4/28/2025 - By Cade Crawford
Last week, CMS announced that the mandatory off-cycle revalidation deadline had been extended until August 1, 2025. The announcement can be found here in the MLN Connects newsletter: 2025-04-17-MLNC | CMS.
With this extension, the required attachments for Form 855A are no longer due by the previous May 1, 2025 deadline. This extension allows SNF providers more adequate time to complete the required form and avoid having their Medicare payment eligibility revoked.
All providers should have received revalidation notices from their MAC intermediary on a staggered basis in late 2023. Despite the dates found in those notices, all providers now have until August 1, 2025, to submit the required information in PECOS to keep their enrollment status active.
This mandatory off-cycle revalidation process will now utilize the newly added Attachment 1: Skilled Nursing Facility Disclosures workpaper instead of Sections 5 & 6 of the enrollment form to complete this reporting.
Instructions on how to complete the new appendix section can be found here: SNF Attachment Public Subreg Guidance (cms.gov).
More information about the rulemaking behind the new mandatory reporting can be found here: Disclosures of Ownership and Additional Disclosable Parties Information for Skilled Nursing Facilities and Nursing Facilities; Definitions of Private Equity Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts for Medicare Providers and Suppliers | CMS
If you have questions about these new revalidation requirements, or any other question concerning compliance, reimbursement, or operations for your skilled nursing facility, Saltmarsh’s team of experienced healthcare consultants can help. You can find all of the services our team can provide to your facility on our website - Healthcare Consulting | Saltmarsh CPA.