KanCare Renewal Tour
State officials conducted a series of stakeholder engagement meetings across Kansas to gather input and feedback on the coming KanCare contract renewal. The state...
HCBS Settings Rule Meeting for Adult Care Homes
KDADS is hosting an informational meeting in Topeka on June 10th for adult care home providers regarding the new HCBS settings rule. Attend to...
2016 Joint Provider/Surveyor Fire Marshal Training
July 19th – Topeka; July 20th – Wichita
This Joint Training seminar for Kansas adult care home providers and the KSFMO healthcare staff was created...
OSHA Expands Employer Responsibility to Provide Access to OSHA Reports
On Friday, May 20, 2016, the Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) posted a “correction” to its earlier final rules released on May 12th....
CMS Releases Final Rule Moving to NFPA 2012 in the Life Safety Code
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have released their final Rule, ‘Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Fire Safety Requirements for Certain Health Care Facilities’,...
The Final Stage of the New OSHA Hazard Communication Standard Goes into Effect on...
OSHA revised its Hazard Communication Standard to align with the United Nation’s Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The new...
A Member Asks…
Q: If a NF decreases licensed beds and then decides later to increase beds, do they have to bring the new beds (or the...
SFY 2017 Proposed Medicaid Rates
The state has published the proposed Medicaid rates for state fiscal year 2017. Due to the pending provider tax legislation, the proposed rate notice...