G-2 Compliance Report

Compliance Program Guidance: The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published new voluntary supplemental compliance guidance for nursing facilities. The guidance responds to developments in the nursing facility industry, including changes in the way facilities deliver and receive reimbursement for health care services, evolving business practices, and changes in the federal enforcement environment. A significant goal of the guidance is fostering quality of care in facilities. As such, it is designed to help compliance professionals address areas such as staffing, resident care plans, medication management, appropriate use of psychotropic medications, and resident safety. The guidance is available at www.oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/complianceguidance/nhg_fr.pdf.