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CMS Vaccine Rule Slides and Next Stakeholder Call
Here are the slides CMS used on the stakeholder call they held on November 4th, on the staff vaccination interim final rule. Here is a link to the video of the call and CMS’s frequently asked questions document. CMS is planning another stakeholder call on Wednesday, November 10th at 2:30 – 3:30 PM CT. Like the previous call, it is limited to 10,000 participants, and is likely to fill up. You must register in advance at this link. After you sign up you will receive an email with the zoom information.
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LeadingAge Coronavirus Update Calls
All calls this week will, as always, cover the full COVID-19 policy environment for aging services providers; in addition, we’ll include special focus on what the new CMS and OSHA rules mean for various provider settings and types and try to answer additional questions that are coming up related to the vaccine mandate rules.
What’s been the financial impact of COVID on aging services providers? Even more important, what can we expect going forward? On Monday November 8th at 2:30 PM CST, Amy Castleberry, Managing Director at Ziegler, will discuss Ziegler’s most recent CARF Financial Ratios & Trend Analysis and talk about how providers can use the benchmark data in the report to plan for the future. On Wednesday, November 10th at 2:30 PM CST, Julia Coit, Epidemiologist, and Emily Levine, Chief of Staff, of LeadingAge member 2Life will join us to discuss their organization’s plans and experience setting up COVID-19 booster clinics. They will answer your questions on how to prep for these clinics and how to market them to residents and staff. If you haven’t registered for LeadingAge Update Calls, you can do so here.
Mark Your Calendar: LeadingAge Member Briefing on the OSHA and CMS Staff Vaccination Rules on Thursday, November 11th
Do the CMS and OSHA rules overlap? Are there gaps? What do the rules mean for assisted living or HCBS providers or affordable housers? How do the rules relate to new hires? Nursing homes already test, does that count as part of the plan that providers have to establish? What about staff who work in a non-covered part of a life plan community? LeadingAge members are asking all these questions and more. Please mark your calendar for a briefing by LeadingAge Policy staff on the two rules focused on the characteristics and needs of LeadingAge members across the continuum. Briefing attendees will be able to ask questions during the hour; we may not have all the answers, but your input will help us identify the additional information we’ll need from CMS and OSHA. The briefing will be on Thursday, November 11th at 2:00 PM CST. Additional details and registration information coming soon.
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