Regulatory

Navigating the ever-changing landscape of healthcare regulations is a constant challenge.

INCompliance provides expertise in helping your organization understand and comply with evolving requirements, ranging from CHNA reports to long-term care regulations. Keeping abreast of healthcare regulations can be overwhelming, but with INCompliance, your organization can effectively plan and prepare for future healthcare service demands. We offer practical solutions to identify health service areas and address community health needs.

Our areas of expertise include:

• Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)
  • Data collection
  • Community input
  • CHNA report and implementation strategy preparation
  • Alignment with community assessments and state health improvement plans
• Healthcare Planning
  • Regulatory matters
  • Long-term care service requirements
  • Assisted living service requirements
  • Acute health care service regulations
• Long-Term Care and Assisted Living
  • Certificate of Need
  • Licensure
  • Bed and facility sales and acquisitions
  • Franchise permit fee
  • Space requirements and conversion of space
  • Assisted living waiver
• Acute Care
  • Cardiac catheterization
  • Open heart surgery
  • Radiation therapy
  • Pediatric intensive care unit
  • Hospital registration

All of our services consider the timing of each component to ensure your goals are met according to internal and external deadlines.

Community Health Needs Assessment

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 mandates that all 501(c)(3) hospitals conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) to maintain tax-exempt status. INCompliance offers essential support in developing a CHNA report and implementation strategy that adheres to this requirement. Addressing common queries, our consultant, boasting over 40 years of experience in community need identification, can assist with every facet of the CHNA process. This includes community data collection, input, and report preparation. Additionally, we provide thorough reviews of your reports to ensure compliance with all IRS requirements.

Health Care Facility

The use of freestanding healthcare facilities is on the rise. We offer assistance with various aspects of these facilities in Ohio, including licensure, surveys, and managing changes in ownership, operator, and capacity for:

• Ambulatory surgery facility
• Freestanding dialysis center
• Freestanding inpatient rehabilitation facility
• Freestanding birthing center
• Freestanding radiation therapy center
• Freestanding or mobile diagnostic imaging center

Our expertise ensures a smooth process for compliance, licensure, and operational changes, allowing you to navigate the dynamic landscape of freestanding health care facilities effectively.

Long-Term Care/Assisted Living

Adapting to evolving reimbursement structures and increasingly stringent regulations has made delivering long-term care and assisted living services more challenging than ever. Our consultants specialize in helping providers navigate these challenges. We offer expert assistance in various areas, including:

• Certificate of Need
• Non-reviewable construction and renovation projects
• Licensure
• Certification
• Change of ownership and change of operator
• Survey
• Assisted living waiver
• Franchise permit fee
• Home health
• Hospice

Our goal is to support long-term care and assisted living providers in Ohio by providing comprehensive expertise and guidance to meet regulatory requirements and overcome industry challenges.

Acute Care

State regulations for acute care services can undergo changes without providers' knowledge or input. We specialize in monitoring these regulations, offering advice on proposed changes, and providing public comment when necessary. Our aim is to ensure your interests are addressed and that your services remain in compliance.

Additionally, we are well-equipped to prepare your request for a waiver or variance, collaborating with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) to address specific concerns. Our consultant played a pivotal role in developing the Ohio Department of Health's health care service rules and stays actively involved in any rule change process for services such as:

• Cardiac catheterization
• Open-heart surgery
• Radiation therapy
• Pediatric intensive care units
• Solid organ transplantation
• Bone marrow and stem cell transplantation

We also offer assistance with Ohio hospital registration and support the transition to Ohio hospital licensure by 9/30/2024. This includes managing changes in bed capacity and the addition or discontinuation of services.