The Georgia House and Senate have passed House Bill 374, which would authorize certified medication aides to administer liquid morphine to assisted living community residents under hospice care pursuant to a physician’s...more
Under existing California law, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) have multiple ongoing reporting duties. For example, SNFs must disclose to the California Department of Public Health the names and addresses of any person or...more
On August 17, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Memorandum to state survey agency directors regarding Medicare-approved End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) facilities that provide dialysis...more
On June 14, 2018, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued an advisory opinion regarding a proposed contractual arrangement between offerors of Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance policies, commonly referred to as...more
On May 29, 2018, the Centers Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its intention to implement a revised Medicare demonstration project that will affect Home Health Agencies (HHAs) providing services to Medicare...more
On May 8, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the agency’s first Rural Health Strategy (RH Strategy), which is designed to promote CMS policies that help make rural healthcare more accessible,...more
On April 5, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an Informational Bulletin regarding compliance with the Medicaid Home Health Final Rule (the “Medicaid HH Final Rule”). The Medicaid HH Final Rule...more
In March 2018, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Risk Alert, noting that some home health agencies (HHAs) provide Medicare surveyors with patient lists that are missing active Medicare beneficiaries at their...more