Proposed Updates for Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP)
On April 11, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNF) for the year 2023. This SNF PPS (Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System) includes proposals for the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) and the SNF Value-Based Program (VBP) for FY 2023 and future years. This proposed rule CMS is publishing this proposed rule consistent with the legal requirements to update Medicare payment policies for nursing homes on an annual basis. What is the SNF QRP? The SNF QRP creates SNF quality reporting requirements, as mandated by the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act). Every year, by October 1, CMS publishes the quality measures SNFs must report. The IMPACT Act requires the reporting of standardized patient assessment data with regard to quality measures and standardized patient assessment data elements. The Act re