KanCare Providers Urge Governor and Legislature to Restore Medicaid Cuts
LeadingAge Kansas is part of a large coalition of Medicaid providers working to reverse the recent cuts to KanCare. The coalition has been educating legislators and urging the Governor to find a budget solution...
Surveyor Roundtables Next Week
The annual KDADS nursing home surveyor roundtables are next week. Join KDADS, LeadingAge Kansas, KHCA and KACE for these FREE Regional Roundtable meetings to hear from KDADS about the Top 10 Tags and other survey issue updates.
There is no...
National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and QAPI MLN Connects® Call
Learn about the reform of requirements for long-term care, highlighting the Behavioral Health Services & Pharmacy Services sections. The call will be held on Tuesday, December 6th from 1:30 PM to 3:oo PM ET....
OSHA’s New Reporting and Anti-Retaliation Rule
This past May, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a final rule to modernize injury data collection to better inform workers, employers, the public and OSHA about workplace hazards....
KDADS PEAK Advisory Council Members Needed
KDADS is seeking PEAK enrollees who are interested in being a part of the KDADS PEAK Advisory Team.
The PEAK Advisory Team Charter and PEAK Advisory Team Volunteer application can be found on the KDADS...
New Limited English Proficiency Regulations in Effect
Last month, new limited English proficiency (LEP) regulations went into effect for nursing facilities and other providers that accept Medicare/Medicaid. Under the new regulations, providers must take “reasonable steps to provide reasonable access” to LEP...
Preparing for Phase I Nursing Home Regulations Compliance
by Dr. Cheryl Phillips
We know this new rule is daunting for many of our LeadingAge members who provide nursing home services. In order to help you organize your work we have prepared a short summary of...
Final OSHA Electronic Recordkeeping Rule Published
by Jennifer Hilliard
Update - At the request of the judge presiding over a legal challenge, OSHA has agreed to extend the effective date of the anti-retaliation provisions of the final injury and illness electronic reporting rule...
CMS Announces Training for Phase 1 Implementation of New Nursing Home Regulations
CMS is developing an online training for State Survey Agencies (SA), providers and other stakeholders on the new Nursing Home Requirements of Participation (RoPs). The training will be available on November 18th. It will...
Medicare Learning Network Call on Changes Requirements
Join CMS on Thursday, October 27th from 12:30-2:oo PM to learn about the final rule to reform the federal health and safety standards that long-term care facilities must meet in order to participate in the...
Medicare Hospice News
On October 6th, CMS released a privacy-protected public data set, the Hospice Utilization and Payment Public Use File (Hospice PUF), which provides information on services provided to Medicare beneficiaries by hospice providers. CMS also...
KDADS Regional Roundtable Meetings in November
Join KDADS, LeadingAge Kansas, KHCA and KACE for these important regional roundtable meetings. KDADS agency updates as well as the Top 10 Deficiencies will be discussed. These meetings are free for the attendee but you...