Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Note:
See Reporting Exceptions For Wildfire Areas Here
Published on Thu Dec 28, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is granting exceptions to certain Home Health Quality Reporting and Hospice Quality Reporting program requirements for agencies in wildfire-affected areas. See links to specific reporting exemption details at www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/Emergency/Downloads/Memo-Requirements-Facilities-CA-Wildfires.pdf. More information about regulatory relief for the wildfire areas is at www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/Emergency/Wildfires.html.
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