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Free Webinar: 2022 Long-Term Care Compliance & Regulatory Roundup

The long-term care industry has made it through a couple of the most hectic years in memory, and 2022 is shaping up to be just as challenging.

Home Health

CMS issues vaccine mandate for surveyors

A new requirement for surveyors to be vaccinated against COVID-19 comes with an important requirement for providers: You can’t ask surveyors to show proof of their vaccination status. CMS is requiring that any surveyor who is not fully vaccinated should not participate in onsite surveys of certified providers and suppliers, including accreditation surveys performed under …

Featured Webinar

Comply With CMS Vaccine Mandate & Prepare for Surveys

Join us on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 from 1:00–2:00 p.m. Eastern for a webinar that will give you the tools you need to achieve compliance quickly and pass your next CMS survey with no issues. Learn how to update your policies and procedures as well as prepare staff for surveyor inquiries on this topic.

COVID-19

ADA May Protect Workers with COVID-19, New EEOC Guidance Says

Workers who contract COVID-19 can be protected from discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), according to new Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance, issued on December 14, 2021. Depending on each worker’s circumstances, the virus can cause afflictions that meet one of the ADA’s three definitions for a “disability,” which cover (1) actual, …

Private Duty

Apply to speak at our 2022 Private Duty National Conference & Expo

We are looking for home care agency leaders, consultants and attorneys to present fresh ideas that can spur growth, reduce costs and overcome the biggest regulatory challenges. The 2022 Private Duty National Conference & Expo will be held on Oct. 17-19, 2022, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Some of the hot topics are: recruitment …