A new proposed rule appeared on the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) regulatory dashboard, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) on July 2, 2026. Cutting Administrative Requirement for Excellence in Patient Care is under review, the final step prior to being released to the Federal Register.

While the text of the rule will not be available until the rule is released, the abstract describes the rule as “modernizing the Conditions of Participation, Conditions for Coverage, and Requirements for Medicare- and Medicaid-participating providers and suppliers, reducing burden, and increasing flexibility to deliver high quality care.” It is expected that this rule will be based on responses to OMB’s and the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Requests for Information on deregulation in spring 2025 – review LeadingAge’s recommendations here: OMB and HHS. There is no guarantee, however, what stakeholder recommendations were considered for this rule. Similarly, there is no specific timeline for when this rule might be released to the Federal Register.

LeadingAge will be closely monitoring for and updating members on any developments.