Rule for Emergency Preparedness Proposes Significant Expansion of Home Health, Hospice Duties

As reported previously in NAHC Report from January 8, 2014, in late December 2013 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a comprehensive set of emergency preparedness requirements affecting 17 different Medicare and Medicaid-participating provider types – including hospice and home health.  Subsequently, CMS extended the comment period for the regulations until March…