QSO 20-37: CMS Releases Interim Final Rule with Comments on Staff Testing, CLIA Reporting
Tuesday, August 25th, CMS issued the rule it announced in July would be coming soon, mandating staff testing and CLIA reporting for nursing homes that test. Here is an article summarizing the highlights that will be important for LeadingAge members. Effective immediately, nursing homes that fail to comply with requirements to report COVID-19 data to CDC through NHSN will be subject to
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- Citation at the scope of widespread and severity of no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy (level “F”).
- Enforcement of a CMP of $1,000 per noncompliance, and
- Increasing increments of $500 per CMP for up to 12 instances of noncompliance.
As outlined previously in CMS guidance, nursing homes that fail to report on a weekly basis will receive a $1,000 CMP that increases incrementally by $500 for each subsequent missed week of reporting. This will cap at 12 weeks ($6,500) due to pre-existing statutory caps. QSO-20-37-CLIA-NH
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Laura Hofmann, MSN, RN – Director of Clinical and Nursing Facility Regulatory Services
c: 425-231-4804