COVID-19: Nursing Home Testing, SNF Benefit Period Waiver

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) Special Edition – Friday, July 17, 2020

COVID-19: Nursing Home Testing, SNF Benefit Period Waiver MLN Matters Special Edition Article SE20011 Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response to the Public Health Emergency on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is updated. Learn about: Updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for testing nursing home residents and patients Update on applying the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) benefit period waiver Like our newsletter? Have suggestions? Please let us know! The Medicare Learning Network®, MLN Connects®, and MLN Matters® are registered trademarks of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).