On 6/1/2023 CMS released the final rule ending the COVID-19 health care staff vaccination requirements.    For more details, please read NARHC Washington update:   “CMS Rescinds COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements” 

Announcement from the White House:  “Health and Human Services announced May 1 that they will begin to phase out vaccine requirements for health care facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid…HHS is expected to provide more details on the end of these vaccine requirements in the coming days.”     Learn more at: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-23-13-all.pdf

“From the CMS Newsroom: CMS Waivers, Flexibilities, and the Transition Forward from the COVID-19 Public Health.”

Implementation date of January 3, 2023 CMS issued the updated Medicare Rates for Calendar Year (CY) 2023 on October 13, 2022. Click here to read more

House Passes Bipartisan Telehealth Policy Extension for Two YearsThe House overwhelming passed H.R. 4040, on July 27, 2022, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2021. This legislation would extend a variety of Medicare telehealth flexibilities, currently set to expire on the 152nd day after the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE), to now continue through…

The Missouri Board of Nursing reports that more than 6,000 LPNs have yet to renew their licenses pending expiration on Tuesday, May 31. LPNs that did not receive an email with renewal instructions should visit the board’s website for details.

As a result of the continued impact of COVID-19 pandemic, HHS Secretary Becerra has renewed the Pubic Health Emergency (PHE) The renewal takes effect April 16, 2022, and runs through July 15, 2022.While the renewal continues to allow providers (including hospitals and critical access hospitals) to care for patients via telehealth visits, not all waivers…

Earlier this month, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 also known as “omnibus”. While there were serious legislative efforts to pass significant, and much-needed, telehealth reforms for rural health clinics, ultimately, the final bill simply extended telehealth policies for 151-days or roughly 5 months beyond the end of the public health emergency (PHE).Read More: NARHC Newsletter on…

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