This is a link to the update of the OIG Work Plan that you will see it includes several new entries regarding COVID issues at nursing homes:
Yesterday (May 13, 2020), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a 74-page “toolkit” to help nursing homes mitigate COVID-19 in their facilities. A copy of the CMS publication can be found here: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/covid-toolkit-states-mitigate-covid-19-nursing-homes.pdf
The toolkit provides resources dedicated to addressing the very specific challenges facing nursing homes during this crisis. It is…
Opioid Update: New Federal Law – The Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act
On October 24, 2018, President Trump signed into law the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, also known as the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act…
On April 14, 2013, the Pennsylvania Department of Health levied a $5.5 million surcharge for fiscal year 2013 on hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and birth centers for funding the MCare professional liability debts and expenses. Continue Reading PA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH LEVIES $5.5 MILLION MCARE SURCHARGE ON HOSPITALS AND ASCs
The OIG recently issued an interesting advisory opinion related to a hospital based hospice agency’s intent to establish a volunteer program to provide non-skilled services to terminally ill patients who do not qualify for hospice care. Read the full text of the OIG opinion here: https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/advisoryopinions/2012/AdvOpn12-17.pdf…
Continue Reading OIG Advisory Opinion No. 12-17
I recently enjoyed the opportunity to connect with non-profit aging services providers from across Pennsylvania at the LeadingAge PA Annual Conference & Exposition in Hershey, PA. As a licensed nursing home administrator for over ten years, I am all too familiar with the challenges faced by those whose mission is to provide care and services …
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently affirmed a lower court’s judgment entered in favor of a nursing home in a case under the Relatives Liability statute. Liberty Nursing & Rehabilitation Center filed a filial support action against a former resident’s son for the resident’s unpaid bills after the resident’s discharge in 2008. The parties submitted the…
In Scampone v. Grane Healthcare Company and Highland Park Care Center, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania reversed and remanded the trial court decision regarding nursing home liability, holding that a nursing home, just like a hospital or health maintenance organization, could be subject to corporate liability for negligence, in addition to vicarious liability for…
On July 12, 2010 CMS published the proposed rules to implement the 50% Civil Money Penalty (CMP) reductions for nursing homes that self-report compliance violations. The potential for the 50% reductions was enacted by Section 6111 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and is available under the following conditions:
1. The nursing home…
Contributed by Nora E. Gieg, Esquire
ngieg@tuckerlaw.com or 412.594.3940
Pennsylvania’s Health Care Facilities Act, as amended, requires the Pennsylvania Department of Health to license home care agencies and home care registries. Home care agencies and registries respectively employ and refer direct care workers who provide home care services. Home care services include assistance with bathing…
