation (CoP) for long-term care (LTC) facilities. LTC facilities affected by the release of these regulations include skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for Medicare and nursing facilities (NFs) for Medicaid, or those facilities that are dually certified. Entities must adhere to the […]