Are You Ready for the Emergency Conditions of Participation?
CMS has issued a Final Emergency Preparedness Rule that must be implemented in full by all healthcare providers no later than November 15, 2017....
CARE Level I Must Be Complete and Entered in KMAP For Nursing Homes to...
According to an informational memo just released by KDADS, effective May 1, 2017, Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) will no longer be able to reimburse...
OIG Posts Update to Exclusions Database
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has posted its February 2017 update to the List of Excluded Individuals/Entities....
BACHA Meets
The Kansas Board of Adult Care Home Administrators (BACHA) met earlier this month in Topeka. Here are some of the highlights:
Staff from Health...
CMS Special Focus Facilities (SFF) Program Update
A new CMS Survey and Certification Letter, S&C: 17-20-NH, conveys updates to the Special Focus Facility (SFF) program for Fiscal Year 2017. The SFF...
Fire Marshal Update
In the past four months, there have been two IJ’s with nursing home providers (not in Kansas) that had locked kitchens at night. Fires occurred...
LTC State Operations Manual – Appendix PP – Revised
CMS recently updated the State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix PP. The SOM was revised to incorporate the revised Requirements of Participation for Medicare and...
Let’s Continue to Work Together for Regulatory Sanity
Have you (and your key staff, board members, and your other constituents) sent an email to members of Congress to advocate for the reform...
February 2017 PEAK Newsletter Available
KSU recently published the 2017 PEAK Newsletter. View it here.
Must Read on Power Strip Safety
The State Fire Marshal’s Office urges all providers to read Power Strip Safety and Regulatory Compliance: A Comprehensive Guide to Utilizing Power Strips in...
Life Safety Code – Clarification on Non-Smoking Signage
According to Katharine Achor, LSC Specialist at CMS in Kansas City: “If a long-term care facility is a non-smoking campus inside, they need a...
PBJ Submission Due February 14th – PBJ Compliance Added to Nursing Home Compare
LTC providers have up to 45 days after the end of the quarter to submit PBJ data for Federal Fiscal Quarter 1 (October 1,...