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LeadingAge has successfully advocated for provisions and policies that directly help members maintain operations while providing the best care and services during the pandemic. Today, hundreds of LeadingAge staff, state executives and members from across the country would have descended on Washington D.C., for meetings with members of Congress as part of our annual Lobby Read More…
On April 15th, CMS released a summary of the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers. Included in those blanket waivers is a reference to PBJ data entry. Staffing Data Submission. CMS is waiving 42 CFR 483.70(q) to provide relief to long-term care facilities on the requirements for submitting staffing data through the Read More…
On March 18th, DSS issued Provider Information Notice 20-08-ASC providing updated or additional statewide waivers for certain licensing requirements pertaining to Adult and Senior Care (ASC) licensees, particularly around workforce requirements. Updated PIN supersedes the previous PIN 20-07-ASC and include the following: Recommendations on the prevention, containment and mitigation measures for COVID-19, outlining responses to Read More…
Updated on March 26th. Updates in italics. During HUD’s call on March 18th, HUD emphasized looking to the CDC and state and local public health departments for guidance with regards to the health and safety of the residents. HUD is doing its best to adapt to the situation but reinforced that it could only handle Read More…
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released new COVID-19 guidance for adult day health centers (ADHCs) through an All Facilities Letter (AFL). Note: this guidance supersedes prior gathering and visitation guidance issued through an earlier AFL. ADHCs are currently permitted to still operate; however, referring to the CDC’s published guidance, CDPH is recommending Read More…
CMS approved California’s 1135 Waiver request on March 23rd, which provides for new flexibility in federal requirements across several programs. The CMS response letter can be found here. Highlights of the waiver that impact aging services are below: Current “blanket waivers” (waivers that are granted for the entire country) include: The 3-day prior hospitalization for Read More…
