Quality Accountability Supplemental Payment Program (QASP)

The QASP Program previously implemented by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) sunsetted on December 31, 2022. ​

A replacement program overseen by DHCS, the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Workforce & Quality Incentive Program (WQIP), was authorized by Assembly Bill (AB)186 (Chapter 46, Statutes of 2022) for dates of service January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026. 

For additional information regarding the current SNF quality incentive program please visit the DHCS Skilled Nursing Facility Workforce and Quality Incentive Program webpage​.

Quarterly Benchmarks

Quality Measures

• Existing Measures
  
• Proposed New Measure
  
• Pressure Ulcer Measure – Methodology (PDF)
• Pressure Ulcer Measure –  Facility Rates (Excel)
  
• CDPH SNF QASP Infection Preventionist Requirement Methodology Overview (PDF)
  
• NEW - CDPH SNF QASP 60-Day Rule and Data Completeness Methodology Overview (PDF)
  
• NEW - CDPH SNF QASP Using All Assessments Instead of the Target Assessment Methodology Overview (PDF)
  

Latest Updates

• 2019-2020 Annual Report Methodology Updates Due to COVID-19 (PDF)
• Latest Audit Updates
• All Facility Letters (AFLs)
  
• CDPH QASP Stakeholder Meeting - November 19, 2021
  

​Resources and Links

• DHCS QASP