Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Note:
Alaskan Providers Can Use Offered Regulatory Relief
Published on Fri Dec 14, 2018
Check out regulatory flexibility offered to providers affected by the Alaskan earthquake at www.cms.gov/Emergency. HHS Secretary Alex Azar declared a Public Health Emergency in Alaska on Dec. 3, “giving us the flexibility to support our beneficiaries, effective November 30, 2018,” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services notes on its website. A blanket waiver “provides relief to Home Health Agencies on the timeframes related to OASIS Transmission,” CMS says.
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