On September 27, 2023, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a Notice in the Federal Register applicable to all 340B Program hospitals that formally ends a COVID-era waiver of the long-standing HRSA requirement that off-site, outpatient facilities be (1) listed as reimbursable on the hospital’s Medicare Cost Report (MCR) prior to participating in the 340B Program; and (2) registered and listed in the Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System (OPAIS) prior to participating in the 340B Program.Continue Reading HRSA Confirms End of COVID Waiver of Advance Registration Requirement for Provider-Based Clinics
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CMS Proposes New Rule that Would Require 80 Percent of Payment to Go Toward Home Care Worker Compensation
By Leslie Levinson & Robinson+Cole's Health Law Group on
On April 27, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking entitled Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services (Proposed Rule) which would, among other things, establish requirements for the amount of Medicaid payment going towards home care worker compensation.Continue Reading CMS Proposes New Rule that Would Require 80 Percent of Payment to Go Toward Home Care Worker Compensation
OIG Compliance Updates
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued two notable compliance updates, of which health care organizations should take note as the COVID-19 public health emergency ends and regulatory compliance activities ramp up.Continue Reading OIG Compliance Updates
CMS Proposes Delay of Home Health Agency Conditions of Participation
By Melissa (Lisa) Thompson on
Posted in Home Health Agencies, Medicare and Medicaid
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to delay the effective date for the revised Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for Home Health Agencies (HHAs). The original effective date was July 13, 2017. The proposed delay would extend the effective date for an additional six months, until January 13, 2018. In a previously published post, we discussed the HHA CoPs.
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