Providers must submit Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) data for April 1 – June 30, 2025, by August 14, 2025. Providers are encouraged to submit data early, ideally before July 14, 2025, due to the rollout of a new Internet Quality Improvement & Evaluation System (iQIES) Electronic Plan of Correction (ePOC) system functionality that will impact participating Nursing Homes and state Agencies. This new rollout is anticipated to increase the call volume and hold times for the iQIES Service Center, and providers are encouraged to submit data as early as possible. Note: CMS does not accept late PBJ submissions.
AHCA has several resources to support providers with PBJ, including:
CMS also has several resources to help answer provider questions on PBJ. Note, CMS recently published updates to the PBJ Manual and FAQs.
- Technical questions should be directed to the iQIES Service Center.