2004 newsletter archives

The Administrator's Advocate is the Illinois Nursing Home Administrators Association's monthly newsletter. Regular articles that appear in the newsletter consist of legislative reports, legal issues, regulatory updates, and a classified section for employment opportunities.

	November 2004: Investigation Documents Lack Legal Protections; 2004 Membership Survey; Illinois Medicare Hospice Rates; Medicare Physician Certifications and Recertifications - A Hot Topic; LTC Bulletin #2004_23 - Coverage of Erythropoietin (EPO, Epoetin Alfa) and Darepoetin Alfa (Aranesp); "The Dawning of a New Era" Conference.
	October 2004: Medicare--- Supreme Court Allows Ellerth Faragher Affirmative Defense in Certain "Constructive Discharge" Claims; Are You Doing Your Part - Politically?; Leap "Train-The-Trainer" Program; LTC Bulletin #2004_07- Medicare Eliminates Statement of Intent Procedures; #2004_17- Fast Track Appeals Process for Medicare Advantage Enrollees; #2004_19- Non-Physician Practitioner in an SNF; #2004_20- Changes to the Certified Section; House Bill 2220
	September 2004: Corrected Information for Administrator Testing; How to Handle Resident Abuse of Employees; Supreme Court: Federal Four-Year Limitations Statute Applies to Suit Under 1991 Civil Rights Act
	August 2004: In-Person IDR Statistics Offer Insight to the Process; Federal Court Rules Illinois Strikebreaker Law Preempted by National Labor Relations Act; LTC Bulletin #2004_5- Policies On the Use of Camera Phones Within Healthcare Facilities; #2004_15-CMS Will Not Try to Recoup Payments from SNF Stays Without Prior Three-Day Hospitalizations
	July 2004: Medicare Clarifies Requirements for “Under Arrangement” Contracts; Legislative Updates; NLRB Rules - Nonunion Employees Have No Right to Representation During an Investigatory Interview; Skin Color Bias is Growing as a Basis for Discrimination Claims
	June 2004: Administrator Test Results; Illinois Rejects Proposed Changes to Federal Overtime Regulations; DAVE; Selection of Nursing Homes to Be Inspected by OSHA; LTC-Bulletins #4-"Revision to Medicare's Contingency Plan for Non-HIPPA Claims", #9-"Medicare Coverage Frequently Asked Questions" & #14-"Is Your Facility Paying Too Much?"; INHAA Office to Keep Employment Opportunities on File
	May 2004: Carla Ewing Receives President's Award; Substitute Decision-Making -- Illinois Law; 2004 Convention & Trade Show Highlights
	April 2004: New Regulations Permit Employee Leave After Domestic and Sexual Violence; Proposed Overtime Regulations Cleared for Final Release After Approval of Labor Department Spending Bill
	March 2004: Limited Duration Admissions Under Subpart S; Criminal Background Check – Statute Changes Bits and Pieces; Hiring Using Character-Based Questions - Feedback from January 29th Conference
	February 2004: Signals Suggest the NLRB Will be More Hospitable to Charge Nurses’ Supervisory Status; LTC Bulletin #2003-21: Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Screening Forms - Only for Medicare Part A?; HIPAA BILLING ALERT!!!
	January 2004: GOING BARE: The Potential Implication of No Insurance Coverage, and the Legal and Financial Consequences

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Illinois Nursing Home Administrators Association
PO Box 111; Lanark Il 61046-0111
Tel: (800) 709-9155
FAX: (815) 493-6507
Internet: inhaa@aeroinc.net

Updated: 05/15/07