[07/17/19]
Posted on July 17, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
On July 16, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a pre-publication copy of the revisions (“Proposed Rule”) to Part 483 to Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations the Requirements for States and Long-Term Care Facilities (“RoPs”). CMS stated that it identified a number of existing skilled nursing facility... READ MORE
Tags: acute care, citations, cms, compliance, Compliance and Ethics, COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS PROGRAM, DEFICIENCIES, deficiency, FACILITY ASSESSMENT, INFECTION CONTROL, long term care, nursing home, PHASE 3, Policies and Procedures, POST ACUTE CARE, qapi, QUALITY ASSURANCE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, Requirements of Participation, RoP, ROPS, State survey agency, survey, surveyors
[07/15/19]
Posted on July 15, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
This is another article in a series discussing the complete overhaul of Part 483 to Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations the Requirements for States and Long-Term Care Facilities (“Final Regulations”) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”). To view other articles in this series, click here. Beginning on November 28,... READ MORE
Tags: acute care, citations, cms, compliance, Compliance and Ethics, COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS PROGRAM, DEFICIENCIES, deficiency, INVESTIGATE, long term care, nursing home, OVERPAYMENTS CORRECTIVE ACTION, Policies and Procedures, POST ACUTE CARE, PREVENTION, Skilled Nursing Compliance and Ethics Program, State survey agency, survey, surveyors, VIOLATIONS, VOLUNTEER, Volunteers
[06/28/19]
Posted on June 28, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
This is another article in a series discussing the complete overhaul of Part 483 to Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations the Requirements for States and Long-Term Care Facilities (“Final Regulations”) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”). To view other articles in this series, click here. Beginning on November 28,... READ MORE
Tags: acute care, citations, cms, compliance, Compliance and Ethics, COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS PROGRAM, DEFICIENCIES, deficiency, DISCIPLINE, long term care, nursing home, Policies and Procedures, POST ACUTE CARE, Skilled Nursing Compliance and Ethics Program, State survey agency, survey, surveyors, VOLUNTEER, Volunteers
[06/28/19]
Posted on June 28, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
A new Indiana law imposes several written disclosure requirements that health facilities must provide to prospective residents. The new Indiana law also includes requirements to follow when developing and executing a resident care plan. New Written Disclosures to Prospective Residents The new Indiana law requires that health facilities provide written disclosures on the following... READ MORE
Tags: ADMISSION AGREEMENT, care plan, DEFICIENCIES, deficiency, Indiana, long term care, nursing, nursing home, OMBUDSMAN, POLICIES, policy, POST ACUTE CARE, SKILLED NURSING, State survey agency, survey, surveyors
[06/21/19]
Posted on June 21, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
This is another article in a series discussing the complete overhaul of Part 483 to Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations the Requirements for States and Long-Term Care Facilities (“Final Regulations”) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”). To view other articles in this series, click here. Beginning on November 28,... READ MORE
Tags: acute care, ANONYMOUS REPORT, ANONYMOUS REPORTING, Audit, AUDITING, citations, cms, compliance, Compliance and Ethics, COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS PROGRAM, DEFICIENCIES, deficiency, long term care, MONITOR, MONITORING, nursing home, POST ACUTE CARE, RETRIBUTION, Skilled Nursing Compliance and Ethics Program, State survey agency, survey, surveyors, VOLUNTEER, Volunteers
[06/14/19]
Posted on June 14, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
Most skilled nursing facilities and state survey agencies are not correctly reporting and investigating abuse and neglect incidents that occur against skilled nursing residents, according to the June 7, 2019, Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report titled Incidents of Potential Abuse and Neglect at Skilled Nursing... READ MORE
Tags: ABUSE AND NEGLECT, acute care, CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES, CIVIL MONEY PENALTY, cmp, cms, DEFICIENCIES, deficiency, long term care, nursing, nursing home, POLICIES, policy, POST ACUTE CARE, SKILLED NURSING, State survey agency, survey, surveyors
[06/10/19]
Posted on June 10, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
This is another article in a series discussing the complete overhaul of Part 483 to Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations the Requirements for States and Long-Term Care Facilities (“Final Regulations”) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”). To view other articles in this series, click here. Beginning on November 28,... READ MORE
Tags: acute care, citations, cms, COMMUNICATION, compliance, Compliance and Ethics, COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS PROGRAM, DEFICIENCIES, deficiency, long term care, nursing home, POST ACUTE CARE, Skilled Nursing Compliance and Ethics Program, State survey agency, survey, surveyors, training, TRAINING PROGRAM, VOLUNTEER, Volunteers
[06/06/19]
Posted on June 6, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
This is another article in a series discussing the complete overhaul of Part 483 to Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations the Requirements for States and Long-Term Care Facilities (“Final Regulations”) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”). To view other articles in this series, click here. Beginning on November 28,... READ MORE
Tags: ABUSE AND NEGLECT, acute care, BACKGROUND CHECK, citations, cms, compliance, Compliance and Ethics, COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS PROGRAM, DEFICIENCIES, deficiency, EXCLUSION CHECK, long term care, nursing home, POST ACUTE CARE, Skilled Nursing Compliance and Ethics Program, State survey agency, survey, surveyors
[06/04/19]
Posted on June 4, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
On June 3, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published revisions and updates to Part 460 to Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The requirements for the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (“PACE”) under the Medicare and Medicaid programs (“Final Regulations”) cover many regulatory requirements for PACE... READ MORE
Tags: acute care, CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES, CIVIL MONEY PENALTY, cmp, cms, compliance, COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS, DEFICIENCIES, deficiency, long term care, nursing home, pace, PACE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM, PACE ORGANIZATIONS, PACE PROGRAMS, POST ACUTE CARE, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Organizations, SKILLED NURSING, survey, surveyors
[05/29/19]
Posted on May 29, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
This is another article in a series discussing the complete overhaul of Part 483 to Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations the Requirements for States and Long-Term Care Facilities (“Final Regulations”) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”). To view other articles in this series, click here. Beginning on November 28,... READ MORE
Tags: acute care, citations, cms, compliance, Compliance and Ethics, COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS PROGRAM, Compliance Officer, DEFICIENCIES, deficiency, long term care, nursing home, POST ACUTE CARE, Skilled Nursing Compliance and Ethics Program, State survey agency, survey, surveyors