When does the SB 525 Health Care Worker minimum hourly wage increase take effect? The minimum wage increases will become effective on a date between October 15, 2024 and January 1, 2025. The precise effective date depends on several factors: The effective date will be October 15,... Continue Reading
Getting to know Kasey Cheal Founder United Care www.usunitedcare.com What prompted you to enter the field of home care/home health or hospice? I began my career in home and hospice care in my early 20s and quickly developed a deep affection for the aging... Continue Reading
How is a partial payment adjustment calculated for a Medicare certified home health agency when the patient elects another home health agency during the first payment period? The initial home health agency receives a partial payment adjustment reflecting the length of time the patient... Continue Reading
As of this writing, the California Legislature is days away from completing its 2023-24 two-year legislative session. Both the State Assembly and the State Senate are engaged in marathon floor sessions and selected policy and fiscal committee meetings as necessary to complete their work for the... Continue Reading
By Elizabeth Hogue, Esq. Medicare Managed Care Plans have a long history of disinterest in provision of services to patients in their homes. Despite the fact that they are mandated to provide the same services that enrollees in Medicare fee-for-services receive, they just haven’t done... Continue Reading
CAHSAH has been working closely with the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT) to ensure continuity of care for patients who are ventilator-dependent and receive care from LVNs in the home and school setting. Prior to the national public health emergency, the... Continue Reading
Bill Number Description Position Location AB 2185 (Jackson D) Employment Agencies: Domestic Workers: Would enact important consumer protections that would prohibit Domestic Referral Agencies from collecting fees directly from home care clients to pay... Continue Reading
Dear CAHSAH Members, Enhancing emergency response in Home Health in times of emergency events and collaboration among health care providers plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety and well-being of patients receiving home health services and for our staff providing those services. By... Continue Reading
We are a Medicare Certified Home Health Agency and would like to know if we need to notify CMS if we use contracted staff for home health services? Answer: California passed AB 5 which requires that all contracted staff, with the exception of physicians, must be employed by the entity... Continue Reading
Bill Number Description Position Location AB 2185 (Jackson D) Employment Agencies: Domestic Workers: Would enact important consumer protections that would prohibit Domestic Referral Agencies from collecting fees directly from home care clients to pay home care workers.... Continue Reading
By Elizabeth Hogue, Esq. Three home health agencies and their parent company in Cincinnati, Ohio, must pay $4,496,330 to resolve alleged violations of the federal False Claims Act by providing kickbacks to assisted living facilities in exchange for referrals of Medicare patients. The settlement... Continue Reading
CAHSAH is pleased to report on two big advocacy achievements! First, is a recent budget action in which the California Legislature voted to approve the Managed Care Organization (MCO) Provider Tax package that provides a $62 million dollar investment in private duty nursing (PDN), which will... Continue Reading
