Federal / State Regulatory Update 10/31/2023
Texas Register TITLE 26. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PART 1. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION CHAPTER 556. NURSE AIDES 26 TAC §§556.2, 556.3, 556.5, 556.8–The Executive Commissioner of the Texas...
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CMS Examines The Reporting Of Hospice Quality CMS issued “2023 Hospice Quality Reporting Program Information Gathering Report.” The publication offers information on the background and significance of...
View ArticleHospice Federal/State Regulatory Update 11/07/2023
Texas Register Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Payment Rates for Medicaid Community Hospice and Physician Services–Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Payment Rates for Medicaid Community...
View ArticleNational Hospice News 11/07/2023
CMS Moves Forward With SFP Plan CMS, on 11/1, issued the 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPA). “The final rule also includes a new informal dispute resolution (IDR) process for hospice...
View ArticleNational Hospice News 11/14/2023
CMS PUBLISHES FINAL EVALUATION OF THE MEDICARE CARE CHOICES MODEL CMS published its “Evaluation of the Medicare Care Choices Model [MCCM]: Fifth and Final Evaluation Report.” The document is posted...
View ArticleFederal and State Regulatory Alerts and News 11/14/2023
Federal Register DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 42 CFR Parts 409, 410, 414, 424, 484, 488, and 489 [CMS–1780–F] RIN 0938–AV03 Medicare Program;...
View ArticleFederal and State Regulatory Alerts and News 11/22/2023
Federal Register Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 42 CFR Parts 405, 410, 411, et al. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2024 Payment Policies Under...
View ArticleFederal / State Regulatory Update 11/28/2023
Federal News and Information Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) (CY) 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and Quality Reporting Program Requirements and CY 2024...
View ArticleFederal / State Regulatory Update 12/04/2023
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Care Compare Quarterly Refresh – November 2023 The November 2023 quarterly refresh for the Hospice Quality Reporting Program is now available on Care Compare....
View ArticleNational Hospice News 12/5/2023
HOSPICE NOTES NAHC and NHPCO “continue to jointly explore the formation of a new as-of-yet unnamed organization that combines the strengths of NAHC and NHPCO ‘creating a better and more powerful...
View ArticleHospice Federal / State Update 12/12/2023
Texas Register TITLE 1. ADMINISTRATION PART 15. TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION CHAPTER 354. MEDICAID HEALTH SERVICES SUBCHAPTER O. ELECTRONIC VISIT VERIFICATION The Texas Health and Human...
View ArticleHospice & Palliative Care Federal / State Update 12/18/2023
Texas Register PART 11. TEXAS BOARD OF NURSING CHAPTER 217. LICENSURE, PEER ASSISTANCE, AND PRACTICE 22 TAC §217.5–The Texas Board of Nursing (Board) proposes amendments to 22 Texas Administrative...
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MEDPAC Recommends No Update In Hospice Payments For 2024 On December 7, MedPAC’s Kim Neuman, a policy analyst for MedPAC, offered a presentation to the MedPac Commission titled “Assessing payment...
View ArticleFederal / State Regulatory Update 1/3/2024
Federal News and Information Palmetto Revised 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedules These fees are based on the CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule and are effective January 1,...
View ArticleFederal/State Regulatory Update 1/8/2024
Texas Register TITLE 22. EXAMINING BOARDS PART 11. TEXAS BOARD OF NURSING CHAPTER 213. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE 22 TAC §213.36, §213.37–The Texas Board of Nursing (Board) proposes new §213.36, relating...
View ArticleHospice National News 1/9/2024
NAHC and NHPCO Share Plans to Merge In late December, the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) and National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) shared publicly the...
View ArticleFederal / State Regulatory Update 1/16/2024
Federal News and Information Hospice Enrollment Provisions As you know, this CMS rule was effective January 1, 2024. Remember your medical director must enroll via PECOS or on the 855A enrollment...
View ArticleFederal / State Regulatory Update 1/22/2024
Federal News and Information Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospice Quality Reporting Program In December 2023, CMS released information to hospice providers on the most current...
View ArticleHospice National News 01/22/2024
Article Calls For Greater Regulatory Oversight Of Hospice Providers “Hospice Providers Must Be Better Regulated” appears in Scientific American. Editors of the magazine start the article by saying,...
View Article2023 TNMHPO Regulatory & Legislative Year In Review
Federal January• Appendix M Guidance to Surveyors Updated April• Ownership Data on Medicare Certified Hospice and Home Health Publicly Available May• Public Health Emergency (PHE) ends• DEA extends...
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