SNF Provider Preview Reports – Now Available
FROM CMS:Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. Providers have until March 4,...
Nursing Home Compare Quarterly Refresh with SNF QRP Data Now Available
From CMS:
The January 2019 Nursing Home
Compare Refresh, including quality measure results based on SNF QRP data
submitted to CMS, is...
Updated Bi-Annual Nursing Facility Regulation Report now available
Now available from the SD Department of Health is the updated SD Office of Licensure and Certification Bi-Annual Nursing...
Caregiver Toolkit for Oral Health
Caregiving often requires helping someone with oral healthcare. The Administration on Community Living (ACL) has developed a toolkit to...
Special Alert on Condition for Payment under the Home Health Benefit
Effective January 13, 2018, the “Plan of Care” (POC) Condition of Participation under 42 CFR 484.60 also became a...
Electronic Visit Verification Implementation Date Pushed Back
South Dakota is in the process of implementing Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) as required by the 21st Century CURES...
Are You Ready to Start the Conversation About Advance Care Planning in your Community?
Trained and certified First Steps ® Advance Care Planning Facilitators in South Dakota are ready to help your community...
Notice to Home Health Billing Staff on Rural Add-On Payment Code Effective January 1,...
Home health rural add-on payments will now vary based on the county in which the service was furnished. Medicare...
Overview materials available for SNF Patient Driven Payment Model
On Oct. 1, 2019, the new Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) will replace the Resource Utilization Group, Version IV...
Administrative rules for assisted living centers have been revised
The South Dakota Department of Health encourages assisted living providers to review the draft rules for assisted living facilities...
