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Post-Acute Emergency Preparedness: Do You Qualify for a Testing and Training Exemption?

[10/06/20]

Posted on October 6, 2020 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice

Published by: Hall Render

On September 28, 2020, the Quality, Safety & Oversight Group at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a memorandum entitled “Guidance related to the Emergency Preparedness Testing Exercise Requirements- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)” (“QSO Memo”) that confirms that certain testing and training exemptions are available based on activation of emergency plans and the... READ MORE

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