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Rural Advocacy Agenda 2024
The AHA supports policies and legislation that enable rural hospitals to care for their communities. The Rural Advocacy Agenda outlines some key areas of focus for our 2024 advocacy agenda.
CMS memo: Canopy and overhang sprinkler requirements
Advisory
This CMS memo clarifies policy on the use of the FSES when determining Life Safety Code compliance where canopies or overhangs are not sprinklered.
CMS Finalizes SNF Disclosure of Ownership Rules, Applies Definitions to Hospital Enrollment
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 15 issued a final rule requiring the disclosure of ownership, managerial and other information for skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing facilities (NFs).
FDA Proposes to Regulate Laboratory Developed Tests as Medical Devices
The AHA strongly urges the FDA to work with Congress to enact an updated version of the Verifying Accurate Leading-Edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act. This legislation would establish a diagnostic-specific, risk-based framework that recognizes the essential role of clinical laboratories in preserving and fostering innovation and maintaining access to critical testing services that physicians and patients rely on every day.
Hospitals and Health Systems Benefit Communities in Many Ways; Prepare to Tell Your Community Benefit Story
New resources and communications opportunities available as AHA prepares to release annual community b
FTC Proposes Changes to Health Breach Notification Rule
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) June 9 released for public comment a notice of proposed changes to breach notification requirements for entities that collect health information but are not covered by privacy and security requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Resource on Withdrawal of Health Care Antitrust Policy Statements
The Department of Justice in February abruptly withdrew three policy statements on health care antitrust enforcement.
Tax Credits for Clean Energy Provisions Available to Hospitals as Part of Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
The Inflation Reduction Act (H.R.5376) signed into law Aug. 16, 2022, (Public Law 117-169) makes tax incentives available to hospitals, including tax-exempt hospitals, for energy efficient construction and clean energy vehicles.
Webpage Shows Hospitals Affirming Their Commitment to AHA’s Patient Billing Guidelines
As trusted sources of health care in the community, America’s hospitals and health systems are committed to providing high quality and safe care to all individuals, as well as delivering a care experience that meets patients’ needs and expectations from scheduling through billing.