CMS has pushed back the full implementation date for claim edits for providers with multiple service locations until October 2019. CMS has piloted claim edits that validate whether the service facility location on the claim form matches exactly the information submitted by the provider on its enrollment forms (CMS-855A) and […]
Health Law Alert
Iowa Passes Law Recognizing Lay Caregivers Following Inpatient Stay
on Wednesday, 5 June 2019 in
Health Law Alert: Andrew D. Kloeckner, Editor
On April 9, 2019, Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law Senate File 210 which provides for the designation of a lay caregiver following an inpatient stay at an Iowa hospital. The new law (referred to as the 2019 Iowa CARE Act) requires hospitals to implement discharge policies that require an […]
Expanded Protections for Health Care Persons and Entities With Conscience Objections
on Wednesday, 5 June 2019 in
Health Law Alert: Andrew D. Kloeckner, Editor
On May 2, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), Office of the Secretary Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released a Final Rule, “Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority,” revising 42 CFR Part 88. The Final Rule is effective in July 60 days after the Federal Register […]
OCR Proposes Changes to the ACA’s Nondiscrimination Regulations for Covered Entities Under Section 1557
on Wednesday, 5 June 2019 in
Health Law Alert: Andrew D. Kloeckner, Editor
On the Friday before a long Memorial Day weekend, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released proposed changes to its regulations implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s nondiscrimination regulations. The proposed changes are largely consistent with the Trump administration’s […]
Permanent Relief or the New SGR? Proposed Legislation Would Permanently Extend Enforcement Instruction For Outpatient Therapeutic Services in Cahs
on Friday, 3 May 2019 in
Health Law Alert: Andrew D. Kloeckner, Editor
In late March, South Dakota Republican Senator John Thune introduced S. 895 that would permanently extend the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ enforcement instruction to its contractors that Critical Access Hospitals do not need to provide direct supervision for outpatient therapeutic services furnished in its facilities. In general, CMS […]