McBrayer Law Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

More > Tags: Audit , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services , CMS , COVID-19 , Healthcare Compliance Issues , Medicaid , Medicare , regulatory compliance. Just as the pandemic may finally be easing, federal focus on use of COVID-19 resources promises to increase healthcare providers’ stress.

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Hall Render

MARCH 28, 2023

On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the COVID public health emergency (“PHE”) will expire and end on May 11, 2023. This waiver provides temporary emergency coverage of SNF services without a qualifying hospital stay. CMS ended several of the SNF blanket waivers in 2021 and 2022. Expedited Enrollment.

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Hall Render

MAY 2, 2023

Interim final rules are effective for a period of three years from the date of publication if CMS does not take further action. The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-886. The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-887. The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-888. COVID Testing Requirements.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has retooled guidance it armed surveyors with regarding how to survey skilled nursing facilities for compliance with the CMS staff vaccine requirements. National Health Safety Network (“NHSN”) Data. F-888 is the citation tag that was created under 42 CFR Section 483.80(i),

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Hall Render

JANUARY 6, 2022

Nursing homes face possible citations, civil monetary penalties, denial of payments and—as a final measure—termination of participation from the Medicare and Medicaid programs by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) as they embark on complying with the new CMS COVID-19 vaccine requirements for their staff.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 13, 2023

Morgan Healthcare Conference is how our healthcare industry today is addressing the mental health needs of Americans. Mental Health, Virtual Care and the Healthcare System. As I noted yesterday , mental health issues are one of the top two causes of disability in the U.S. And mental health issues hurt in so many ways.

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