COVID-19

FEDERAL NEWS CMS Releases Blog on Roadmap to the End of COVID PHEThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a blog post looking at the agency’s use of emergency authority waivers (including 250,000...

STATE NEWS   Kansas State of Emergency Ended Tuesday June 15thDespite a request from Governor Kelly to extend it through July, state legislative leaders decided to let the state’s emergency order expire at midnight on Tuesday,...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS Please Re-register for Our Weekly WebinarsIf you had previously registered for our weekly webinar, please re-register for future Friday webinars. It’s quick and painless. If you have never joined us before, register...

FEDERAL NEWS TODAY (May 18th) is the Deadline to File Late Reporting Request for PRF Reporting Period 2(RP2) Providers who encountered extenuating circumstances when attempting to file their PRF report for RP2 have until Wednesday,...

FEDERAL UPDATE HUD Issues Updated Brochure to Address Resident COVID-19 ConcernsHUD has issued an updated resident brochure addressing tenant concerns during the pandemic, including information about the current eviction moratorium. The brochure reminds residents that rent...

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...

FEDERAL NEWS Update on Employee Leave Provisions During COVIDAs COVID case numbers surge dramatically, LeadingAge members have asked for an update on employee leave provisions, in case staff test positive, have a family member who...

STATE NEWS Kansas National Guard to Support KDHE Testing Sites and Assist with the Shipment and PPE DeliveryRead the press release from Governor Kelly’s Office. FEDERAL NEWS Federal Public Health Emergency Renewed for Another 90 Days The federal...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS Need Your Assistance to Advocate on Member Workforce Crisis and NeedsPLEASE complete this survey for nursing home providers. Still Advocating on our Request to State for FlexibilityAs reported in the weekly webinar this...

STATE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Cluster Summary      As of March 16th, there are 3 long-term care facilities with clusters and two are LeadingAge Kansas Members.  Statewide Active COVID-19 Clusters Clusters: 133Cases: 3,646Hospitalizations: 44 Kansas COVID-19: Case Rates      Cases: 769,046Total Case...

VACCINE NEWS COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate News Round-Up Senior care companies and state governments continue to announce COVID-19 vaccine mandates for workers.  More and more long term care industry groups are emerging in support of mandates, and...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS LeadingAge Kansas continues, in cooperation with KHCA, to advocate for emergency regulatory relief and waivers as the pandemic re-escalates. We pressed the Legislative Coordinating Council (LCC) to take up our request at...