[09/06/13]
Posted on September 6, 2013 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Selby, Todd J.
Beginning October 1, 2013, a skilled nursing facility (“SNF”), a nursing facility (“NF”) or a dually-certified SNF/NF will be permitted to request an independent informal dispute resolution (“IIDR”) for all federal deficiencies cited on its standard or complaint survey (CMS-2567) that are subject to the imposition, collection and escrow of civil money penalties (“CMPs”)... READ MORE
Tags: 2567, bufford, cmp, cms, deficiency, escrow, idr, IIDR, long term care, nf, selby, snf, snf/nf, survey
[10/20/11]
Posted on October 20, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Selby, Todd J.
Pursuant to Section 6111 of the Affordable Care Act enacted on March 23, 2010, and the final rule published on March 18, 2011 in the Federal Register, a nursing facility must be offered the opportunity to request an Independent Informal Dispute Resolution (IIDR) if the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) imposes a... READ MORE
Tags: bufford, civil monetary penalty, cmp, cms, escrow, hall render, idr, ifnormal dispute resolution, IIDR, jent, Litigation and Risk Management, long term care, medicaid, Medicare, nf, nursing home, selby, snf, survey, survey agency
