PHA Lunch & Learn: Current State and Federal COVID-19 Waivers + Join Us for a Lunch & Learn This Friday!
Friday, July 22, 2022, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
Category: Webinar/Call
REGISTER NOWLunch & Learn: Current State and Federal COVID-19 Waivers + Join Us for a Lunch & Learn This Friday! Now that PHA’s home health flexibility bill (HB 2401/Act 30) has been signed into law, and some state-specific waivers have been extended until October 31, 2022, PHA has heard from a number of members with questions on the current status of state and federal waivers. Check out this week’s Members Ask, PHA Answers below and join us for a waiver-focused Lunch & Learn this Friday, July 22, at noon for a review of the status of state and federal COVID-19-related waivers. Please send any questions in advance to Jill Senior at [email protected]. Fee: PHA member - FREE; Prospect - $79 Q: If a patient is receiving dual services (both non-skilled and skilled) that require 14-day supervisory visits, can those visits still be done remotely? A: Supervisory visits can still be done remotely under both the federal COVID waivers (page 22-23) and the recently-extended state waivers. Note, though, that when the federal PHE and state-specific waivers end, the rules on supervisory visits have changed. At the federal level, the home health rules include the following:
At the state level, HB2401/Act 30 has changed the PA Home Health Aide supervisory requirements when no skilled services are being provided, changing it from 14 to 60 days. HB2401/Act 30 provides, among other things, that:
PHA has confirmed that DOH interprets the new law to change PA rules on 14-day supervisory visits when no skilled services are being provided, to align with the federal 60-day supervisory rule. In other words, when Home Health Aide services are provided without any skilled services, the PA 14-day supervisory requirement is eliminated, and only the 60-day in-person supervisory visit (from 484.80(h)) is required. |