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Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

CMS Issues Final Rule Mandating New Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities

On April 22, 2024, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the “Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

New HHS Rule for Nursing Home Ownership and Manager Disclosure

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A new rule will require nursing homes enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid to make disclosures about certain facility ownership, management and other operational information. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Iowa Governor Signs Legislation Impacting Iowa’s Long-Term-Care Industry

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On June 1, 2023, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law Iowa bill HF 685, which will significantly impact the future of Iowa’s long-term-care industry. ...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Home Health & Hospice Quarterly - Q1

AGG’s Home Health & Hospice team publishes a quarterly newsletter covering legal and regulatory topics specific to the home and community-based healthcare industry. The fields of end-of-life and home healthcare present...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

GAO Report Focuses on Expert Recommendations to Improve Nursing Home Infection Prevention and Control

A roundtable of 13 experts convened by the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has made several recommendations for improving infection prevention and control (“IPC”) efforts in nursing homes. The recommendations are...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Minimum Staffing Requirements for Nursing Homes Pose Regulatory Risks

As the nation continues to open back up in the wake of COVID-19, individual communities and providers continue to face significant staffing shortages and financial pressures. A June 2021 Senior Housing News article reported...more

King & Spalding

CMS Issues Medicare IPPS and LTCH Final Rule for FY 2022

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On August 2, 2021, CMS published the Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS) final rule for federal fiscal year (FY) 2022. The final...more

Holland & Knight LLP

CMS Releases FY 2022 IPPS and LTCH Proposed Rule

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 27, 2021, released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment...more

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CMS Implements Stricter COVID-19 Testing Regulations on Nursing Homes

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As part of a broader Trump administration announcement made on August 25, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued sweeping oversight changes in the form of an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Penalties for COVID-19 Reporting Failures and Other New CMS Rules on Mandatory Testing and Ordering Limits

Anyone conducting COVID-19 testing – whether using point of care or high complexity tests – should take note. On August 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an Interim Final Rule with comment period...more

McAfee & Taft

New CMS regulations bolster enforcement of COVID-19 reporting by hospitals, long-term care facilities and labs

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On August 25, 2020 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued interim final regulations known as CMS-3401-IFC that become effective immediately upon publication in the Federal Register, scheduled for September...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Trump Administration Strengthens COVID-19 Surveillance With New Reporting And Testing Requirements For Nursing Homes, Other...

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CMS has issued a new rule clarifying that its daily Covid-19 reporting via the HHS Teletracking portal is mandatory as a condition of participation in the Medicare program...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

CMS and CDC “Tag Team” on Point-of-Care Testing

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) earlier this month issued a series of frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) regarding the point-of-care (“POC”) program to provide certain Medicare and Medicaid certified...more

McGuireWoods LLP

CARES Act Healthcare Provider Relief Fund Update: New Distribution and Extended Deadlines

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On July 31, 2020 and August 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued press releases announcing a second chance to apply for funding for certain Medicare providers and extended application...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Governor Murphy Announces Recommendations of Report of New Jersey’s Long-Term Care Industry

Following a study of the long-term care (LTC) industry, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy recently announced the release of a report with a series of recommendations and proposed changes to be implemented at LTC facilities...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

CMS to Enhance Enforcement Actions Against Long-Term Care Facilities – What to Expect and How to Prepare

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On June 1st, CMS issued a press release outlining its efforts to enhance enforcement actions against nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities (“LTC facilities”) with violations of infection control practices. CMS’s...more

Baker Donelson

Overview of HHS Provider Relief Fund Payments and Updated Guidance

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On May 1, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced additional payments under the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund to reimburse providers for health care related expenses and revenue losses attributable...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

COVID-19 Update: Final rule adopted requiring long-term care facilities to report COVID-19 data

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On May 8, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published an interim final rule making policy and regulatory revisions in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency....more

Baker Donelson

CMS Publishes Rule and Guidance Requiring Long Term Care Facilities to Conduct Additional COVID-19 Reporting to CDC and Residents

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The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a new interim final rule and additional guidance and FAQs that, among other portions applicable to other health care providers, address the new...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CMS Announces Immediate COVID-19 Reporting Requirements Applicable to Long Term Care Facilities

As previously reported, President Trump’s Opening Up America plans introduce measures to slowly ease business and social restrictions and require enhanced testing and reporting of Coronavirus (COVID-19) incidences in long...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Data Reporting, Patient Access and Malpractice Liability: Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities Command Federal and State...

On April 23, 2020, the Kaiser Family Foundation (“KFF”) issued a report authored by Priya Chidambaram entitled, “State Reporting of Cases and Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities.” In the KFF report, Ms....more

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CMS Enhances COVID-19 Reporting and Surveillance Obligations for Long Term Care Facilities

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On April 19, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Quality, Safety and Oversight Group (QSO) memorandum (QSO-20-26-NH) informing long term care facilities, including nursing homes, about certain...more

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New COVID-19 Requirements and Possible Penalties for Nursing Homes

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On Sunday, April 19, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will be issuing a new rule on COVID-19 reporting requirements with possible penalties for nursing homes that fail to comply. 42 CFR...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

New Jersey Imposes Mandatory Reporting Requirements on Post-Acute Facilities During COVID-19 Crisis: First Reporting Deadline is...

In response to the COVID-19 emergency, effective March 20, 2020 the New Jersey Department of Health and Department of Human Services are requiring post-acute facilities in the State to submit weekly data regarding their bed...more

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OIG Issues Two Reports Identifying Medicare Hospice Beneficiaries at Risk of Harm from Hospice Deficiencies

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On July 9, 2019, the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) released two reports addressing hospice deficiencies and the risks, potential harm, and actual harm those deficiencies posed...more

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