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Skilled Nursing Visitation Update: Key Elements of CMS’s Sweeping Visitation Reset

[11/22/21]

Posted on November 22, 2021 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice

Published by: Hall Render

With just 10 words, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced sweeping changes to nursing home visitation rules – “Visitation is now allowed for all residents at all times.” On November 12, 2021, the Quality, Safety & Oversight Group at CMS issued a revised memorandum entitled “Nursing Home Visitation” (“CMS Visitation Memo”) that announced... READ MORE

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New Admission Disclosure Requirements for Indiana Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living Facilities

[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

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CMS Issues Clarification of Notice Requirements to Long-Term Care Ombudsman when Resident Is Transferred or Discharged from Long-Term Care Facility – Review of Practices, Policies and Procedures Required

[07/24/17]

Posted on July 24, 2017 in Health Law News, 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”). Hall Render published an overview of Final Regulations components as well as Parts 1,... READ MORE

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