(1) Providers must provide staffing at levels which are adequate to meet federal law, regulations, and requirements.

(a) Each provider must submit to the department within ten days following the end of each calendar month a complete and accurate DPHHS-SLTC-015, "Monthly Nursing Home Staffing Report" prepared in accordance with all applicable department rules and instructions.

(b) If a complete and accurate DPHHS-SLTC-015 is not received by the department within ten days following the end of each calendar month, the department may withhold all payments for nursing facility services until the provider complies with the reporting requirements in (1)(a).