Protecting the Voting Rights and Autonomy of Vulnerable Long-Term Care Residents

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have rescinded QSO-24-21-NH issued September 26, 2024, and QSO-21-02-NH issued October 5, 2020. Providers are now referred to QSSAM 26-04-NH, published July 20, 2026. This is intended to remind facilities and their staff that while they are supporting residents’ rights to vote, they cannot engage in inappropriate coercion or other violations of residents’ rights.