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Title
Questions + Answers for State Recovery after the Federal Government Shutdown
Memo #
QSO-26-02-ALL
Posting Date
2025-11-24
Fiscal Year
2026
Title
Memorandum Summary
On November 12, 2025, Congress enacted Public Law 119-37, providing for a continuing appropriation until January 30, 2026, with retroactive authority back to October 1, 2025.
Attached are responses to questions we received from States and providers with regard to the manner in which survey, enforcement & certification activities should accommodate the effects of the federal government shutdown that occurred from October 1, 2025, through November 12, 2025.
On November 12, 2025, Congress enacted Public Law 119-37, providing for a continuing appropriation (“continuing resolution”) through January 30, 2026, with retroactive authority back to October 1, 2025. Attached are answers to questions we received after the shutdown ended. The answers provide special procedures applicable only to the period of the federal government shutdown and subsequent steps necessary to recover from the shutdown.
We appreciate that Congress provided for retroactive application of the Continuing Resolution. This enables States to be reimbursed for survey activities conducted during the shutdown period. Such action provides critical support to States that continued to maintain vital public protections despite the federal government shutdown.
Thank you for your patience during this time of uncertainty, and for your daily diligence in offering Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries the protections and quality assurance upon which they rely.
Effective Date: October 1, 2025. This policy should be communicated to all survey and certification staff, their managers and the State/Regional Office training coordinators immediately. Questions regarding this communication should be sent to the CMS Location.
On November 12, 2025, Congress enacted Public Law 119-37, providing for a continuing appropriation until January 30, 2026, with retroactive authority back to October 1, 2025.
Attached are responses to questions we received from States and providers with regard to the manner in which survey, enforcement & certification activities should accommodate the effects of the federal government shutdown that occurred from October 1, 2025, through November 12, 2025.
On November 12, 2025, Congress enacted Public Law 119-37, providing for a continuing appropriation (“continuing resolution”) through January 30, 2026, with retroactive authority back to October 1, 2025. Attached are answers to questions we received after the shutdown ended. The answers provide special procedures applicable only to the period of the federal government shutdown and subsequent steps necessary to recover from the shutdown.
We appreciate that Congress provided for retroactive application of the Continuing Resolution. This enables States to be reimbursed for survey activities conducted during the shutdown period. Such action provides critical support to States that continued to maintain vital public protections despite the federal government shutdown.
Thank you for your patience during this time of uncertainty, and for your daily diligence in offering Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries the protections and quality assurance upon which they rely.
Effective Date: October 1, 2025. This policy should be communicated to all survey and certification staff, their managers and the State/Regional Office training coordinators immediately. Questions regarding this communication should be sent to the CMS Location.