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HHS' Cleanup of Federal Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Standards Rule Expands Access to Rural and Tribal Health Care

Source
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Link
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Date
Dec 2, 2025
Summary
Announces that components of a 2024 regulation establishing federal requirements for nursing home staffing has been repealed. Discusses the burden that had been placed on rural and tribal facilities as a result of the rule.
Tagged as
Health workforce supply and demand · Healthcare facilities · Legislation and regulations · Long-term care · Tribal communities