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Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Changing With the Times: OIG’s New “General Compliance Program Guidance” Expands Focus to New Industry Stakeholders and Updates...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently published a new resource titled General Compliance Program Guidance (“GCPG”), which is described as a reference guide for the...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Regulations, contracts, and credentialing for medical directors and attending physicians

There are many rules and regulations governing attending physician visits and medical directors. Unfortunately, there is plenty of room for error when documenting attending physician visits, establishing medical director...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Adding some spice to your compliance program

Every quarter, each acute care hospital that is paid under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System has access to an Excel workbook that contains valuable information about your hospital’s compliance with myriad Medicare...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

Proposed Rule Highlights Continued Push by CMS for Skilled Nursing Facility Ownership Transparency

In recent years, the Biden administration and Congress have pushed for greater transparency in skilled nursing facility ownership. In an effort focused on increased ownership disclosures specifically related to private equity...more

King & Spalding

CMS Issues Proposed Rules to Update Medicare Payment Rates and Policies for Skilled Nursing Facilities and Inpatient Psychiatric...

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On April 4, 2023, CMS issued proposed rules for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 to update Medicare payment policies for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs). CMS notes these rules are intended...more

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Biden Administration and CMS Propose New Rule to Provide Greater Transparency for Nursing Home Ownership

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Following the Biden administration’s efforts to promote nursing home safety, transparency, accountability and quality, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposed rule governing nursing home...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Provider Relief Fund Reporting Guidance: Provider Relief Fund Late Reporting Requests for Extenuating Circumstances Accepted April...

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Two Weeks Left: Approaching Deadline to Report Period 4 Provider Relief Fund Payments - Most healthcare providers received Provider Relief Fund (PRF) funding (as described in greater detail in a previous McGuireWoods...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What Price Transparency? California SB 650 Shines Light on Skilled Nursing Facility Ownership while Creating New Reporting Burdens...

On October 4, 2021, the California Senate Bill 650 (“SB 650”), also known as the Corporate Transparency in Elder Care Act of 2021, was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. As described below, SB 650 is designed to provide the...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Skilled nursing facility operator settles false claims case involving allegations that the company failed to report and return...

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On June 29, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement with California skilled nursing facility operator Plum Healthcare Group LLC and facility Azalea Holdings LLC dba McKinley Park Care Center (Plum) to...more

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CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements Updates

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On June 11, 2021, HHS published an updated Post-Payment Notice of Reporting Requirements (the Notice). Notably, the Notice describes how the period of availability of CARES Act Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments is based on...more

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CMS Issues Proposed Rules for Fiscal Year 2022 SNF and Hospice Payments

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On April 8, 2021, CMS issued proposed rules for the Fiscal Year (FY 2022) Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) and FY 2022 hospice payments. CMS estimates that the aggregate impact of the payment...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

HHS Releases CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Reporting Guidance: Answers Some Questions, Raises More

On Saturday, September 19, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) released long-awaited guidance on annual reporting requirements for providers that receive payments from the Provider Relief Fund (PRF). The PRF was...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

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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

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

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Mandatory COVID-19 Testing: Is Your Skilled Nursing Facility Prepared?

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many states now are requiring mandatory testing of residents and employees of skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, including West Virginia, South Carolina, and Florida. Other...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

Fox Rothschild LLP

New COVID-19 Reporting Regulations and Requirements For Skilled Nursing Facilities, Effective May 8, 2020

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On May 8, 2020, CMS published an Interim Rule, one portion of which is focused on new reporting requirements for skilled nursing facilities. The new reporting requirements, effective May 8, 2020, fall into two categories: (a)...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

CMS Is About to Change Nursing Facilities’ Reporting Requirements Regarding COVID-19

On April 19, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Quality, Safety and Oversight Group (QSO) memorandum to all State Survey Agency Directors. In that memorandum, CMS notes that it plans to...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

COVID-19: Impacts and New Guidance for Skilled Nursing Facilities

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. While the following CMS recommendations and guidelines identify nursing homes as the target recipients, they are...more

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CMS Announces Enhanced Nursing Home Reporting Requirements

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On April 19, CMS announced two new reporting requirements for nursing homes: first, nursing homes will now be required to inform, on an ongoing basis, residents, their families, and representatives of confirmed or suspected...more

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CMS Issues New COVID-19 Reporting Requirements for Nursing Facilities

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On April 19, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced upcoming regulatory requirements to reinforce the requirement that nursing facilities must report confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases to state...more

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Comments on CMS Proposed Rule on Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Due Feb. 1, 2020

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 18, 2019, published a proposed Medicaid Fiscal Accountability rule that would amend existing regulations related to 1) base and supplemental payments, 2)...more

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OIG Releases Audit Reports Finding High Prevalence of Nursing Home Abuse, Deficient Reporting Mechanisms

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On June 12, 2019, OIG released two audit reports, A-01-17-00513 and A-01-16-00509, as part of its efforts to improve identification, reporting, and investigation of potential abuse and neglect of Medicare beneficiaries. OIG’s...more

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