Members have access to Regulatory Roundup 2.0
“Regulatory Roundup 2.0” is a quick and easy tracker to help find pertinent rules and federal regulations for LeadingAge members (nursing home, housing, home and community-based services etc.) It will be updated weekly, so...
New Guidance from CMS on Serving Dual Eligibles
On December 19, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published a new State Medicaid Director Letter titled Ten Opportunities to Better Serve Individuals Dually Eligible for Medicaid and Medicare. In this letter, CMS spotlights...
PEAK 2.0 Open Enrollment for New Enrollees
Open enrollment for the PEAK 2.0 program is now open. This program coincides with the state fiscal year calendar, July to June. The enrollment period is open from January 7th to April 15th. New...
Call for Survey Responses to CDC Study on Adult Day Services
CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics’ (NCHS) National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP) encourages adult day services center directors, if contacted, to complete the 2018 survey. NSLTCP is an ongoing federally funded study...
2019 MDS Item Sets Draft Posted
A new DRAFT version of the 2019 MDS item sets (v1.17.0) has been posted. This version is scheduled to become effective October 1, 2019. The files are located in the Downloads section of this CMS webpage.
Course Approval from HOC in 2019
In an effort to provide the most expedient course approval process to course providers, Health Occupations Credentialing will be implementing a change beginning January, 2019. Rather than sending an email with an approval letter...
Smoke Resistant Ceilings Reminder
The following is a message from the Kansas State Fire Marshal:
If a building has ceiling grates that are for return air, the ceiling must be smoke resistant. In addition, it has to be completely...
Electronic Monitoring: Notice to Ombudsman
The office of the State Ombudsman has asked us to remind adult care homes about the ombudsman notice requirement in the new electronic monitoring law.
When a resident chooses to conduct electronic monitoring in their...
Fire Marshal Q & A: Code Footprints and Bed Changes
Question: If a nursing home is increasing or decreasing their number of licensed beds, when must a nursing home submit a code footprint to the Fire Marshal for approval?
Answer: It depends.
If the provider is...
The Nursing Home 5 Star Universe: “Shooting Stars and Deadline Landmines”
2018 saw the most comprehensive revamping of the Five Star Quality Rating System since 2015. All three domains were updated.
The quality measure domain changes include a new short-stay pressure ulcer quality measure that replaces the pressure...
CMS Staff Competency Toolkit
CMS recently released a toolkit to help providers asses and develop competencies to meet the needs of the residents in their community. The toolkit was developed with CMP Funds through the Civil Monetary Penalty Reinvestment...
Update on Governor Transition and New State Legislature
It’s very busy in Topeka as we transition to Governor Kelly’s new administration, and the state legislature starts organizing itself for January. Here are some quick updates:
Debra Zehr and Rachel Monger met with members...