tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 39

LONG-TERM CARE: Feds Following Through On Immunization Policies

Non-compliance could result in revoked Medicare certification.Long-term care providers need to be on the lookout for a final rule making flu and pneumonia shots mandatory in nursing homes.That was the word from the feds during a Sept. 8 Web cast, which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services called to get providers--and surveyors--on board for a new era in immunizations in nursing home.CMS made another message clear at the session: A provider who fails to live up to the new standards will face the loss of Medicare and Medicaid certification."CMS takes immunizations extremely seriously--as a...

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