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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Predictably, the 2021 Certificate of Need (CON) year in North Carolina has begun with a veritable flurry of activity – what has happened to date and, importantly, what we can expect for the remainder of the 2021 CON year? On the Horizon While not an exhaustive list of what lies ahead, several notable opportunities are forecasted for the balance of 2021.  Operating Rooms Opportunities abound for new proposals for Operating Rooms (OR...

SMHC ‘Age Friendly’ approach keeps older patients in mind The program as among 16 in Maine getting a boost from the John A. Hartford Foundation, through the Boston-based Institute for Health Care Improvement. Share Southern Maine Health Care has adopted an Age Friendly approach, which considers the 4 Ms – what matters, mobility, mentation and medication – when caring for older patients. Courtesy Photo/Southern Maine Health Care BIDDEFORD — Dr. Shirley Frederick has been practicing ...

Reply April 20, 2021 The 2021 Maryland General Assembly Session contained important legislation for Marylands seniors, including the 110,000 Marylanders affected by Alzheimers disease – a number that will see an 18.2% increase to 130,000 by 2025, according to the Alzheimers Associations 2021 Alzheimers Disease Facts and Figures report. We urge Gov. Larry Hogan to sign legislation and advance initiatives before him, which will build Marylands infrastructure for individuals and their families g...

MDHHS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lynn Sutfin, 517-241-2112 LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to provide emergency shelter or lodging for eligible households experiencing homelessness and administer the program. The purpose of the Emergency Shelter Program (ESP) is to provide emergency shelter or lodging for eligible households experiencing homelessness in a safe, clean, secure facility. The funded agency wi...

On March 22, 2021, former two-term Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Labor in a 68-29 Senate vote. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) supported Walsh’s...

By Jason Taylor Apr 10, 2021 IOWA - An Iowa state agency says the Department of Corrections failed to meet safety standards at a prison where two workers were killed. Last year, Iowa OSHA fined the department nearly $20,000 for workplace safety violations at the Anamosa State Penitentiary. Iowa OSHA said the prison didn’t have reliable radios and failed to follow its own emergency response plan. The two workers were killed during an escape attempt last month. The DOC is contesting the citat...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: As mandated by President Biden’s January 21 Executive Order, OSHA has announced a National Emphasis Program (NEP) designed to protect workers from contracting COVID-19.  On March 12, 2021, OSHA announced its new national emphasis program that targets high-risk establishments in high-risk industries for programmed inspections and provides a heightened focus on employers that retaliate against employees who report or complain about u...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In what is likely the final predicate for issuing a COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS), on March 12, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) "targeting specific high-hazard industries or activities" in which there is a "hazard of contracting SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2), the cause...

Criticizing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) enforcement efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Labor Office of the Inspector General (OIG)...

Friday, March 5, 2021 Criticizing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) enforcement efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Labor Office of the Inspector General (OIG) pushes for a COVID-19, virus-specific standard in its  report issued on February 25, 2021. In “COVID-19: Increased Worksite Complaints and Reduced OSHA Inspections Leave U.S. Workers’ Safety at Increased Risk,” OIG audited the agency to assess plans and guidance OSHA develo...