Resource Library
The reference shelf every LTACH leader should have.
Regulatory frameworks, program documentation, and authoritative CMS materials — organized for the leaders who actually need to use them.
CLLP Program Guides
Program documentation for candidates and sponsors.
The following guides will be distributed to pilot cohort candidates and enterprise sponsors at program launch. Join the notification list for early access.
Join the inaugural cohort list for accessCLLP Candidate Handbook
Complete eligibility requirements, application procedures, examination policies, and renewal obligations.
PDF · Candidate Guide
CLLP Competency Framework
The eight competency domains, performance expectations, and knowledge areas derived from the Job Task Analysis of LTACH leadership practice.
PDF · Framework Document
Enterprise Sponsorship Overview
Enterprise sponsorship structure, cohort scheduling options, progress reporting, and Founding Employer program details for health systems and LTACH chains.
PDF · Employer Guide
CLLP Examination Overview
The competency domains the examination measures, the format and conditions of the examination, and guidance for candidates preparing to sit.
PDF · Examination Guide
Regulatory Reference Library
The rules that govern the LTACH environment.
LTACH leaders operate under a regulatory framework that no other healthcare setting shares. These are the primary CMS and federal sources every LTACH administrator and director should know.
LTCH Prospective Payment System
The CMS payment framework for Long-Term Care Hospitals — MS-LTC-DRG weights, the patient criteria rule, site-neutral payment rates, and annual rule updates.
LTCH Quality Reporting Program
Mandatory quality measures, LQRP reporting requirements, public reporting timelines, and the quality data submission specifications for LTACHs.
Conditions of Participation — LTACHs
The federal Conditions of Participation governing LTACH licensure and operation, including patient rights, infection control, staffing requirements, and the medical staff standards.
Hospital Conditions of Participation
The broader hospital CoPs that apply to LTACHs as licensed acute care hospitals — governing governance, quality assurance, nursing services, and discharge planning.
LTCH PPS Final Rules — Archives
Annual final rules governing LTCH PPS payment rates, policy changes, and quality reporting updates. Essential reference for leaders navigating reimbursement strategy.
CMS LTCH Fact Sheet
CMS overview of Long-Term Care Hospital classification, patient criteria, payment structures, and the distinction between LTACHs and other post-acute providers.
Key CMS Programs
Broader CMS frameworks relevant to LTACH operations.
Hospital Compare / Care Compare
The CMS public reporting portal for hospital quality data, patient experience scores, and inspection results — where LTACH performance is visible to referral sources and families.
MedPAC Reports to Congress
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's annual and March reports, which drive LTCH payment policy and routinely address LTACH utilization and site-neutral payment evolution.
PEPPER — LTCH Edition
The Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report for LTACHs — a compliance benchmarking tool identifying areas of potential billing vulnerability relative to national and regional peers.
Growing with the program
This library grows with the program.
As the inaugural cohort launches and the program matures, this page will expand with case studies, examination preparation materials, CEU-eligible content, and practitioner-authored resources from active CLLP holders. Join the notification list to receive updates as new resources are published.