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PA Proposes Long-Awaited Changes to Regulations for Long-Term Care Nursing Facilities

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Summary - On July 31, 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Health officially began its first overhaul of the Commonwealth’s long-term care nursing facility regulations since 1999. The regulatory changes will be implemented...more

King & Spalding

CMS to Develop Regulations Requiring Nursing Home Staff Vaccinations

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On August 18, 2021, President Biden announced that CMS would develop an emergency regulation to require nursing home staff vaccinations. This announcement comes after months of incentives and giveaways to increase the...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Nursing Home COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate

President Biden is putting nursing homes on notice that all of their employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19, if the homes intend to continue participating in Medicare or Medicaid. The administration has...more

Baker Donelson

CMS Alerts Nursing Homes of Additional COVID-19 Reporting Requirements to CDC and Residents

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On April 19, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that in addition to requiring that nursing homes report communicable diseases, healthcare-associated infections, and potential outbreaks to...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

CMS Proposes Regulations that Would Have Significant Financial Impact on CCRCs

In November 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR), a set of regulations targeted at promoting financial integrity in state Medicaid programs. ...more

Fisher Phillips

Web Exclusive - Still in Limbo - An Update On The Arbitration Ban For Nursing Home Residents

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Pre-dispute arbitration agreements are commonly found in customer contracts and employment contracts, including in many nursing home agreements. For those unfamiliar, arbitration is an alternative dispute resolution method to...more

Baker Donelson

Florida's Emergency Generator Rules Invalidated

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On Friday, Judge Garnett W. Chisenhall, a duly-designated administrative law judge of the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings, issued a ruling invalidating emergency rules requiring all Florida nursing homes and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Potential Changes to Long-Term Care Licensure in Massachusetts

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Regulations proposed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (“DPH”) may significantly change the procedure for state approval of nursing home sales and closures. Following public scrutiny around state inspection...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

CMS Proposes Significant Revisions to Requirements that Long Term Care Facilities Must Meet to Participate in Medicare and...

On July 16, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule to revise the requirements that skilled nursing facilities and nursing homes must satisfy to participate...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CMS Announces Proposed SNF Reimbursement Rates for FY2015

On May 1, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would include payment and policy changes for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) (Proposed SNF Rule). The Proposed SNF Rule would...more

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