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COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Law Takes Effect Sept. 19
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On Sept. 9, the Governor signed into law AB 1867, California’s COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave bill, which goes into effect on Sept. 19. The law is intended to ensure that all employees in California have access to two weeks of supplemental paid sick leave if they are ordered to quarantine or isolate by a health care provider or public health officer, or if they are prohibited from working by their employer due to health concerns related to the potential transmission of COVID-19.
Updates for the Week of Sept. 7
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:
Guidance for Representing Telehealth Encounters in QRDA I Format for eCQMs Introduction to the LTCH Quality Reporting Program Web-Based Training Introduction to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program Web-Based Training
CMS Announces New Care Compare Website
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched a redesigned website to provide consumers access to information on health care providers, including performance on quality and resource use measures.
DHCS Posts Updated Information on COVID-19 Skilled-Nursing Facility Rates
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The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has posted updated information on its website about reimbursement rates for skilled-nursing facility services, including an additional 10% reimbursement applied to per diem rates effective March 1 during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Updates for the Week of Aug. 31
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:
Introduction to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program Web-Based Training Introduction to the Long-Term Care Hospital Quality Reporting Program Web-Based Training CMS Proposes Rule to Improve Coverage For Innovative Technologies Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program CY 2021 Proposals Webinar
CDPH Provides Rates, MOUs for Urgent Staffing Resources
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released a revised All-Facilities Letter (AFL) 20-46.2 regarding health care facility requests for urgent staffing resources. Hospitals and skilled-nursing facilities experiencing staffing shortages are directed to report the shortage as an unusual occurrence to CDPH.
CMS Issues FFY 2021 LTCH PPS Final Rule
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (PPS) final rule for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021. The final rule is effective Oct. 1.
CMS Issues FFY 2021 IPPS Final Rule
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021 inpatient prospective payment system final rule. The final rule is effective Oct. 1.
DHCS Announces New COVID-19 Uninsured Group Program and Web Portal
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The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has launched a COVID-19 Uninsured Group portal to process applications for the COVID-19 Uninsured Group program. The COVID-19 Uninsured Group program replaces the Presumptive Eligibility (PE) for COVID-19 Program and provides temporary, no-cost diagnostic testing and testing-related services.
CHA Issues Summaries of CY 2021 OPPS and PFS Proposed Rules
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CHA has issued detailed summaries, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) calendar year (CY) 2021 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rules. CHA will also provide an overview of the proposed rules in an on-demand webinar, available in mid-September. Comments on both proposed rules are due Oct. 5.
