Two recent pieces of legislation will amend the Pennsylvania Health Care Facilities Act: Senate Bill 818 concerning Ambulatory Surgery Centers (“ASCs”), which is on the Governor’s desk awaiting signature, and Act 30 of 2022...more
On July 29, 2021, CMS issued final rules for FY 2022 in its yearly update to Medicare payment policies under the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) PPS,...more
On April 7, 2021, CMS issued a proposed rule for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) and a proposed rule for the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility (IPF) PPS for fiscal year (FY) 2022. ...more
The pandemic has prompted the reallocation of hospital beds from psychiatric care to treatment of COVID patients. This has occurred as mental illness has been on the rise. To cope with the insufficient number of psychiatric...more
As part of sweeping exemptions aimed at facilitating all levels of healthcare during the coronavirus public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been issuing waivers for a wide range of...more
On March 30, 2020, CMS issued updates to its prior QSO memorandum, expanding its infection control and prevention guidance to include hospitals, critical access hospitals and psychiatric hospitals. The updated QSO memorandum...more
As federal agencies scramble to provide regulatory relief from the fall-out of the coronavirus pandemic taking hold in the United States, several waivers and bulletins provide guidance specifically applicable to substance use...more