LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS
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Still Advocating on our Request to State for Flexibility
As reported in the weekly webinar this morning, here is the request we submitted to the Governor and Legislative Coordinating Council (and KDADS) for flexibility in specific regulatory and other requirements for adult care homes.
Here is the Recording from our Weekly Webinar
Did you miss our webinar today? Never fear, we have the recording and handouts for you to peruse. Don’t forget to re-register (if you haven’t already) for our weekly webinar. Register with the new link here.
LeadingAge Kansas in the News
Here are a couple of segments from WIBW News in Topeka featuring Debra Zehr and Rachel Monger:
- Kansas nursing homes prepare to rollout vaccine booster shots
- New survey finds that nearly every U.S. nursing home is facing a staff shortage
STATE NEWS
Creating a Designated Unit/Area for COVID-19 Positive Residents
If you need to create a designated area in your building for COVID positive resident, you can request temporary licensure changes by completing and submitting this COVID-19 ACH Checklist to KDADS.
FEDERAL NEWS
Provider Relief Application (Phase 4 PRF and Rural PRF) Now Open – Time to Get to Work
Make sure to attend one or more of the webinars to help you understand the opportunities and successfully complete your application:
- Tues, Oct 5th, 2-3 PM – register to attend
- Weds, Oct 13th, 2-3 PM – register to attend
- Thurs, Oct 21st, 2-3 PM – register to attend
Providers should begin NOW and will need their Tax Identification Numbers (TINs) validated before they can complete the full application including financial information. This can take time. Here’s a great article about what we know so far. Nicole Fallon at LeadingAge is your contact on this topic.
Vaccine Mandates: Q & A on Upcoming OSHA ETS For Businesses with 100 or more Employees
There are a lot of questions about the upcoming OSHA emergency temporary standard (ETS) addressing vaccine mandates or weekly testing requirements that will apply to all employers with 100 or more employees. The Health Action Alliance hosted a town hall last week with three experts and provided some answers to top questions they received on the upcoming OSHA ETS. We are also still awaiting the CMS vaccine mandate for providers that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid program. LeadingAge national will review how these two rules will apply to members. We anticipate both rules will be released sometime in October.
LEADINGAGE NATIONAL NEWS
For LeadingAge Kansas Members That Provide or Manage HUD Housing. A HUD Stakeholder Call on COVID-19 Supplemental Payments is scheduled for October 5th at 11:30 AM CT.Participation is limited. More information about registration is available here.
LeadingAge Coronavirus Calls
On Monday, October 4th at 2:30 PM CT, Brian Kane at the Catholic Health Association of the USA will join the call to talk about the thorny and multi-faceted topic of religious exemptions. In particular he will address questions and concerns that have been raised about the use of fetal cells in relation to COVID vaccines currently available. Brian will talk about this Statement from Pro-Life Catholic Scholars on the Moral Acceptability of Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines, from the Ethics and Public Policy Center. He’ll answer caller questions and discuss how Catholic health and aging services provider organizations are dealing with religious exemptions. If you haven’t registered for LeadingAge Update Calls, you can do so here.
RESOURCES
Regular Information for Clinicians on Monoclonal Antibodies
HHS hosts regular stakeholder calls on COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Therapeutics. They post regular information for clinicians on this homepage, including recordings of the prior week’s calls. Here are the slides that were used in this week’s update call.
Resource for Providers Participating in the CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Program, Long-term Care Residents & Their Families
In response to inquiries about medical consent surrounding the administration of a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to residents in long-term care (LTC) settings at least six months after their Pfizer-BioNTech primary series, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released responses to frequently asked questions (FAQs).
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