Information about the requirement for LTC facilities to electronically submit staffing data through the PBJ:
- We remind providers of the voluntary submission period ending June 30, 2016, and the mandatory submission period beginning July 1, 2016.
- Restate instructions on how to register and where to find instructions to submit data.
- Notify stakeholders of the posting of the revised and final PBJ policy manual and related information at: http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/NursingHomeQualityInits/Staffing-Data-Submission-PBJ.html
- Note, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may use its enforcement authority for noncompliance with the requirement to submit data.
Please see the memo here for details.