What was rescinded: the numeric requirements of the 2024 rule: 3.48 total nurse staffing hours per resident day and the 24/7 registered nurse requirement.
What remains: the enhanced facility assessment, described by the Center for Medicare Advocacy as a distinct and independent staffing requirement addressing resident acuity.
Procedure: issued as an interim final rule with comment; effective and comments due Feb. 2, 2026.
Not confirmed here: whether the Medicaid institutional payment transparency reporting was affected; check the Federal Register text.
General information, not legal advice. Requirements change; confirm against the official source before you act, or ask us how this applies to your organization.