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
9/12/2022
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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
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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