AHCA/NCAL: White House Announces Release of Final Minimum Staffing Rule; Register for Member Webinar Tomorrow
This morning, the White House announced the release of the minimum staffing requirements at the end of today. The final rule staffing standards are different than the proposed rule and are unfortunately worse.
There are now three components.
- There is an overall standard of 3.48 nursing hours per patient day. For purposes of this part of the rule, we can count CNAs, RNs, and LPNs.
- There is a specific standard for 0.55 RNs per patient day and 2.45 CNA hours per patient day.
- There is a requirement for an RN in every building 24/7. Every shift.
Additional details regarding waivers and when different parts of the rule will be in effect, based on whether a facility is in an urban or rural area, will be available this evening.
This rule is impossible to implement. The workforce is not available to meet these new requirements. Our fight on your behalf has just begun. We will continue to work with Congress to prevent this rule from being implemented. We will also take our fight to the courts by filing litigation to challenge CMS’ authority to issue these requirements.
AHCA/NCAL will host a webinar tomorrow, April 23 at 1 PM Eastern to discuss the final rule. During this members-only briefing, the team and I will provide an overview of the key requirements and time frames in the final CMS rule, as well as next steps.
Registration is required and available for AHCA/NCAL members. The webinar will be recorded and available for members to access following the live event. Email educate@ahca.org if you need assistance with registering.
As mentioned, we will provide more details later today once the final rule is released, and I hope you will join us tomorrow for the member webinar.
Sincerely,
Mark Parkinson
President & CEO, AHCA/NCAL
NYSHFA | NYSCAL CONTACTS:
Tarrah Quinlan, RN, BSN
Director of Education Program Development and Member Operations
518-462-4800 x20
Lisa Volk, RN, B.P.S., LNHA
Executive Director, Foundation for Quality Care
518-462-4800 x15
