Change In New Mexico IDR Practice

Until recently, the New Mexico Survey Agency allowed providers to file only the Informal Dispute Resolution request- without your rebuttal information- by the tenth day after receipt of the 2567. The agency then permitted additional time for filing the rebuttal information as long as it was received two weeks prior to a meeting of the [...]

Joint Investigations of Abuse & Neglect in Nursing Homes

On March 22, 2005, DADS issued Provider Letter #05-13–Joint Investigation of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Allegations. This letter notifes nursing homes that DADS will notify local law enforcement of abuse and neglect allegations of the nature that statutorily requires DADS to investigate within 24 hours:
A resident(’s):

health or safety is in imminent danger, [...]

The Medicaid Estate Recovery Program

The new rule became effective on March 1. Already, families are reacting:
A new rule took effect Tuesday that will allow the state of Texas to get back some of the money paid out for nursing home care. The rule has some families scrambling to protect their assets from the government