[10/31/19]
Posted on October 31, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
On October 12, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed California Senate Bill 172 into law (“Act”). The Act, known as the “Keep Our Seniors Safe Act,” makes changes to California’s Health and Safety Code by adding firearm storage requirements for firearms that are held by California residential care facilities for the elderly, more commonly known... READ MORE
Tags: AMMUNITION, assisted living, ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, California, compliance, Education, FIREARM, FIREARMS, GUN, KEEP OUR SENIORS SAFE, license, long term care, POLICIES, Policies and Procedures, policy, POST ACUTE, POST ACUTE CARE, RCFE, RCFES, RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY FOR THE ELDERLY, SENATE BILL 172, training
[08/08/17]
Posted on August 8, 2017 in Health Law News
Published by: Hall Render
Recently, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced it had entered into a $42 million settlement (“Settlement”)[1] with the owners of a California acute care hospital (“Parent Company”) to resolve allegations that the Parent Company had violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare and MediCal (California Medicaid) programs. The Parent Company... READ MORE
Tags: Anti-Kickback, California, FCA, Stark, whistleblower
[02/06/12]
Posted on February 6, 2012 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has pushed back the start of two anti-fraud programs to June due to provider concerns. Two pilot programs, one that would require prior authorization for scooters and power wheelchairs and one allowing recovery audit contractors (RAC) to review claims prior to payment, were initially slated to begin January 1, 2012. READ MORE
Tags: abuse, authorization, bufford, California, claim, Claims, cms, demonstration project, Florida, fraud, Home Health, Illinois, january, jent, june, Litigation and Risk Management, long term care, Louisiana, Medicaid/Medicare Enrollment and Regulatory Compliance, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, payment, Pennsylvania, power, prior, RAC, review, scooter, selby, Texas, wheelchair
