CMS Requirements for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Acute Respiratory Illness Reporting

Published: 01/02/2025

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Long Term Care

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirement requiring all LongTerm Care (LTC) facilities to report COVID-19 information using the Center for Disease Control (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) expired on Decembre 31, 2024.

On November 1, 2024, CMS released new acute respiratory illness reporting requirements as part of the Calendar Year 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update. The rule broadens CDC National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) repo

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