COVID-19

VACCINE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Vaccination Overview     931,653 People Vaccinated      1,435,128 Total Doses Reported as Administered     - First Dose: 931,652  - Second Dose: 503,4761,908,280 Total Doses Distributed      - State...

FEDERAL NEWS House Hearing on Long COVIDThe House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis hosted a hearing on long COVID on July 19th. Long COVID...

STATE UPDATE KDADS Updates Adult Care Home Guidance on COVID-19 Last week KDADS posted newly updated COVID-19 guidance for adult care homes. The guidance is...

STATE UPDATES Happening Now: SPARK News- KDADS RecommendationsHere are the recommendations made by KDADS today for additional SPARK CARES Act funding:  $5M fund for essential health...

STATE NEWS Highlights of This Week’s Meeting with KDADS  Providers should carefully review CMS QSO 22-09* https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-22-09-all-injunction-lifted.pdf and https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-22-07-all-attachment-ltc.pdf to prepare for implementation of the vaccine...

STATE NEWS Update on Distribution of $15M ARPA Funds for Nursing Home StaffingIn today’s meeting with KDADS we learned that the process to get the...

VACCINE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Vaccination Overview     491,431 People Vaccinated      740,850 Total Doses Reported as Administered     - First Dose: 491,430  - Second Dose: 249,315 1,112,250 Total Doses Distributed     - State Distributed:...

FEDERAL NEWS Congressional Attention to Vaccine MandatesThe US Senate passed S.J. Res.29, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5,...

VACCINE NEWS State Launches Dashboard on LTC Staff Vaccination Rate by FacilityKDADS and KDHE collaborated to create an online dashboard that makes it easier for...

STATE NEWS PEAK 2.0 2022-2023 Program Information: Important AnnouncementFor FY23 (July 22-June 2023), there are some temporary adjustments to the PEAK criteria related to COVID...

STATE NEWS Positive Media Opportunity: KDHE/KDADS Seek Direct Care Staff Willing to Tell Why they Got Vaccinated as a Healthcare WorkerWe received a request from...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS Here is the Recording from our Weekly WebinarDid you miss our webinar today? Never fear, we have the recording and handouts for...