In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the governors of Illinois and Michigan have issued Executive Orders prohibiting long-term care providers from involuntarily discharging resident’s for non-payment. Other states, such as New York, are under pressure to pass similar prohibitions. Pursuant to Illinois Executive Order 2020-35, Section 14, the provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act, […]
CMS Reporting Tools and Enforcement Action Against Nursing Homes during COVID-19
As discussed in our previous blog post, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented new communicable disease reporting requirements. Effective May 1, 2020, CMS released the interim final rule, outlining additional reporting requirements. The additional reporting requirements include the following: Suspected and confirmed COVID-19 infections Total deaths COVID-19-related deaths PPE and hand hygiene […]
CMS Announces New Guidance Regarding Nursing Homes & COVID-19 Transparency
Current requirements and CDC guidance specify that nursing homes notify State or Local health department about residents or staff with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, residents with severe respiratory infection resulting in hospitalization or death, or ≥ 3 residents or staff with new-onset respiratory symptoms within 72 hours of each other. Under the new guidance nursing […]
Meditation in the Time of Coronavirus
We are living through an era of unprecedented global change. Within the course of a few short weeks our lives have been abruptly and significantly altered – many of us are struggling. Collectively, to varying degrees, we are grappling with emotional, physical, and financial stressors. Uncertainty abounds, and we as humans tend to be generally […]
COVID-19: Impact on Debt Collection
As many of you know, our practice extends across the country. As a result, we are tracking the nationwide impact of COVID-19 on collections. Currently, there are no federal prohibitions or restrictions on debt collection activities. Only a small handful of states have issued any sort of restrictions. That means that the vast majority of […]
