Revised Guidance for Long-Term Care Surveyors: Important Information Regarding Third-Party Guarantees of Payment
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued Memo QSO-25-14-NH, “Revised Long-Term Care (LTC) Surveyor Guidance: Significant revisions to enhance the quality and oversight of the LTC survey process,” with an effective date of April 28, 2025. One key revision pertains to the admission, transfer, and discharge agreement. In the memo, CMS clarified guidance prohibiting admission agreements from containing language that requests or requires a third-party guarantee of payment, adding examples of non-compliance.…
