CMS Extends “Exceptional Circumstance” Exemption for Hospice Nursing

In a memo dated October 21, 2016 the CMS Survey and Certification Group announced that it will extend the ability for hospices providers to file for an exemption of the requirement to routinely provide all nursing directly through hospice employees.  The memo, S&C: 17-01-Hospice, indicates that CMS made its decision to extend the exemption through…