In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published numerous 1135 blanket waivers (available here) to help counteract the strains and limitations placed on healthcare providers caused by the virus. On July 24, 2020, the American Health Lawyers Association published a ...
On July 29, 2020, Governor Beshear reiterated that an order from a licensed clinician is not necessary for laboratory service providers to perform and bill for FDA-approved COVID-19 diagnostic tests. Additionally, pursuant to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services Department for Public Health Order, health insurers may not require a ...
On July 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised its billing guidance to allow for payment to healthcare professionals who counsel patients, at the time of COVID-19 diagnostic testing, about the importance of self-isolating following testing and prior to the ...
On July 27, 2020, the Supreme Court of Kentucky entered two new orders to provide continuing guidance on the functions of courts during COVID-19.
The first order, Administrative Order 2020-55, replaces Administrative Orders 2020-42 and 2020-47 in their entirety. The Order makes the following provisions:
On July 27, 2020, the Supreme Court of Kentucky entered two new orders to provide continuing guidance on the functions of courts during COVID-19.
The first order, Administrative Order 2020-55, replaces Administrative Orders 2020-42 and 2020-47 in their entirety. The Order makes the following provisions:
In three recent letters, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) offered guidance on the outside sales exemption and the retail or service establishment exemption.
An employer qualifies for the outside sales exemption if its employee’s: (i) primary duty is to make sales (as defined in the Fair Labor Standards Act ...
As previously reported, Congress has been weighing legislation that would make some changes and expansions to telehealth services permanent following the conclusion of the COVID-19 public health emergency. On July 15, 2020, the director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Seema Verma, published a blog analyzing the data ...
Last week, hospitals were directed to bypass the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network and report coronavirus-related information directly to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). More information on the shift of reporting is also available here. This week, HHS launched its ...
On July 23, 2020, Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar renewed the determination that a Public Health Emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic exists. Secretary Azar first declared the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency on January 27, 2020 and first renewed that declaration on April 21. This renewal was due to expire on July 25. The ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced an additional $5 billion of funding from the Provider Relief Fund will go to Medicare-certified long term care facilities to support the enhancement of nursing homes’ response to COVID-19. These funds are meant to assist facilities with enhancing infection control, building ...
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