On January 31, 2020, pursuant to Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) determined that a public health emergency (PHE) exists due to the soaring...more
5/3/2023
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On March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump issued emergency declarations for all states, tribes, territories and the District of Columbia under the Stafford Act in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This unprecedented...more
HHS has recently issued a great number of clarifications to multiple aspects of its Provider Relief Fund programs authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act....more
General Background
- The ACA added new Internal Revenue Code (Code) section 501(r), which describes criteria hospital organizations must meet to be recognized as exempt from federal income tax under Code section...more
This year critical access hospitals (CAH) have struggled to implement procedures to comply with both the "two-midnight" rule and the 96-hour physician certification requirement. The combination of both puts physicians in a...more