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CMS Announces Care Compare Changes That Could Lead to Major Five-Star Impacts for Certain SNFs

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On June 18, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published new guidance announcing a major change to the way Care Compare will display survey information and the methodology for calculating the health inspection score...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Georgia Department of Community Health Board Authorizes Final Adoption of New Staffing Rules for Assisted Living Communities and...

The Georgia Department of Community Health (“DCH”) board recently authorized the final adoption of new staffing rules for personal care homes and assisted living communities. These rules are designed to implement a July 1,...more

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Significant Rule Changes Ahead for Arizona Assisted Living Facilities Providing Memory Care and Directed Care Services

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On April 8, 2024, Governor Katie Hobbs signed HB 2764 into law. Among other things, this law added A.R.S. § 36-405.03(A), which requires the Arizona Department of Health Services (the Department) to establish rule standards...more

ArentFox Schiff

Important Recent Developments in Massachusetts Affecting Assisted Living Residence Operators

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In November, we wrote about Massachusetts legislative and regulatory updates that impact both nursing homes and assisted living residences....more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

New Connecticut Health Care Laws Effective October 1

The 2024 legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly produced a number of new statutory provisions impacting the operations of hospitals, physician groups and other health care providers. To alert the health care...more

Dentons

Ep. 20 - Update Your Nursing Facility’s Assessment to Comply with New Requirements & Enhance Your Compliance Programming

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There has been much publicity surrounding the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (“CMS”) new minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities scheduled to take effect starting in 2026 for non-rural...more

Bowditch & Dewey

New CMS Regulations Mandating Vaccination of Health Care Facility Staff

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On November 5, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued an interim final rule requiring that a wide variety of providers and suppliers participating in the Medicare program ensure their staff are...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Webinar] The COVID-19 pandemic has been with us for many months – so, what’s next? - September 10th, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm CT

Learning Objectives: - What’s next - preparing and responding to COVID-19 - CARES Act update, funding and compliance - Update and tips for navigating executive order, regulatory and legislative changes - Telehealth...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Maryland Issues New COVID-19 Requirements to Battle COVID-19 in Nursing Homes and Other Long-Term Care Settings

Governor Larry Hogan, the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) and the state’s long-term care provider community continue to take aggressive steps to combat COVID-19 in nursing homes and other long-term care settings. Most...more

Benesch

Update: New Skilled Nursing Facility Licensure Requirements in Ohio

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In August, Benesch published a client bulletin outlining new change of operator (“CHOP”) license requirements for long-term care facilities in Ohio that were approved as part of the Ohio Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Operating Budget...more

Roetzel & Andress

Federal Court Enjoins CMS Regulation Banning Arbitration of Nursing Home Disputes

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The United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi issued a preliminary injunction barring the scheduled November 28, 2016, implementation of a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”)...more

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CMS Releases Nursing Facility Mega-Rule

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (“CMS”) this week released its long-awaited nursing facility “Mega-Rule,” the most comprehensive revision of CMS’s requirements for nursing homes since 1991. CMS said that the new...more

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New Ohio Sex Offender Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities

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Nursing homes, residential care facilities and county homes (“Homes”) in Ohio will soon have additional requirements related to the admission of a registered sex offender. House Bill 483, the Mid-Biennium Budget Review bill...more

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