Federal Civil Rights Complaint Regarding Doctor’s Alleged Failure to Provide a Sign Language Interpreter Resolved
The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), in partnership with the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan (DOJ), entered into an…
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ADA Complaint Alleging That Doctor’s Office Failed to Provide Sign Language Interpreter Is Resolved
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan resolved its investigation of Dearborn Obstetrics and Gynecology, PC. The complainant, who is deaf and utilizes American Sign Language…
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NYS DOH Updates Guidance for Nursing Home Visitation to Align with Federal Guidelines
The New York State Department of Health today announces new guidance which fully aligns the Department with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) nursing home visitation guidance for COVID-19….
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DOL Issues Final Rule on Handling Retaliation Complaints under Taxpayer First Act
The US Department of Labor issued a final rule adopting as final the procedures and time frames for handling employee retaliation complaints under the Taxpayer First Act, enacted July 1,…
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OIG Inspectors Review Payroll Records for Skilled Care Nursing Facility
OIG inspectors recently reviewed payroll records from a skilled nursing facility to determine if the hours of direct care provided by licensed nursing staff were accurately reported. During the inspection,…
Read More »Connecticut Department of Public Health Orders Evacuation of Residents from Nursing Home
The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) has ordered the evacuation of 69 residents from Greentree Manor, a skilled nursing facility in Waterford. DPH officials were on site throughout the…
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Federal Court Forbids Home Care Business from Intimidating Workers, Obstructing Investigation
A federal court has ordered a Brewster home care provider to stop retaliating against employees in an effort to obstruct a US Department of Labor investigation into the employers’ pay…
Read More »CMS Finds Backlog in Nursing Home Inspections – 4,500-Plus Facilities Are Overdue
As the nursing home sector continues to recover from the last several years of the pandemic, annual inspections have fallen by the wayside.
Read More »Ohio Governor Signs Executive Order to Create Nursing Home Task Force
On Friday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order creating the Ohio Governor’s Nursing Home Quality and Accountability Task Force which will study issues surrounding quality of life and…
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CMS Waivers, Flexibilities, and the Transition Forward from the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 (PHE), declared under Section 319 of the Public…
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