Medicare Nursing Homes Payment Systems 
Hall Render
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
The COVID data reporting through the National Healthcare Safety Network (“NHSN”) was first required of nursing homes in May 2020 through an interim final rule. CMS took regulatory action through the Calendar Year 2022 Home Health Prospective Payment System rule to extend those requirements through December 31, 2024.
C&M Health Law
AUGUST 10, 2022
On July 29, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that updates Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and enacts changes to the SNF Quality Reporting Program and the SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program beginning in FY 2023. Staffing Levels.
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Hall Render
MAY 2, 2023
For this alert, “nursing homes” refers to skilled nursing facilities (often known as “SNFs”). In 2020, CMS revised the nursing home infection control regulations at 42 CFR § 483.80 Additionally, this information is now publicly available on CMS’s COVID Nursing Home Data Website.
Hall Render
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued new Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance For Nursing Facilities (“Nursing Facility ICPG”) for nursing home members of the health care compliance community. On November 20, 2024, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) for the U.S.
Hall Render
MARCH 28, 2023
Blanket Waivers During the PHE, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued many versions and revisions to its memorandum entitled “COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers” that announced blanket waivers for providers, including SNFs. When the PHE ends, the hotlines will be shut down.
Hall Render
JANUARY 26, 2024
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Hall Render
AUGUST 4, 2023
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