CHHA

CHHA Bill to Postpone EVV Implementation Penalties Passes Both Houses of Congress: Assuming the President signs the bill, the penalties will become effective on Jan. 1, 2020 instead of 2019, as previously scheduled.
July 24, 2018

CHHA CMS to Discuss Home Care Proposal, Hospice Billing: Home Care and Hospice Open Door Forum scheduled for Wed., July 11^th.
July 9, 2018

CHHA CMS Moves Forward on Changes to Home Health Prospective Payment System: Advances remote patient monitoring, eliminates PDGM’s “therapy thresholds” and changes unit of payment to 30-day periods of care.
July 3, 2018

CHHA State Education Department Proposes Advanced Home Health Aide Regulations: The regulations establish AHHA tasks, require direct supervision of AHHAs by registered professional nurses, and set up the training and competency requirements for the role.
June 19, 2018

CHHA Proposed Regulations Establish Advanced Home Health Aides and Require New Entities to Comply with Criminal History Record Checks and Home Care Worker Registry: Comments on regulations due July 29^th.
June 5, 2018

CHHA Electronic Visit Verification Guidance Issued by CMS: All states to require EVV for Medicaid-funded personal care services by 2019.
May 21, 2018

CHHA CHHA and Personal Care Medicaid Cost Report Software Available: Medicaid Cost Report submissions are due in July.
May 15, 2018

CHHA OMIG Issues 2018-2019 Work Plan: Plan details OMIG’s intended areas of review in home health, long term care services, and Medicaid managed care.
April 13, 2018

CHHA LeadingAge NY Comments on LTC Need Methodologies and Innovative Models Recommendations: Draft recommendations focus on the Certificate of Need process.
March 9, 2018

CHHA DOH Regulatory Modernization Report Outlines Recommendations for Post-Acute Care Management and Telehealth: Recommendations include guidance for post-acute care collaborations; elimination of the PRI for nursing home admissions; investment in information technology and telehealth; consumer and provider education on hospice, palliative care, and advance care planning; and changes in the originating site limits for telehealth services.
February 26, 2018