LeadingAge Weighs in on Proposed Medicare Advantage Changes
LeadingAge national has submitted a comment letter to CMS on the 2020 Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part D Payment Policies (the Advance Notice) and Draft Call Letter (“Call...
CMS Updates Emergency Preparedness Guidance
CMS issued updated guidance on federal emergency preparedness requirements Appendix Z of the State Operations Manual – Emergency Preparedness, effective Feb. 1, 2019. The new guidance is to be communicated to state agency survey...
Meeting with Congressman Watkins
LeadingAge Kansas staff, along with a small group of health-related association heads, met with new 2nd District Congressman Steve Watkins last week. Our time was spent getting acquainted with the Congressman and his philosophy of policy-making,...
SNF Providers Can Preview April Reports for Publicly Reported Measures
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports are now available for review prior to the April 2019 Nursing Home Compare site refresh. Corrections to the underlying data are not permitted but providers can request a CMS...
Urgent Update: Salon Licensing
Despite the plain reading of the statute, and decades of precedent, we have been informed that the Kansas Board of Cosmetology is insisting on their ability to license and inspect the beauty services and...
Home Health Compare Quarterly Refresh – January 2019
The January 2019 quarterly Home Health (HH) Compare refresh, including new quality measure results based on data submitted to CMS, is now available on the HH Compare Site. In addition to the HH QRP...
Cost Report Update: New Schedule “K” Added
As you begin to fill out this year’s Cost Report, you will notice a major change. A new Schedule “K” has been added to gauge employee vacancies. LeadingAge Kansas lobbied for the addition because...
Clarification on Adult Care Home Administrator’s License
We recently received a question from a member asking if they needed to obtain an Adult Care Home Operators Certificate to oversee a Home Plus on their campus if they were already a Licensed...
KDADS Posts New HCBS Background Check Policy
In order to comply with new federal background check requirements for HCBS providers, KDADS has posted the finalized version of their policy. This policy is applicable to all HCBS waiver providers.
Read the policy here
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Compliance and Scope and Severity Updates from the Fire Marshal
Electrical Receptacle Testing
CMS has put together a helpful guide for electrical receptacle testing for health care occupancies. Check it out.
Higher Severity in Emergency Preparedness Surveys
CMS has updated the Scope and Severity that will be...
Read This: New Schedule “K” Added to KS Medicaid Cost Report
As you begin to fill out this year’s Cost Report, you will notice a major change. A new Schedule “K” has been added to gauge employee vacancies. LeadingAge Kansas lobbied for the addition because...
New Federal Initiative Launched to Improve Person-Centered Practice
The National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems will provide public education and individualized technical assistance to states to improve capacity in person-centered services.
On January 7, 2019, the Administration for Community Living (ACL)...