# 2026-03779: CMS Patches Managed Care Glitch for Nursing Home Standards

2026-03779, Managed Care, is a Federal Register rule from Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published 2026-02-25, effective 2026-02-25 (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-03779
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-03779
- Title: Managed Care
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Citation: 91 FR 9140
- Published: 2026-02-25
- Effective: 2026-02-25
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

CMS Patches Managed Care Glitch for Nursing Home Standards

## Summary

This update fixes a technical error in the rules about managed care, especially for long-term services like nursing homes and care for people with intellectual disabilities. States must follow clear standards to keep these services safe and reliable. The correction takes effect immediately, ensuring no delays in quality care and no extra costs for states or providers.

## Effects PRIA read

- Reinstated nursing facility standards: benefit, medium. If you receive Medicaid long-term care in a nursing facility or an intermediate care facility for people with intellectual disabilities (ICF/IID), your State must follow the requirements in 42 CFR 442.43 for those services. This rule reinstates paragraph (a) of 42 CFR 438.72 and takes effect immedi…

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## Sources
- [2026-03779 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/25/2026-03779/managed-care)
- [2026-03779 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-25/pdf/2026-03779.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-03779 (as of 2026-06-11).