The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently released Administrative Information 24-05-NH to provide guidance to surveyors on areas of focus for Federal Monitoring Surveys (“FMS”). The document identifies...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) almost certainly changed the Labor Day weekend plans for many policy analysts and others when it released its long-awaited minimum staffing Proposed Rule for long-term...more
With proposed staffing standards looming for skilled nursing facilities/nursing facilities (“SNFs/NFs”), a White House press release and a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) Quality, Safety & Oversight Group...more
With much fanfare earlier this month, mass media outlets touted revised guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that individuals who have been fully vaccinated can “skip” quarantine if they become...more
In advance of the beginning of the holiday season, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued recommendations for keeping nursing home residents safe amidst the continuing Coronavirus pandemic while still...more
As if protocols in certain states for dealing with nursing home residents returning from holiday leave weren’t complicated enough in terms of corhorting, the impending influenza season and new considerations from the Centers...more
The Georgia Department of Public Health re-issued guidance for long-term care facilities with respect to phased reopening and expansion of in-person visitation. This guidance was issued through an Administrative Order on...more
Early statistics and data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) reveal the extent to which COVID-19 has affected Medicare beneficiaries generally and nursing home residents in particular....more
On February 22, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its final rule revising management standards for hazardous waste pharmaceuticals, which will take effect August 2019. Healthcare facilities that...more
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