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Medicare Requires COVID-19 Testing In Nursing Homes —Including Your Staff

Published on Fri Sep 04, 2020

While many hospice and home health agencies that serve patients residing in nursing homes have encountered this already, a new interim final rule and survey memo officially require COVID-19 testing for staff entering the home. “On August 25, 2020, CMS published an interim final rule with comment period (IFC). This rule establishes Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Testing Requirements for Staff [...]
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