Rule 37.40.315 - STAFFING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS(1) Providers must provide:(a) staffing at levels that are adequate to meet federal law, regulations, and requirements; and(b) staffing, quality, and performance information on the online Monthly Nursing Facility Report, which includes information on occupancy, staffing, demand for services, employee training, and employee longevity.(2) Each provider must submit to the department within 15 days following the end of each calendar month a complete and accurate Monthly Nursing Facility Report, prepared in accordance with all applicable department rules and instructions. (a) If the department does not receive complete and accurate reports within 15 days following the end of each calendar month, the department may withhold all payments for nursing facility services until the provider complies with the reporting requirements in (2).(b) If the provider excludes the quality and performance data from their Monthly Nursing Facility Report submission, they forfeit the provider-rate increase for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, until such time the quality and performance data is received.(3) Each provider must submit a summary of the annual resident/family satisfaction survey by January 15, for the previous year. If the summary of annual resident/family satisfaction survey is not received by January 15, the department may reduce the per-diem to the prior year's base rate until it is submitted.Mont. Admin. r. 37.40.315
NEW, 1991 MAR p. 2050, Eff. 11/1/91; AMD, 1994 MAR p. 1881, Eff. 7/8/94; AMD, 1998 MAR p. 1749, Eff. 6/26/98; AMD, 1999 MAR p. 1393, Eff. 6/18/99; TRANS, from SRS, 2000 MAR p. 1653, Eff. 6/30/00; AMD, 2002 MAR p. 1767, Eff. 6/28/02; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 1071, Eff. 7/1/2016; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 2269, Eff. 9/21/2024AUTH: 53-6-113, MCA; IMP: 53-2-201, 53-6-101, 53-6-108, 53-6-111, 53-6-113, MCA