COVID-19

FEDERAL NEWS CMS Announces Termination of Certain Waivers While 3-Day Stay Waiver Remains in EffectCMS has announced the termination of 1135 waivers related to notice of transfer, notice of roommate change, completion of care plans,...

STATE NEWS Updated Visitation GuidanceKDADS has posted updated Visitation Guidance in the KDADS COVID-19 Guidance Documents page of the KDADS website. Changes are noted in red font and deletions are noted are indicated by strikethrough. FEDERAL...

VACCINE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Vaccination Overview as of 4/27/2022 4,332,924 Total Doses Reported as Administered      - First Dose: 1,963,171- Second Dose: 1,594,090- Third Dose: 775,6645,657,310 Total Doses Distributed      - State Distributed: 3,069,00062.7% of Kansans Vaccinated with One Dose    54.6%...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS Join Us For Our Friday WebinarsListen in for information and updates about the coronavirus, Fridays at 10 AM. Register here. OSHA Grant Funded Covid-19 Safety Training Final Opportunity Starting Soon  The final training...

VACCINE NEWS Third Doses for Moderately and Severely Immunocompromised PeopleOn August 13th the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted unanimously to recommend an additional dose of the Pfizer vaccine for those 12 and...

VACCINE NEWS CDC COCA Call on Coadministration of Flu and COVID Vax RecommendationsCDC will hold a Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Call on Thursday, September 9th, from 1:00 – 2:00 PM CT on the...

STATE NEWS  Kansas COVID-19 Cluster Summary       As of October 6th, there are 9 long-term care facilities with clusters and 2 are LeadingAge Kansas Members.  Statewide Active COVID-19 Clusters       Clusters: 217  Cases: 2,634 Hospitalizations: 77  Kansas COVID-19: Case Rates       Cases: 415,431 Total Case Rate...

FEDERAL NEWS CMS Vaccine Mandate CommentsLeadingAge National thanks everyone who participated in their call last week on the CMS Vaccine Mandate rule. LeadingAge will submit comments on the interim final rule at the end of...

STATE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Cluster Summary    As of December 22nd, there are 10 long-term care facilites with clusters and three are LeadingAge Kansas Members. Statewide Active COVID-19 Clusters     Clusters: 160Cases: 1,592Hospitalizations: 47 Kansas COVID-19: Case Rates     Cases: 505,522Total Case Rate...

STATE NEWS Overview of Executive Order No. 22-01 and the Impacts on Nursing PracticeRead the update from KSBN. Contact carol.moreland@ks.gov with questions. Read This Week’s KDHE COVID-19 NewsletterCheck out the latest newsletter from KDHE. Sign up...

STATE NEWS CLIA NoteIf you are using different antigen tests than you originally put on your CLIA waiver application, email kdhe.clia2@ks.gov.   View the Archived Public Hearing on HB 2524 to Regulate Staffing AgenciesArchived in the...

VACCINE NEWS CDC Updates Vaccination TimelinesCDC now states that a 3–8-week interval between doses of the Pfizer vaccine in a primary series may be optimal for certain individuals, especially for males 12-39 years old. This...