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What Documentation Substantiates Business-Necessity Hotel Stays for Employees Near Their Work Location?
August 5, 2026
Q. We are a healthcare organization seeking best practices for documenting hotel stays that are booked for employees near their primary work location.
These hotel stays may be required for business reasons such as on-call coverage, overnight call responsibilities, emergency staffing, weather events, critical staffing shortages, or support for special events. Because the lodging is near the employee's normal work location, we want to ensure we have sufficient documentation to support the…
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