1. (1) Providers must provide:

   1. (a) staffing at levels that are adequate to meet federal law, regulations, and requirements; and
   2. (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. (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.

   1. (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).
3. (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 withhold all payments for nursing facility services until the survey is submitted.

Authorizing statute(s): 53-6-113, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 53-2-201, 53-6-101, 53-6-108, 53-6-111, 53-6-113, MCA

History: 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. 7/1/16; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 2269, Eff. 9/21/24; AMD, 2026 MAR, Notice No. 2025-93, Eff. 3/21/26.