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On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) into law, providing an estimated $1.9 trillion in stimulus to aid in the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the various relief provisions are updates to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) paid leave requirements.
While there is no mandate for employers to continue providing FFCRA leave, an employer who chooses to do so can still take the associated tax credits for an additional period of time, subject to certain provisions.
The following is a list of the different ways the ARPA extended and expanded the FFCRA.
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In Short
The Situation: Telehealth services continue to evolve and show promise for improving quality care, care coordination, and access to services while often demonstrating cost effective options for care.
The Action: The Office of Inspector General ( OIG ) finalized its proposed exception to the Beneficiary Inducements Civil Monetary Penalties Law to protect certain telehealth technologies provided to at-home dialysis patients. The final rule is substantially broader than the proposed exception.
Looking Ahead: Although the final rule is limited to beneficiaries with prior existing clinical relationships with donors and technologies provided for the purpose of delivering ESRD telehealth services, there is wide latitude on the types of technologies that are covered by the exception as well as how those technologies are provided and billed. This is likely a nod to the increasing role that telehealth is playing in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.