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Total of 165 Records Returned
State: All
DMEPOS Standard Written Order Requirements
Program: Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies, Pharmacy
Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) suppliers—follow requirements for Standard Written Orders (SWOs):
- Keep a SWO from the treating practitioner on file
- Get the SWO before submitting a claim for all DMEPOS items
- Get the SWO before delivery for certain items
- Submit completed SWOs for all DMEPOS services billed if there is an audit
State: New Hampshire
New Hampshire – Mail Order or Nonresident Pharmacies Rule Update
Date Proposed : 04/6/2020
Date Adopted : 12/8/2021
Date Expired : 12/8/2022
Program: Pharmacy
The NH Board of Pharmacy amends rules relating to mail order pharmacies.
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Home Health & Hospice: Medicare Provider Resources
Date Expired : 11/30/2022
Program: Home Health, Hospice
Medicare covers a wide range of home health and hospice services. November, Home Care & Hospice Month, is a great time to get familiar with these resources:
Read MoreState: Illinois
Illinois – Update to the Nurse Practice Act
Date Effective : 01/4/2021
Date Adopted : 01/4/2021
Program: Home Health, Home Infusion Therapy, Hospice, Private Duty, Renal Dialysis
Sets forth rules to modernize the Nurse Practice Act. IL 18308 2020
Read MoreState: Maryland
Maryland – Residential Service Agency training requirements
Date Proposed : 12/22/2020
Date Adopted : 05/31/2021
Program: Home Health, Home Infusion Therapy, Hospice, Private Duty
FOR the purpose of requiring each residential service agency, beginning on a certain date, to ensure that certain individuals receive certain training relating to dementia; providing that certain training may be provided by a certain supervisory staff member; prohibiting a residential service agency from requiring certain individuals to complete certain training; requiring an individual who provides certain training to issue a certification of completion to each individual who completes the training; requiring each residential service agency to maintain certain records; requiring certain individuals who have not received certain training to complete certain training on or before a certain date; defining a certain term; providing for the application of this Act; and generally relating to residential service agencies.
| MD H 141 |
State: Kentucky
Kentucky – Training requirements for personnel who care for Alzheimer’s patients
Date Proposed : 01/5/2021
Date Adopted : 03/22/2021
Program: Home Health, Hospice, Private Duty
The purpose of this section is to set minimum training requirements for direct- care staff members that are employed by facilities or programs regulated by the cabinet that provide services to individuals who exhibit symptoms of Alzheimer's disease or other dementias in the populations they serve.
KY S 61
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