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June Regulatory Update

Verisys

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services : The US Department of Health and Human Services has issued a final rule update concerning guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities (LTC) and Intermediate Care for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs-IID).

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Skilled Nursing Update: CMS Adds New F Tag and Survey Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement Regulations – REVISED

Hall Render

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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Key Healthcare Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Healthcare Law Blog

In addition to funding, the Act modifies certain telehealth provisions, expands and extends components of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and supports initiatives within the behavioral health and substance use treatment spaces. Definition of “Originating Site”. Definition of “Practitioner”. Telehealth.

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COVID-19 as Disability Interest Convergence?

Bill of Health

As questions arose about the availability of ventilators and other medical resources, health care providers dusted off crisis standards of care that explicitly devalued the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by noting their potential unsuitability for treatment in times of emergency rationing.

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April-July 2022 State Regulatory Developments

New Jersey Healthcare Blog

509(a), Governor Murphy issued an Executive Order updating and clarifying timeframes for requiring covered workers at health care facilities and high-risk congregate settings to be up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, including having received a booster shot. On April 4, 2022, at 54 N.J.R. See Executive Order No.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

Will Nemours’ Medicaid move leave 10,000 special-needs kids behind? News The 5 best hospitals in Florida for cardiac care Florida COVID-19 cases almost double since May GEORGIA 12 Metro ATL Hospitals Among Nation’s Best: U.S. to settle Medicare fraud claims Maine in top 10 for health care, No.

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For Your Information: Government Response to Long COVID

Total Medical Compliance Resources

Diagnosis code education: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid developed educational materials for providers so they can use the new ICD-10 code for Long COVID. Staff are trained on Long COVID guidance and resources, and the DIAL has since provided assistance to nearly 80,000 people with disabilities.