[03/20/20]
Posted on March 20, 2020 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
On March 13, 2020, Secretary Azar of the Department of Health and Human Services (the “HHS”) issued a letter titled “Waiver or Modification of Requirements Under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act” (the “Azar Letter”) that grants the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (the “CMS”) the authority to issue waivers specific to... READ MORE
Tags: 1135, 1135 WAIVER, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Conditions of Participation, CoPs, CORNONAVIRUS, Corona Virus, COVID-19, hha, HHAs, Home Health, home health agency, Hospice, long term care, Novel Coronavirus, nursing home, POST ACUTE, POST ACUTE CARE, Requirements of Participation, ROPS, SECTION 1135, SKILLED NURSING, SKILLED NURSING FACILITY: CMS, snf, SNFS
[03/18/20]
Posted on March 18, 2020 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
On March 10, 2020, the Quality, Safety & Oversight Group at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a memorandum entitled “Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) in Home Health Agencies (“HHAs”)” (“QSO Memo”) that announced recommendations for HHAs regarding taking appropriate action to address potential and confirmed COVID-19... READ MORE
Tags: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, cms, Conditions of Participation, CoPs, CORNONAVIRUS, Corona Virus, COVID-19, hha, HHAs, Home Health, home health agency, Infection, INFECTION CONTROL, INFECTION PREVENTION, long term care, Novel Coronavirus, nursing home, POST ACUTE, POST ACUTE CARE
[02/14/12]
Posted on February 14, 2012 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Selby, Todd J.
CMS recently issued guidance to the State Survey Agencies regarding changes to the survey procedures for Home Health Agencies (HHAs). Effective January 1, 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Home Health Prospective Payment System (PPS) final rule amended the regulations for certification activities related to HHAs. CMS’s goal in implementing these... READ MORE
Tags: CMS. CHOW, HHAs, Home Health, long term care, Medicaid/Medicare Enrollment and Regulatory Compliance, Todd Selby
