The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published streamlined forms for employers and employees to use in requesting leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The DOL has attempted to make the new forms easier for employers and employees to understand and use. For example, more ...
On July 6, 2020, CMS updated MLN Matters Article SE20016 to clarify how Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) can apply the Cost Sharing (CS) modifier to preventive services furnished via telehealth. The update includes:
On July 8, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revised its MLN Matters Article SE20011 on “Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response to the Public Health Emergency on the Coronavirus (COVID-19)”. One revision addresses services provided by the hospital in the patient’s home as a provider-based outpatient ...
Although Congress is currently considering legislation to permanently implement the temporary telehealth expansion waivers implemented in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, providers should carefully monitor current federal and state telehealth requirements in the event that the telehealth waivers lapse before ...
On July 9, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, awarded $17 million to support Health Center Look-Alikes (LALs) in their COVID-19 response efforts. Health Center LALs are Health Resources and Service Administration award recipients that serve vulnerable populations or ...
On July 7, 2020, in response to surging COVID-19 cases across the country, the Department of Health and Human Services announced free COVID-19 testing in Jacksonville, Florida; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Edinburg, Texas. COVID-19 testing at these virus hotspots is available to anyone who is experiencing symptoms, may have been exposed to ...
In response to the rapid spread of COVID-19 across the country and the rising number of cases in Kentucky, on July 9, 2020, Governor Beshear announced that effective at 5 p.m. on Friday, July 10, people in Kentucky must cover their nose and mouth with a face covering in several enumerated situations that present a high risk of COVID-19 transmission ...
Two Kentucky organizations, the Fair Elections Center and the Kentucky Equal Justice Center, filed suit on behalf of four voters who have health conditions and say that in-person voting would put them at serious risk of contracting COVID-19 during the ongoing public health emergency. The suit seeks to require election officials to apply the ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires that all eligible hospitals use the 2015 Edition certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) to meet the requirements of the Promoting Interoperability Programs. CMS mandates downward payment adjustments be applied to eligible hospitals that are not meaningful users ...
There is good news and bad news when it comes to Ohio’s unemployment situation. Let’s get the bad news out of the way first: Ohio’s unemployment rate is still very high. The good news, however, is that Ohio is extending its unemployment benefits for up to 20 weeks in light of this COVID-induced unemployment.
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