Williams Mullen's Strategies for Senior Care: The Upside of Compliance Plans for Senior Care Facilities
Williams Mullen's Strategies for Senior Care: Is Your Senior Care Facility Ready for Day One (and Two) of a Certification or Complaint Survey?
Williams Mullen's Strategies for Senior Care: Agency Investigations of Senior Care Facilities
Williams Mullen's Strategies for Senior Care: Crisis and Incident Response for Senior Care Facilities
There has been increasing government interest in obtaining ownership information with respect to the class of commercial real estate comprising nursing facilities. Specifically, the government is focused on nursing home...more
On September 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting proposed rule. This...more
On September 1st the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposed rule that would require nursing homes that participate in Medicare and Medicaid to comply with a first-ever federal staffing mandate. If...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule on Sept. 1, 2023, that, if finalized, would impose minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities participating in Medicare or Medicaid....more
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
On August 4, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule to update its payment policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for calendar year 2021. The proposed rule was...more
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
On September 5, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a final rule with comment period entitled, “Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process” (the “Final Rule”). The...more
On July 16, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule, entitled “Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities: Regulatory Provisions To Promote Efficiency, and Transparency,” that, if...more
On July 16, 2019, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposed rule, “Medicare & Medicaid Programs; Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities: Regulatory Provisions to Promote Efficiency and...more
Comments are due on June 18 for the FY2020 skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (SNF PPS) proposed rule. The rule, which was published on April 25, includes discussion of the standard annual payment updates. In...more
On August 9, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would redesign the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). The proposed changes would accelerate the risks associated with...more
Regulations proposed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (“DPH”) may significantly change the procedure for state approval of nursing home sales and closures. Following public scrutiny around state inspection...more
On April 15, 2015, CMS issued its proposed FY 2016 rule outlining Medicare payment rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). CMS projects that the overall economic impact of the proposed rule would result in an estimated...more