Fire Marshal Checklist and Variance Requests
The Kansas Fire Marshal has asked us to share some helpful resources with you this week.
The first is The Checklist. This booklet is used as a guideline to help life safety code inspectors. Please...
KDADS Post-Legislative Session Stakeholders Meeting
Secretary Laura Howard invites you to the Department for Aging and Disability Services’ Post-legislative Session Stakeholders Meeting. Receive updates on the agency budget, legislative successes and notable program milestones. Learn more about the agency’s...
Hays, KS Medicaid Training Opportunity: June 25, 2019
KDHE Division of Health Care Finance is offering 2 Medicaid Training courses in Hays, KS on June 25, 2019. The courses in this curriculum provide an overview of Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Eligibility* (offered...
Were There Inaccuracies on Your 5-Star Report? Here Is How to Fix Them
LeadingAge Kansas recently sent out individualized 5-Star analysis reports to nursing homes – an excellent member benefit. We have received several inquiries from members stating their reports contained inaccurate our outdated information. In order...
Who is Inspecting Your Fire Doors?
A review of the Life Safety Code includes an annual inspection of fire doors. CMS has a S&C memo clarification from 2017 with full compliance by 2018. Please review the information in the newsletter...
New Medicare BFCC-QIO Announcement
LeadingAge national has just shared a bulletin outlining a change with appeals and QoC complaints.
Effective June 8, 2019, Livanta will handle Medicare appeals and quality of care complaints in the following states and Regions.
Region 2:...
Elder Abuse Awareness Event in June
The Kansas Department for Children and Families is sponsoring a learning event on June 12th at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library to recognize World Elder Abuse Awareness Month, observed in June. Assistant...
Members that Provide Skilled Nursing Care Should Review Their Provider Preview Report by May...
The updated SNF Provider Preview Reports from CMS are available for review.
Providers have until May 30 to review their performance data prior to it being displayed on the Nursing Home Compare site in July. The...
CMS Has Issued an Early Release of the MDS 3.0 RAI Manual
Please note this early release is being provided in response to stakeholder feedback. The MDS 3.0 RAI Manual v1.17 contains many updates including information related to the Patient Driven Payment Model. Please check back...
KDHE Names New Medicaid Director and Healthcare Division of Operations/COO
KDHE Secretary Lee Norman has named Adam Proffitt to be their Medicaid Director, effective immediately.
Secretary Norman says of Proffitt, “Adam demonstrates a remarkable capacity to do strategic thinking, detailed analytic work, negotiate with a...
KDADS Sunflower Connection
Read the latest KDADS Sunflower Connection, a newsletter for adult care home providers.
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LeadingAge Policy Update
Here is the latest policy update from LeadingAge National.
Topics include:
Affordable Senior Housing
Medicare Observation Days legislation
Home and community-based services (HCBS)
Workforce
“Medicare for All”
Nursing home regulation
Skilled Nursing Facilities: Proposed Fiscal...