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On November 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a final rule (“Final Rule”) that calls for Medicare-certified and Medicaid-certified nursing homes (“LTC Facilities”) to electronically report information on acute respiratory illnesses, including influenza (“flu”), severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (“SARS-CoV-2”)/coronavirus 2019 (“COVID”) and respiratory syncytial virus (“RSV”). Effective Date... READ MORE

On May 11, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released over 90 pages of interim final regulations (the “Interim Final Regulations”) to revise the infection control requirements that long-term care facilities (Medicaid nursing facilities and Medicare skilled nursing facilities) and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities (“ICFs-IID”) must meet to... READ MORE

On April 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released 279 pages of interim final regulations to add a new provision at 42 CFR 483.80(g)(1), to require facilities to electronically report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) information about COVID-19 in a standardized format specified by CMS. What... READ MORE