When it comes to Chapter 12 of the HRSA Site Visit Protocol (SVP),so many of get stopped in our tracks. For the rest of us, we just assume the documents we selected for Form 5A are sufficient. Neither response is correct. With a review of the details in the Site Visit Protocol for Chapter 12: Contracts and Subawards along with the Compliance Manual, we can nail down with certainty what reviewers need for compliance and why.

In this blog post we will review what documents are required, what questions are being answered, and why those questions are being asked. We’ll turn to the Site Visit Protocol for the first two points, and the revert back to the Compliance Manual for the last point.

Prepare for your HRSA Pre-OSV Conference Call.

The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) assessment in the FTCA Deeming Requirements section of the Site Visit Protocol (SVP) was discontinued effective October 27, 2023.

Community health centers are required to develop and maintain policies or procedures that demonstrate the health center is working to mitigate patient safety risks. Four of those policies are Referral Tracking (RT), Hospitalization Tracking (HT), Diagnostic Tracking (DT), and After-Hours Call Follow-up Tracking (AH) policies.

RegLantern has developed a clever solution to the Naming Convention in our platform to assist users with easily applying the naming convention in front of the document name for all HRSA documents.

The HRSA Site Visit Protocol was updated on April 13, 2023.

HRSA has updated this year’s FTCA deeming application! The RegLantern team has reviewed the document in detail and guides your team through the changes.

Bringing on a new CEO or Program Director is an exciting time for a health center. There is fresh energy and new opportunities. There are also learning curves for the CEO, Board and staff as everyone adjusts to a new leadership and a new vision for the organization.

FTCA redeeming application…don’t wait!

Which policies must the Board approve? Does the Board adopt policies or approve them? Is there a difference?

The Bureau of Primary Health Care is piloting a new Virtual Operational Site Visit (vOSV) format called Engaging Health Centers in Compliance and Excellence Site Visit (HCCESV).

HRSA updates Site Visit Protocol with minor changes focused on look-alikes and FTCA-deemed organizations.

HRSA has recently updated its FTCA application requirements. Read more how health centers can be prepared.

Let’s remove the barriers to understanding discounts for patients.

During kick-off calls for VOSVs, Health Centers are being handed documents with extensive Naming Conventions. What does this mean? How do I handle them having different numbers?

HRSA released two new tools to help health centers improve their Form 5B accuracy.

Health centers often wonder how utilizing volunteer health professionals impacts their FTCA deeming.

FTCA requires community health centers to train their Board and staff in certain key areas.