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CMS Interim Final Rule – Increased Requirements and Enforcement for Data Reporting and Lab Testing

[08/27/20]

Posted on August 27, 2020 in Health Law News

Published by: Hall Render

On August 25, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released an Interim Final Rule with comment period (“Rule”) with new requirements and enforcement for Medicare and Medicaid Programs, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (“CLIA”) and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as well as additional policy and regulatory revisions in response to... READ MORE

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Nursing Homes: CMS Interim Final Regs – Increased Fines and Requirement to Test Nursing Home Residents and Staff for COVID-19

[08/26/20]

Posted on August 26, 2020 in COVID-19 Daily Updates, Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice

Published by: Hall Render

On August 25, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released over 200 pages of interim final regulations (the “Interim Final Regulations”) to clarify new enforcement requirements for nursing homes, add requirements for labs to report COVID-19 test results during the public health emergency and require nursing homes to test residents and... READ MORE

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