The operators of North Carolina long-term care facilities may have some work to do preparing emergency visitation policies.
All North Carolina nursing homes, combination homes, adult care homes and family…
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Continue Reading U.S. Supreme Court Clears Way for CMS Vaccine Mandate to Be Implemented
To assist health care providers that will soon be required to enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued guidance on December 28, 2021 regarding…
Continue Reading CMS Sets New Deadline to Comply With Vaccine Mandate for Providers in 25 States and DC
A nationwide injunction that prevented a health care worker COVID-19 vaccine mandate from taking effect has now been narrowed by a federal appellate court to apply only in the states…
Continue Reading CMS Vaccine Mandate Takes Effect in 26 States as Fifth Circuit Alters Scope of Nationwide Injunction
In a preliminary injunction issued on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, a federal judge in Louisiana temporarily blocked the implementation and enforcement of an interim final rule by the Centers for…
Continue Reading Nationwide Injunction of CMS Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers Issued by Louisiana Federal Court
In a preliminary injunction issued on Monday, November 29, 2021, a federal judge in Missouri blocked the implementation and enforcement in 10 states of an interim final rule by the…
Continue Reading Federal Judge Blocks CMS Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers in 10 States
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule, requiring vaccination of all staff at health care facilities …
Continue Reading CMS Sets Compliance Deadlines, Issues Details for Health Care Staff Vaccination Mandate
On September 10, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) offered updates regarding its Provider Relief Fund program, including $25.5 billion in new funding that will soon…
Continue Reading What You Need to Know about Billions in Provider Relief Funds, Phase 3 Distributions and a 60-Day Grace Period
On January 15, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services opened the reporting portal for individuals who had received Provider Relief Funds (PRF) from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,…
Continue Reading Provider Relief Fund Reporting Portal Open for Registration Only, New Reporting Guidance Issued
An additional $20 billion in “Provider Relief Funds” is being made available pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act through a “Phase 3” General Distribution. However,…
Continue Reading HHS Issues ‘Last Call’ for Provider Relief Funds – Apply by Nov. 6 for Share of $20 Billion Distribution
