KDADS Sends Provider Email with Update on Heightened Scrutiny for Final Settings Rule
An email was sent to providers and stakeholders last week outlining KDADS intent to follow more flexible guidelines for the heightened scrutiny process for Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Final Settings Rule. No...
CMS Provides KDADS SCCC with Enhanced Barrier Precautions FAQ
Last week, Lacey Hunter with the Survey and Credentialing Commission at KDADS joined the LeadingAge Kansas weekly webinar to discuss the minimum staffing rule and other updates. One of the items she mentioned was...
Kansas City Area Members Save the Date for Candidate Meet and Greet
LeadingAge Kansas will be co-hosting a candidate meet and greet for healthcare providers in the Kansas City area on Tuesday, June 25 from 5:30-7:30 PM. Other healthcare providers participating in the event include Kansas...
LeadingAge Kansas To Attend Monthly Stakeholder Calls with KDHE Eligibility and KDADS Next Week
Next Friday, May 17, LeadingAge Kansas will attend stakeholder calls with both the KDHE Eligibility and KDADS teams to discuss issues, concerns, successes and more. If there is something you would like an update...
Calling Out White House on Disparaging Nursing Home Characterizations
In a May 2 letter, LeadingAge president and CEO Katie Smith Sloan expressed deep dismay and concern over the Administration’s mischaracterization of nursing homes and continued inflammatory comments regarding the quality of care provided...
Recording and Materials from Staffing Mandate Webinar
As of May 1, LeadingAge’s April 30 Policy Update: Federal Staffing Mandate Replay (recording and materials) is now available on the LeadingAge Learning Hub. For members, the webinar is free of charge. If a...
CMS Defers Many Questions on Staffing Standards to Yet-to-be-released Interpretive Guidance
LeadingAge met with CMS on May 1 for the monthly associations call. Many questions were asked related to how the recently released minimum staffing standards rule would be regulated and enforced by CMS. CMS...
House Ways and Means Committee to Mark Up Several Health-Related Bills
House Ways and Means Committee to Mark Up Several Health-Related Bills
House Committee to Consider CNA Lockout Bill. Included in the May 8 markup is legislation to address the two-year CNA lockout for nursing homes....
President Biden Vetoes Congressional Resolution of Disapproval of NLRB Joint Employer Rule
On May 3, President Biden vetoed a Congressional resolution that would have overturned a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) final rule, issued in October 2023, establishing a new and broader standard for determining whether...
CMS Update IDR and Enforcement Procedures for Home Health and Hospice
On May 3, the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality at CMS issued a memo revising the State Operations Manual (SOM) Chapter 10 to update informal dispute resolution process and enforcement procedures for hospice...
New Proposed CAHPS Hospice Survey Available for Review
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing in the FY2025 Hospice Wage Index to implement a revised CAHPS Hospice Survey beginning with January 2025 decedents. A 2021 CAHPS Hospice Survey mode...
Home Health CY2025 Proposed Rule Goes to OMB
On April 26, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services submitted CY 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and Home Infusion Therapy and Home IVIG Services Payment Update (CMS-1803) proposed rule to...