DOL Announces Time-Limited Non-Enforcement of Home Care Rule
DOL has announced a time-limited non-enforcement policy toward the Home Care Final Rule. From January 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015, DOL will not bring enforcement actions against any...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published an FAQ discussing its recent Informational Bulletin on approaches available under Medicaid for providing services to individuals with Autism...
On Friday the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the latest iteration of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) Home and Community Based Services Toolkit,...
The National Resource Center for Participant Directed Services (NRCPDS) has released a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Home Care Rule Tool Kit. On September 8, 2014 at 3:00PM Eastern,...
A CMS Informational Bulletin describes Medicaid authorities for providing Autism Spectrum Disorder services to children and adults. The Bulletin details how ASD services can be reimbursed and addresses how...
A CMS informational bulletin describes reimbursement options for the cost of overtime and travel time that may be compensable as the result of DOL's new regulations...
DOL has released guidance summarizing joint employment principles established by case law, discussing how joint employment may arise in the home care context, and providing nine hypotheticals analyzing how...
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has released a factsheet clarifying the application of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) wage and hour standards to family caregivers. The fact sheet...
NASDDDS, NAMD, and NASUAD sent a letter to CMS thanking the agency for the new HCBS rule, describing critical challenges in implementation and offering recommendations to address them.
The National DD Network Partnershave launched a new web site to inform advocates about the implementation of the new Medicaid HCBS rule and help them get involved through the...
NASDDDS, NAMD, NASUAD, and NCD each recently sent separate letters to DOL to request an extension of the Companionship Exemption rule, which has an effective date of January 1,...
The majority of members on an FDA panel appeared to conclude Thursday that devices used to deliver painful electric shocks to students at the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) should...
The House Budget Committee last week released a report titled “The War on Poverty: 50 Years Later,” features analysis of eight areas of federal policy: cash aid, education and...
HUD has announced the availability of approximately $120 million in funding for state housing agencies to provide long term project-based rental assistance to extremely low-income persons with disabilities, many...
President Obama has proposed a $3.9 trillion budget request on Tuesday. The budget adheres to the 2015 spending levels agreed to in the Bipartisan Budget Act, but also includes...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) seeks comments on a proposal to revise the formulary requirements for Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs), which CMS says...