Application of the Information Blocking final rule has been delayed until April 5, 2021. While the industry has been aware of a possible delay since late September 2020, the federal government provided no hint as to how long the relief would last. And there was no lack of suspense. The […]
Health Law Advisory
Provider Relief Fund Reporting: Small Changes to “Lost Revenue” Calculation & New FAQs
on Friday, 6 November 2020 in
Health Law Advisory: Zachary J. Buxton, Editor
A little over a month after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published its initial guidance on the reporting obligations for recipients of Provider Relief Fund (“PRF”) payments, HHS released updated guidance on October 22, 2020 (the “October Reporting Guidance”). In the updated guidance, HHS softened its […]
Proposed Changes to Supervision Levels for Therapeutic Hospital Outpatient Services Would Create More Staffing Flexibility for Hospitals
on Friday, 6 November 2020 in
Health Law Advisory: Zachary J. Buxton, Editor
In the 2021 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (“OPPS”) proposed rule issued on August 12, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) proposed implementing on a permanent basis certain changes to the requirements for the supervision levels for hospital outpatient therapeutic services. As background, in its 2020 OPPS rule, […]
Amended Nebraska PA Licensure Statutes May Ease Reliance on PAs
on Wednesday, 7 October 2020 in
Health Law Advisory: Zachary J. Buxton, Editor
After the Nebraska Unicameral made it clear in 2017 that nurse practitioners could function as independent medical providers under their state licensure as health care professionals, it was logical that Nebraska physician assistants would seek some similar amendments to their licensure statutes. Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts signed LB 755 on […]
Provider Relief Fund Reporting Guidelines Change Approach for “Lost Revenue” Calculation
on Wednesday, 7 October 2020 in
Health Law Advisory: Zachary J. Buxton, Editor
In its guidance for recipients of payments from the Provider Relief Fund published on September 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) provided more detail on recipients’ obligations for reporting on health care related expenses and lost revenues attributable to COVID-19. The most significant change in […]