HHS OCR Issues Guidance to Ensure Religious Non-Discrimination in Patient Visitation
Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing guidance to US hospital and long-term care facility administrators, reminding organizations…
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Wisconsin Senate Passes Bill That Would Give Elderly More Time to Find New Facility if Evicted
A bill that would give seniors more time to find a new care center if they had to move out of their current facility just became one step closer to…
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Staten Island Health Center Will Pay $195K to Former Employee
In March 2020, as COVID-19 became a global pandemic, an employee of a Staten Island community health center asked permission to allow a regularly scheduled meeting to be held by…
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OSHA Increases Penalties for Workplace Health and Safety Violations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has increased the minimum and maximum civil monetary penalties (CMPs) for workplace safety violations, as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment…
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Justice Department Advances Proposed Rule to Improve ADA Access to Medical Care
The Justice Department today sent to the Federal Register for publication a notice of proposed rulemaking under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that aims to improve…
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Readout of HHS Secretary Becerra’s Meeting with Long-Term Care Facility Leaders
On Wednesday, January 3, US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra met virtually with long-term care facility (LTCF) leaders to express concerns about low vaccination rates…
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New York Governor Weakens Covid-Era Nursing Home Law
New year, new rules. Among the bundle of healthcare bills signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul in the last days of 2023 was legislation that weakens spending requirements for nursing homes…
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Court Orders Haslett Healthcare Facility Owner to Attend Anti-Retaliation Training
A federal court in Michigan has ordered the owner of a Haslett assisted living facility, who allegedly threatened to fire three employees after she suspected they cooperated with a US…
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Bill Introduced to Increase Personal Needs Allowance for New York Nursing Home Residents
Legislation introduced Tuesday would increase how much money New Yorkers in nursing homes can keep of their income to use for personal items.
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Four Iowa Care Facilities Added to Federal Watchlist of Nursing Homes
Four Iowa nursing homes have been added to the federal list of the nation’s worst care facilities. Over the past four months, the homes have all been deemed eligible for…
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