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CMS Drops ‘Enormous’ MDS Changes in Surprise Move
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services surprised nursing home operators Friday by quietly posting a draft of updated Minimum Data Set specifications. The agency had said earlier this year it would not be releasing a new version until early next year.
CMS on Friday said a final version of the MDS 3.0 patient assessment tool will be released later this year. Changes will go into effect Oct. 1, 2023, as most recently announced in spring. READ MORE
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Providers Anticipate Receiving New COVID Boosters in Days, Following CDC Panel’s Approval
The CDC’s independent vaccine advisers voted 13-1 Thursday to recommend updated COVID-19 vaccine boosters from two manufacturers for all US adults, including seniors and others who have already had two previous boosters. READ MORE
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TOMORROW! Webinar: Dynamic DON Series: MDS and Medicare Essentials
9/7/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM
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"Tropical Escape - Rejuvenating Your Why"
Kansas Star Event Center Mulvane, KS
September 28 - 30, 2022
Join us for our 72nd Annual Convention & Trade Show in Mulvane, KS! Registration is now open. To learn more about all the offerings this event brings, click the brochure cover or click here to register!
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2023 Education Survey
2023 is right around the corner and KHCA/KCAL plans to continue our partnership with Proactive Medical to offer you educational webinars that are valuable to you. Your input is needed as we make the selections for 2023. Please take this short survey and let us know what interests you most. The deadline is September 9th!
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Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
So, September has arrived and that means we are all preparing for our annual flu vaccine clinics. You should have already ordered, and perhaps received your annual vaccine supplies from your pharmacy provider, but now you have to obtain from residents, or send out to representatives the current vaccine information and consent forms. There have been multiple deficiencies written related to facilities not using current FDA information sheets for vaccines. READ MORE
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COVID-19 Bivalent Vaccine Booster Approved
Last week, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), with approval from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), recommended the updated Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 boosters. These new “bivalent” vaccines are designed to fight the Omicron strains of COVID-19 more effectively.
The bivalent COVID-19 vaccine will be administered as a single booster dose to those who previously completed a primary series of COVID-19 vaccine. Eligible individuals should wait at least two months after receiving their primary series or prior monovalent booster before receiving the bivalent booster. Individuals with a prior COVID-19 infection should wait three months from symptom onset or a positive test (if asymptomatic) before receiving the bivalent booster.
The approval and recommendation to use the monovalent Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 boosters for persons aged 12 years and older and the monovalent Moderna COVID-19 booster for persons 18 and older are repealed and replaced with recommendations to use the updated bivalent vaccine. This means individuals do not need to choose which booster to receive as there is only one booster available; the bivalent is now the sole booster.
The recommendations also confirmed that co-administration of the bivalent and influenza vaccine are allowed without contraindications. Therefore, providers should offer both influenza and COVID-19 vaccines during vaccine clinics if a person is eligible for both.
AHCA/NCAL has been meeting with the CDC and LTC pharmacy partners to ensure LTC remains a top priority for access to this booster. Facilities should contact their LTC pharmacies and schedule bivalent booster and influenza clinics for the coming months.
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Annual Meeting Packet
Click here for the the Annual Business Meeting materials. This meeting will be held during the Kansas Health Care Association’s 72nd Annual Convention and Trade Show in Mulvane, KS.
Friday, September 30, 2022
10:00- 11:00 AM
Kansas Star Event Center
785 Kansas Star Drive
Mulvane, KS 67110
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The Long Term Care Survey manual, Phase 3 is now available for pre-order!
Order your copy today for October delivery.*
Phase 3 of The Long Term Care Survey manual includes all the updates from CMS' three-phase implementation.
Survey guidance for Phase 3 was released in June 2022. Surveyors will begin using this guidance on October 24, 2022.
Save money by ordering through KHCA!
Learn more about updates to this important resource and place your order today! E-mail Jennafer Sumner with desired quantity.
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RoP Interpretive Guidance
Save the date to join us for a comprehensive webinar series unpacking the updated LTC Surveyor Guidance! This 5-week webinar series will be on Thursdays beginning September 8-October 6, 2022.
On June 29, 2022, CMS released revised Long-Term Care surveyor guidance, including clarifications and technical corrections of Phase 2 guidance issued in 2017, new guidance for Phase 3 requirements which went into effect in November 28, 2019, and guidance on the new arbitration requirements which became effective September 2019. Surveyors will begin using this guidance to identify noncompliance on October 24, 2022. This education series will explain the updates and changes of the regulations and guidance, with an emphasis on developing actions plans for achieving compliance related to the updates and changes.
All registered participants will receive a link to the recorded sessions.
Click here to register for the 5 part webinar series and save $$.
Register for individual sessions by viewing our education calendar at www.khca.org
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Webinar: Unpacking the RoP Interpretive Guidance: LTC Implementation Essentials Session 1: Resident Rights; Abuse, Neglect, & Exploitation; Admission, Transfer, and Discharge Requirements
9/8/2022 1:30PM-3:00PM
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Webinar: Dynamic DON Series: Essential Resources for the DON
9/14/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Webinar: Unpacking the RoP Interpretive Guidance: LTC Implementation Essentials Session 2: Quality of Life & Quality of Care; Trauma Informed Care; Physician Services; Behavioral Health; Pharmacy Services; Food and Nutrition Requirements
9/15/2022 1:30PM-3:00PM
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Webinar: The Proficient Infection Preventionist Series: Equipping Staff: Infection Control Focused Training & Competency Assessments
9/20/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Webinar: Dynamic DON Series: Leadership & Management
9/21/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM
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Webinar: Unpacking the RoP Interpretive Guidance: LTC Implementation Essentials Session 3: Nursing Staffing and Payroll Based Journal and Arbitration Requirements
9/22/2022 1:30PM-3:00PM
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Webinar: Unpacking the RoP Interpretive Guidance: LTC Implementation Essentials Session 4:QAPI, Infection Control; Physical Environment Requirements
9/29/2022 1:30PM-3:00PM
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Looking for options for required Staff In-Service?
KHCA’s online learning platform is BACK! We’ve loaded the in-services for SNF and for AL first. Many more education sessions to come.
Questions about education can be directed to Polly Berkley VP of Operations and Education.
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Kansas Health Care Association and the Kansas Center for Assisted Living
1100 SW Gage Blvd. | PO Box 4770 | Topeka, KS 66604
PH: 785-267-6003 FAX: 785-267-0833
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