The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted its first set of nursing home coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) data, including numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths and infection control inspection results on June...more
Many states initially focused Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing efforts on skilled nursing facilities. States are now expanding mandatory testing requirements to include assisted living facilities (ALFs) as testing...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community and highlights articles from members of AGG outside the Food and Drug practice....more
On April 14, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an Advisory Opinion, which provided additional clarification on immunity provided under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP...more
In an effort to provide healthcare institutions and medical facilities “additional flexibility,” Georgia Governor, Brian P. Kemp, issued a new Executive Order limiting the liability of employees, staff, and contractors of...more
On April 9, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) provided additional guidance on CMS’s waiver of certain Medicare physician supervision requirements in response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). ...more
Long-term care facilities, including nursing homes and assisted living facilities, are at high risk of being affected by COVID-19 due to their congregate nature and the type of residents population served (e.g., older adults...more
On January 3, 2020, a Pennsylvania Court ordered the Pennsylvania Department of Health (“DOH”) to provide certain records regarding change of ownerships of thirty-five Pennsylvania long-term care facilities (the “Providers”)...more
On September 10, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new authority to revoke providers’ Medicare enrollment and any corresponding provider agreements or supplier agreements through revisions...more
On September 26, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new Final Rule, Revisions to Discharge Planning Requirements (CMS-3317-F) in a bid to “improve engagement, choice and continuity of care...more
If the looming threat of the Review Choice Demonstration which recently began in Illinois was not sufficient to make home health agencies a little anxious, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector...more
In July, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its annual publication, Solutions to Reduce Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in HHS Programs: OIG's Top Recommendations. ...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made a number of recent changes to expand the Settlement Conference Facilitation (SCF) process for providers and suppliers mired in the backlog of appeals at the...more
On July 19, 2019, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) noted seven successful strategies used by twenty high-performing Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to reduce spending and improve quality of care. ...more
If the looming threat of the Review Choice Demonstration which recently began in Illinois was not sufficient to make home health agencies a little anxious, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector...more
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
On January 9, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced details on the new low volume appeal settlement option, which is the latest alternative available to Medicare Part A and Part B providers and...more