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Long Term Care & Senior Living Blog
July 22, 2019

Centers for Medicare and Medication Services (CMS) Delays Implementation of Phase Three Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities

On Tuesday July 16, 2019 the Centers for Medicare and Medication Services (CMS)announced its proposal to delay implementation of certain portions of its third phase of requirements for long term care facilities. These regulations are part of a three phase initiative by the administration designed to place “Patients Over Paperwork.”  The first two phases went into effect in November 2016 and 2017. The third phase is set to be implemented on November 28, 2019.