LEADINGAGE KANSAS
No Weekly Webinar This Week Because of Our Fall Conference
Not registered for the 20 Fall Conference and Expo? Register here. We are already having lots of fun.
Here is the link to register for the October 16th Weekly Webinar.
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STATE NEWS
BD Batching Guide
BD has just released this batching guide for use with the Veritor machine.
FEDERAL NEWS
CMS memo on emergency preparedness guidance
CMS released a memo reiterating guidance around the emergency preparedness rule for all providers that was finalized last September (2019). Specifically, this rule allowed an exemption from completing a full-scale or functional exercise if a provider had activated its emergency plan in response to an actual natural or man-made disaster. The memo clarifies that the COVID-19 PHE qualifies as a disaster and providers qualify for the exemption if they can demonstrate through written documentation that the emergency plan has been activated. There is a summary of the new memo here. Note that this applies to the following providers within our membership: home health, inpatient hospice, ICF/IDD, nursing homes, and PACE.
Phase 3 Provider Relief Application Opens Today
HHS announced that providers may begin applying for a $20 billion Phase 3 General Distribution of Provider Relief Funds (PRF) today. Even those providers who have received a full 2% of their annual patient care revenue through prior distributions may be eligible for an add-on payment based upon their incurred coronavirus expenses and lost revenues. Read more about the Phase 3 Application.
LEADINGAGE NATIONAL UPDATE
- Select Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the Coronavirus Crisis
- National Committee Issues COVID-19 Vaccine Report, Adopts LeadingAge Recommendations
- White House Summarizes Steps Taken for Older Adults; Many LeadingAge Concerns Unaddressed
- LeadingAge Need to Know for 10-5-2020
- Online Coronavirus Policy Update 9-30-020
- View the Latest Info, News, and Tools from LeadingAge
