House Health & Human Services Committee Action
Bill Hearings
SB 61Â *Â Â Â Â Â provide certain provisions regarding nursing facility closures.This is Senator Steinhauer's bill which allows nursing home facilities who are ceasing operations...
Senate Health & Human Services Committee Activity
Bill Hearing Update:
HB 1099Â Â Â Â Â Â provide for the designation of a caregiver to receive information regarding residents of treatment facilities.Action was deferred until March 4, as...
Joint Committee on Appropriations
JCA committee work during week 8:
Week 8: JCA bill hearings: The Joint Committee on Appropriations (JCA) wrapped up their...
Health care news around the country
POLITICOPRO Health Care:By Brianna Ehley
The FDA will soon require drug companies to study whether prescription opioids already on the market are effective in managing...
Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tool Improved with Medicaid and Rural Data
Feb 22, 2019 - CMS PRESS RELEASE:
​New features offer local communities greater transparency into opioid prescribing rates
Feb 22, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
Changes and Challenges in Diabetes Care and Education Conference
The South Dakota Diabetes Coalition (SDDC), a non-profit organization in South Dakota is excited to share information with your professional organization regarding the Changes...
Grassley Renews Probe of Non-Profit, Tax-Exempt Hospitals
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen.
Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is reopening a years-old probe into tax-exempt
hospitals, saying that he's concerned the hospitals aren't using billions of
dollars...
Registration Open- SD HFMA and AAHAM Spring Conference March 28-29
The
spring South Dakota Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) is
joining forces with the Rushmore Chapter American Association of Healthcare
Administrative Management (AAHAM) group to co-host the...
Veterans Community Care Program Proposed Rule Issued
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has issued a proposed ruleimplementing provisions of the Veterans Community Care Program — authorized by the MISSION Act...
Fingerprint Background Checks are now optional, not mandatory, for FY2019 Provider Provisions for Assisted...
Following the release of the FY2019 Provider Supplemental Provision, LTSS received provider feedback indicating that this requirement could result in less thorough background checks...
