KANSAS UPDATE
- Long Term Care State Waiver Request: A Joint Association Letter from LeadingAge Kansas, KHCA & KACE
- There are 368 Cases of COVID-19 Now Reported in KS
- If you have a resident or staff member that tests positive for COVID-19, please let us know.
FEDERAL UPDATES
- The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), enacted on March 18, expanded FMLA and paid sick leave benefits for employees to help support workers during the COVID-19 pandemic including clarification on the definition of “health care provider”. It also includes posters and fact sheets for employers.
- CMS Announces Accelerated/Advance Payments for Medicare Providers
- Long-Term Care Nursing Homes Telehealth and Telemedicine Toolkit
- OSHA has an excellent video about the difference between a respirator and a surgical mask.
- WHO’s new clinical codes in the context of COVID-19
LEADINGAGE NATIONAL UPDATES
- View LeadingAge’s FAQs about FFCRA.
- What’s in the CARES Act for LeadingAge Members
- If you missed the LeadingAge daily calls over the weekend, you can listen to the recordings focusing on rural issues and FMLA/FFCRA.
PROVIDER RESOURCES
- Due to the temporary changes in CNA training requirements by KDADS last week, our Associate Member, Allied Health, is providing solutions for CNA training to help you with employees. More information here. View their protocols. They are also working on expediting the CMA course.
- PayActiv Provides Free Liquidity for Workers During Crisis. They have also created the launching The ACCESS Foundation. This is a non-profit seeded with $5 million that will send money directly to our most vulnerable workers and small businesses.
- Relias provides free education, inservices and other tools during the COVID-19 crisis.
- Tidal Basin, a national firm providing FEMA recovery grant assistance management can help with FEMA assistance. View the presentation, webinar recording, and sample contract they provided to LeadingAge Texas.
