STATE NEWS
$15 Per Nursing Facility Medicaid PRD to be Delivered July 29th
- One lump sum delivered to the way each organization receives Medicaid payments
- No strings attached (I.e. does not have to be used for COVID-specific costs)
Formula for calculation:
- 2020 cost report Medicaid days divided by 365 for daily average census.
- Daily average census times $15 times 178 for calendar year 2020 amount.
plus
- Daily average times $15 times 181 for calendar year 2021 amount.
Questions? Email Georgianna at KDADS georgiannna.correll@ks.gov
Get Ready for the Public Eye on Staff Vaccination Rates
Public pressure to “make sure” your staff are vaccinated is about to intensify -including media attention. Most of you are doing everything you can to educate staff about the benefit of vaccination… to themselves, their families, their co-workers and to the vulnerable elders they serve. You’re working to make it easy for staff to get vaccinated by working with local partners or opening a vaccine clinic yourself. A few of you provide monetary incentives. A few of you provide extra PTO or other perks to fully vaccinated staff. Like a take home meal once or twice a week, or having housekeeping do a load or two of laundry once a week. So, some employers are getting creative. A handful of members say they are considering using some of that “extra” $15 per resident day for vaccination incentives. The press is starting to publish facility-by-facility vaccination rates. Expect that to be coming to a newspaper, TV station and/or social media near you. LeadingAge Kansas, when asked, strongly advised state officials not to publish vaccination rates for every nursing home. I just heard today that some hospitals now have a policy that if an unvaccinated worker gets COVID, they are not eligible for sick leave or PTO while they are sick. Needless to say, things are getting a little intense on this issue of staff vaccination rates. I have no universal advise for members except use the information and resources at your disposal to encourage staff vaccination, be creative, and prepare for how you will respond when the media and members of your local community come knocking on your door.
FEDERAL NEWS QUICK HIGHLIGHTS
- Legislation has been introduced in Congress to create a new visa to address workforce shortages. H.R. 4288 would develop a new H-2C visa classification to fill opportunities for work that do not require a college degree. LeadingAge supports H.R. 4288. Stay tuned for when to act.
- The deadline to Submit comments on the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Extended to August 20th.
- Legislation Introduced that Creates a New Visa to Address Workforce Shortages. H.R. 4288 would develop a new H-2C visa classification to fill opportunities for work that do not require a college degree. LeadingAge supports H.R. 4288. Stay tuned for when to act.
- Deadline to Submit Comments on OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Extended to August 20th. Legislation Introduced that Creates a New Visa to Address Workforce Shortages. H.R. 4288 would develop a new H-2C visa classification to fill opportunities for work that do not require a college degree. LeadingAge supports H.R. 4288. Stay tuned for when to act.
- Deadline to Submit Comments on OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Extended to August 20th.
- HRSA Confirms Providers Can Opt to Use Provider Relief Funds solely for Lost Revenues related to coronavirus. See article that highlights 5 things providers should know related to PRF reporting on lost revenues including this latest news. Questions to nfallon@leadingage.org.
- NHSN updates delayed. Originally scheduled to make several updates to the COVID-19 Long-term Care Facility July 8. No timeline when the updates will occur. Please continue to report on all required data elements until that time. Send NHSN comments to jeyigor@leadingage.org. Technical assistance email bdavis@kfmc.org.
LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS
Weekly Webinar Update
This week, we welcomed Kerry McCue with Healthcare Coalition Partners of Kansas. Listen to the recording and download the handouts.
Here is the link to the HCP website that includes videos, options to apply for mini grants to implement telehealth in your organization and to see the state regions laid out by the Coalition.
Make plans to join us each Friday at 10 AM. Register here.
LEADINGAGE NATIONAL NEWS
July 27th Webinar: Complying with New Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements
Are you ready to report on the Provider Relief Funds you received this past year? Join the 90-minute webinar to gain expert guidance as the September 30th reporting deadline approaches. You will learn what you should be paying attention to, hear how HHS reporting guidelines will impact your lost revenue calculations, and discuss how this reporting will intersect with other assistance you may have received during the pandemic.
WORKFORCE NEWS
Monday’s Online Coronavirus Policy Update Call
Join us Monday at 2:30 PM CDT to hear from workplace culture expert Cara Silletto. She will share her expertise on how LeadingAge members can build confidence and trust around COVID-19 vaccines as well as how to create an organizational culture that can withstand the strains of COVID-19 and beyond. Register now to join us.
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