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Updated Feb. 2, 2022
CDC updated guidance to "enhance protection for healthcare personnel, patients, and visitors and to address concerns about potential impacts on the healthcare system given a surge in SARS-CoV-2 infections." Keep in mind, that updates will be refined as additional information becomes available to inform recommended actions. For more detail on the below topics, click on the above link.
- Recommended routine infection prevention and control (IPC) practices during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Recommended infection prevention and control (IPC) practices when caring for a patient with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection
- Setting-specific considerations
Find out more about:
Updates to chapter 7 of the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual (Pub. 100-02) to incorporate Calendar Year (CY) 2022’s Policy Implementation of the Notice of Admission (NOA)
The elimination of the Request for Anticipated Payment (RAP) policy
Corrections and clarifications regarding who may sign the certification and recertification for home health people with Medicare Make sure your billing staff knows about these changes.
MLN Special Edition - April 7, 2022
CMS is taking steps to phase out some temporary emergency declaration waivers that have been in effect throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) all while continuing to protect nursing home residents’ health and safety by announcing guidance that will restore certain minimum standards for compliance with CMS requirements.
The waivers will end in two groups: one group of waivers will terminate 30 days from the issuance of this new guidance (5/7/2022), and the other group will terminate 60 days from issuance (6/7/2022). The timeframes will allow providers and state agencies time to adjust their operations to the reinstituted requirements.
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