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CMS to Require Nursing Homes to Report COVID-19 Cases to CDC, Residents and Resident Representatives

[04/20/20]

Posted on April 20, 2020 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice

Published by: Hall Render

The reporting and disclosure of COVID-19 positive cases have been a hot button issue for nursing homes (“NHs”). On April 19, 2020, the Quality, Safety & Oversight Group at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a memorandum entitled “Upcoming Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID-19 (or COVID‑19 Persons under Investigation) Among Residents... READ MORE

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