Public Health Emergency Extended 90 Days
On July 19, 2021, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, renewed the determination that a public health emergency (phe) exists due to...
Administration Issues Surprise Billing Protections Interim Rule
On July 1, the Biden Administration introduced an interim final rule instructing mediators to consider median in-network rates when determining how much an insurer...
CMS Issues New Visitation Guidance for Hospitals
​On June 26, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated guidance on visitation for patients testing negative for COVID-19. Because hospital patients...
OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard
Join SDAHO on July 12, 2021 at 12pm CST, as John Olaechea, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Compliance Assistance Specialist, discusses the emergency temporary...
Statement Released by Nation’s Public Health Leaders on Covid-19 Vaccine
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held their tri-annual meeting on June 23-25 to...
HHS Awards Workforce Grants for Vaccinations in Underserved Communities
On June 14, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $125 million to 14 organizations supporting underserved areas. The grants will...
HRSA COVID-19 Claims Reimbursement for the Uninsured Program Pays over 5 Million Claims
On June 17, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced that their COVID-19 Claims Reimbursement to Health Care Providers and Facilities for Testing, Treatment,...
Revised Reporting Requirements for Recipients of Provider Relief Fund Payments
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released a revised Post-Payment Notice of Reporting Requirements for recipients of Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Payments....
Rural Health Clinic COVID-19 Mitigation Funding
This month, the U.S Department of Health and Human Services through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has provided $424.7 million for COVID-19...
OSHA issues COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards for Healthcare Facilities
​On Thursday, June 10, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) for occupational exposure to COVID-19 that requires...
