Home Health Line Breaking News
02/02/2022
An updated draft of OASIS-E that will be effective Jan. 1, 2023, was released on Feb. 1, 2022.
01/28/2022
The tip sheet is expected to help providers understand public reporting and the impact of the pandemic and the PHE.
01/26/2022
OSHA is moving forward with plans to issue a permanent rule aimed at requiring employees of large employers to either be vaccinated against COVID-19 or face weekly testing.
01/25/2022
A new requirement for surveyors to be vaccinated against COVID-19 comes with an important requirement for providers: You can’t ask surveyors to show proof of their vaccination status.
01/20/2022
Medicare and Medicaid providers in the 24 states involved in the court challenges at the center of the Supreme Court decision on January 13 now have fresh deadlines to implement their COVID-19 vaccine mandates. And CMS issued the last deadlines, for Texas providers, on Jan. 20, 2022.
01/19/2022
The division’s investigation found the agency failed to pay an overtime premium on sign-on bonuses for 26 home health aides.
01/19/2022
Home health agency information has been updated on Care Compare for the first time since November 2020. The updated data has been impacted by COVID-19.
01/14/2022
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has renewed the public health emergency for another 90 days, effective Jan. 16, 2022.
01/13/2022
The new maximum for serious and other than serious penalties has climbed to $14,502, up from $13,653 per violation in 2021.
01/13/2022
The Supreme Court has upheld a CMS rule mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees of certified Medicare and Medicaid health care providers. But the court blocked an OSHA requirement for vaccination or regular testing at large private employers outside of health care settings.

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