Category: Hospice

OIG addresses challenges associated with maintaining an accurate licensure database

By Amanda Hurlburt May 27, 2016 Assisted Living

Updated: May 10, 2019

The OIG has found that some contract supplies in Round 2 of the Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding Program had not met all of the competitive bidding licensure requirements. Specifically, of the 146 suppliers covered in our audit, 69 suppliers met licensure requirements. However, 63 suppliers did not meet licensure requirements for some of the […]

The Department of Labor increases salary requirements for overtime

By Amanda Hurlburt May 20, 2016 Assisted Living

Updated: May 10, 2019

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule, issued this week, increases minimum salary requirements for overtime exemptions to $47,476 a year, or $913 per week. The rule will take effect December 1, 2016. The new overtime rule will: Raise the salary threshold indicating eligibility from $455/week to $913 ($47,476 per year), ensuring protections to 4.2 […]