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Emergency preparedness training and testing must be met, say CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a memorandum to the state survey agency directors that says home health providers are expected to meet the requirements of training and testing of the new emergency preparedness regulations (required by part “d” of 81 FR 63860) by the implementation date (November 15, 2017).
ACA repeal and replace bill pulled with not enough votes to pass
The American Health Care Act long debated by opposing parties, healthcare providers and government entities otherwise known as “repeal and replace of Obamacare” was pulled Friday as a result of the bill’s failure to gain enough votes to pass.
CMS encourages providers to submit PBJ data before May 15 deadline to get green light on Nursing Home CompareDuring the Skilled Nursing Facility Open Door Forum on March 23, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) emphasized that providers should submit their first-quarter payroll based journal (PBJ) data far in advance of the May 15 deadline to leave time to address any potential errors. CMS also warned that the submission of validation reports could take up to 24 hours, a responsibility that falls on facilities.
Evidence-based criteria for determining whether services are skilled
Chapter 8 of the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Section 30.2.2 (“Principles for Determining Whether a Service is Skilled”) starts to look more closely at the criteria for assessing a skilled need. The regulation states, “If the inherent complexity of a service prescribed for a patient is such that it can be performed safely and/or effectively only by or under the general supervision of skilled nursing or skilled rehabilitation personnel, the service is a skilled service; e.g., the administration of intravenous feedings and intramuscular injections; the insertion of suprapubic catheters; and ultrasound, shortwave, and microwave therapy treatments.” It goes on to state that a condition that would not ordinarily require skilled services may still qualify for skilled care if there are “special medical complications.”
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