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Nursing Homes Must Have Reasonable Cause To Limit Visits, CMS Says

Published on Fri Sep 25, 2020

A new memo updating visitation guidelines for nursing homes may make it easier to see your patients in facilities — or it may not. The seven-page memo from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services outlines broader reasons other than end-of-life situations that justify visits. “While CMS guidance has focused on protecting nursing home residents from COVID-19, we recognize that [...]
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