Under the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) had waived the requirements at 42 CFR 483.70(q), which require nursing home providers to submit staffing data through the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) system.
On Thursday, June 25, 2020, CMS issued ...On June 25, 2020, CMS updated COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers to add a waiver of the July 1 submission deadline for new Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) affiliation agreements and of the June 30 deadline for amendments of existing Medicare GME affiliation agreements. That is, during the ...
On June 23, 2020, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor jointly issued guidance clarifying insurer obligations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) enacted on March 18, 2020 and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act enacted on March 27, 2020.
More ...(Updated with information available from the Governor’s Office as of June 26, 2020 at Noon)
by Kathie McDonald-McClure, Partner
On Monday, June 22, 2020, during his coronavirus update, Governor Andy Beshear announced that Kentucky will begin Phase III of the White House reopening plan during the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) public ...
On June 23, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) released an interactive online tool that guides employees through a series of questions to determine their eligibility for paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). The online tool is ...
On June 23, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) released an interactive online tool that guides employees through a series of questions to determine their eligibility for paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). The online tool is ...
by Christopher Hanewald
The roll-out of guidance related to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) continues to trickle out as business owners and their advisors desperately work to understand the ever-evolving landscape. Late on June 22, the Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Treasury, released a 34-page ...