On March 22, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued revised Guidance and Survey Process for Reviewing Home Dialysis Services in a Nursing Home (Rev QSO-18-24-ESRD) to State Survey Agency...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has effectuated multiple changes that directly impact the acquisition, development, and revalidation of skilled nursing facilities that participate in the Medicare...more
As part of the Federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the coverage of telehealth services by Medicare was greatly expanded by CMS through the COVID-19 telehealth waivers. Further expansion of...more
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QSO-22-19-NH was issued on June 29, 2022, by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This released Updated Guidance for Nursing Home Resident Health and Safety (Updated Guidance) as part of the Phase 2 and 3...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on health care settings across the U.S., but skilled nursing care facilities, assisted living facilities and senior living environments have been dramatically impacted.
Now, some 20...more
Favorable news for Ohio health care providers during this difficult COVID pandemic: on September 14, 2020, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the Good Samaritan Expansion Bill, House Bill 606, into law. The law provides...more
New Long Term Care facility Reporting Obligations.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published an interim final rule (the “Interim Rule”) in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency that will...more
On April 2, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued critical recommendations to State and local governments, as well as...more
Following the recent closure of all childcare centers by the Illinois Governor’s Executive Order on March 20, 2020, the Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development (“GOECD”), in partnership with Illinois Department of...more
The Ohio Department of Job and Family and Family Services (“ODJFS”) is now issuing Temporary Pandemic Child Care Centers (“TPCCC”) licenses to address childcare needs for essential workers. Following the recent closure of the...more
On March 17, 2020, Governor Mike DeWine issued Executive order 2020-04D authorizing the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (“ODJFS”) to accept applications and begin issuing licenses for Temporary Pandemic Child Care...more
On March 17, 2020 the Ohio Department of Health issued an order (the Order) requiring all providers in the State of Ohio to cease providing all non-essential or elective surgeries and healthcare procedures. The Order applies...more
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) outbreak has reached the international pandemic status. As of March 13, 2020, there are 132,758 confirmed cases of COVID-19 globally and 1,629 confirmed cases of COVID-19 nationally...more
3/16/2020
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On March 3, 2020 the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the launch of a new task force, the “National Nursing Home Initiative”, to enhance civil and criminal efforts to pursue nursing homes that provide...more
On July 18, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued its revised rules governing the use of pre-dispute arbitration agreements in long-term care facilities. The revised rules, effective beginning...more
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released a report after identifying that Medicare had been improperly paying for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) care for beneficiaries who had not met the Medicare 3-Day...more
The Ohio Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Operating Budget (the “Budget”) was recently signed by Governor DeWine and includes new, more stringent requirements and processes associated with the Change of Operator (“CHOP”) licensure...more
On July 16, 2019, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposed rule, “Medicare & Medicaid Programs; Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities: Regulatory Provisions to Promote Efficiency and...more
News articles on patient dumping by skilled nursing facilities have ashy headlines across the country, and they have raised advocates’ concerns for patient safety. In recent years, state regulatory agencies have cited both...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) periodically provides guidance to the State Survey Agency Directors which outlines areas of emphasis or important concerns for the health care industry. Two (2) recent...more
A Look Back at the First Half of 2017...
At the midpoint of 2017, deal data suggests deal volume (both PE and M&A) continues to trend downward – a trend that started in 2016 – however, despite this, deal values are...more
Slight changes in behavior or personality can be subtle and not easily noticed if you interact with the person frequently. However, many Americans will be visiting with elderly family members during the upcoming holidays and...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently released the civil money penalty (“CMP”) analytic tool used by CMS Regional Offices (“RO”) to review, approve or modify the proposed fines for nursing facilities...more
Palliative care services are now more accessible to patients with serious and chronic illnesses in the United States. The Mayo Clinic defines palliative care as offering pain and symptom management and emotional and spiritual...more
The required date for screening for sex offenders in Ohio nursing homes, licensed residential care facilities and county homes (“Homes”) has now arrived. As of September 15, 2014, these Homes are required to screen for sex...more