Senators Push Department of Labor to Better Track Nonprofit Workforce Data
On February 12th, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ed Markey (D-MA) sent a letter to Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su and Office of...
Feedback on HCBS Final Settings Rule Policies Due Friday
If you are interested in submitting comments on the two policies released by KDADS regarding the HCBS Final Settings rule, you can do so...
KDHE to Host Quarterly Nursing Facility Collaboration Meetings
The Kansas Department for Health and Environment Medicaid Eligibility department plans to host quarterly nursing facility collaboration meetings starting March 1st. The meetings will...
Kansas Capitol Happenings for Week Ending February 23rd
Both the Senate Ways and Means (SWAM) Human Services subcommittee and the House Social Services Budget committee have made their recommendations on the KDADS...
Weekly Recaps: February 14, 2024
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
Affordable Housing Weekly Update. Here is your...
NHSN Outage Scheduled for February 23rd – 25th
NHSN sent an email blast on February 12th notifying users that a system upgrade will take the application offline Friday, February 23rd, through Sunday,...
CMS Updates Hospice Item Set and Comprehensive Assessment Manuals
On February 9th, CMS posted updates to a number of hospice quality reporting program (HQRP) manuals and fact sheets. The HQRP manual updates were...
LeadingAge Meets with CMS Center for Program Integrity (CPI) Staff on Hospice Audits
LeadingAge met with the Center for Program Integrity leadership on February 7th to discuss follow up on their survey results. CPI was very interested...
CMS Announces Proposed Rule to Strengthen Accrediting Organization Oversight and to Prevent Conflict of...
On February 8th, CMS announced a proposed rule for Strengthening Oversight of Accrediting Organizations (AOs) and Preventing AO Conflict of Interest. AOs survey over...
Action Alert: Urge Congress to Fix the CNA Training Lockout!
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) are an integral part of the aging services workforce. Unfortunately, many CNA training programs have been suspended in nursing homes...
Seeking Feedback on Medicaid 2126 Requests from KDHE
We have heard from members they have been receiving requests to submit a 2126 form when residents are admitted to the hospital even if...
Kansas Capitol Happenings for Week Ending February 16th
Long days ahead for the Government Affairs team as we work towards “turn around” day on February 23rd. This week, several committees are working...