Paxton sues Biden administration

AG: Rule could force rural nursing homes to shut down

AUSTIN — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden Administration to stop a new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) final rule that could cause rural nursing homes to shut down, forcing elderly citizens out of care.

Contrary to law, the new rule purports to dictate changes to nursing home staffing requirements, forcing Texas institutions overnight to hire more than 10,000 personnel with highly specific qualifications— more personnel than are currently available in the labor market within the State and specific service areas.