COVID-19

VACCINE NEWS Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule ​ Read the IFR here (Nursing facility regulations start on page 185​)CMS FAQ Available​LeadingAge National summary here​The CMS vaccine rule supersedes any conflicting state laws and any other conflicting federal laws...

VACCINE NEWS CMS Vaccine Rule Slides and Next Stakeholder CallHere are the slides CMS used on the stakeholder call they held on November 4th, on the staff vaccination interim final rule. Here is a link...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS What is LeadingAge Kansa Doing About the Vaccine Mandate? We have received many concerns over the published IFR from CMS about the Vaccine Mandate. Rest assured; we are on it. Here are a...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS Vaccine Mandate ToolkitWe are collecting tools and resources to help you comply with the new healthcare mandate. We will continue to add to the resources as we receive them. View the toolkit. ...

FEDERAL NEWS IMPORTANT CMS News for Nursing Homes and Hospital LTCUs CMS Issues HUGE Changes in Revised Visitation MemoCMS memo QSO-20-39-NH-REVISED revises visitation, outings, dining/activities. Visitation changes eliminate most restrictions on visitation. Highlights: Visitation is now permitted...

VACCINE NEWS HHS Session on Fertility and Vaccines, mostly in SpanishThe HHS COVID Community Corpswill host a discussion about fertility and the COVID vaccines, primarily in Spanish on Thursday, November 18th at 6:00 PM CT...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS Question and Answers About Citations for Non-Vaccinated StaffWe have received many emails this week asking about survey deficiencies related to whether non-vaccinated staff can care for residents. After an exhaustive search, here...

Please note: Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, this will be the only update for the week. If major state or federal updates happen, we will send out a special alert to keep you informed. LEADINGAGE...

VACCINE UPDATE CMS Mandate Rule Temporarily Halted in KansasKansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt along with 9 other State Attorneys General successfully obtained a ruling today in the US District Court in the Eastern District of...

VACCINE UPDATE Developments on Challenges to Vaccine MandateMonday, we reported that a Federal District Court judge in the Eastern District of Missouri issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting CMS from enforcing the Interim Final Rule (IFR) pending a...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS Here is the Recording for Today’s Weekly WebinarThanks to all who joined us today! If you missed it, listen to the recording and download the handouts. Feel free to use the member...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS Join Us This Friday for Our Weekly WebinarWe will update you on the happenings around COVID and what we are doing to advocate on your behalf. For some, this is a must...