Spotlight On Policy

AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has been working with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to gain clarification around telehealth visits and in-person visits in the nursing facility during the public health emergency (PHE). Some confusion stemmed from an April 7, 2022, CMS memo (https://go.cms.gov/3cwK0Vw) that ended the blanket waiver for regulatory physician visits completed via telehealth.