Annual Fire Door Inspection Must be Completed by January 1, 2018
This is a reminder for health care and long term care providers that full compliance with the annual fire door assembly inspection and testing requirement is expected by Jan. 1, 2018. Initially, inspection and...
OSHA Record Keeping Update
According to the OSHA Trade Release, "OSHA will continue accepting 2016 OSHA Form 300A data through the Injury Tracking Application (ITA) until midnight on December 31, 2017. OSHA will not take enforcement action against those employers...
CMS Fire Door Requirements
CMS released a Q&A on fire door requirements.
Q: S&C Letter 17-38-LSC lays out the requirements for Fire & Smoke Door Annual Testing Requirements. In the letter it states, “Non-rated doors, including corridor doors to...
Power Strip Requirements in Resident Rooms
In an effort to answer the many questions received on the use of power strips in resident rooms, CMS put together a short (and simplified) explanation of when they can be used, and the...
Fire Safety Plan Tips from CMS
With all the scrutiny on emergency preparedness, take a fresh look at your fire plan. Do you have one complete plan or do you have multiple versions in your disaster manual? Do you have...
New Medicare Card Webinars
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Kansas City Regional Office invites you to attend the New Medicare Card Webinars. Recent legislation requires CMS to remove Social Security Numbers from all Medicare cards to...
CMS Region 7 Update Newsletter Available for December
The December issue of the CMS Region 7 Update newsletter is now available. Check out the latest issue for all the latest news and information from our regional CMS office.
Midwest Provider Update Now Available From CMS
The December issues of the CMS Midwest Provider Update is now available. Read the latest news and guidance from the Midwest Division of CMS, covering Region 7 and Region 4.
RoP Phase II – Where Do We Go from Here? Overview of S&C 18-04-NH
Temporary Enforcement Delays for Certain Phase 2 F-Tags and Changes to Nursing Home Compare. CMS will put into place an 18-month moratorium on the imposition of civil money penalties (CMPs), discretionary denials of payment...
Read the Latest Issue of the PEAK 2.0 Newsletter
KSU recently published the latest Peak 2.0 Newsletter and featured two of our members – Evergreen Community of Johnson County and The Shepherd’s Center. Congrats! Read the newsletter.
New Survey Process PowerPoints from Melissa Mille with KDADS
Melissa Mille, Director of Survey & Certification Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services recently spoke at our Nurse Leaders Conference and briefed participants on the new Survey Process rolling out. She generously provided her slides...
Thinking About Installing New Security Devices? Call the Fire Marshal First
In order to create a safe environment, we need to work together. The Kansas State Fire Marshal urges that any provider contemplating enhanced security measures to first contact their office by email or by...