September 12, 2022

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National Assisted Living Week This National Assisted Living Week, we honor our incredible residents and celebrate our amazing caregivers who consistently go above and beyond the call of duty to care for seniors and fill their lives with joyful moments every single day! We wish you the very best with all of your National Assisted Living Week® celebrations and special events! Remember to use hashtag #NALW to share and view stories.

TOMORROW! CMS Call on Emergency Preparedness on September 13  CMS is hosting a virtual listening session with health care providers and suppliers on emergency preparedness on Tuesday, September 13 at 12 PM Central. CMS is looking to gather information from health care providers and suppliers on their experiences providing support during public health emergencies (PHE) outside of the COVID-19 PHE. The input and lessons-learned from this session will be used to evaluate CMS regulations regarding emergency preparedness for certain health care providers. Registration for this call is full. KHCA will share the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Tuesday is the last day for the Early Bird Rate! 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟳𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄? We're looking forward to seeing everyone at the Kansas Star Event Center later this month. Will you be joining us? Click the links for all the details this event has to offer! Or click on the brochure image for more details. Providers: https://conta.cc/3cZQZGM Exhibitors: https://conta.cc/3c1qSid

Elder Justice Act, SNF Resident Rights & AL Resident Rights Posters Do you need an Elder Justice Act or Resident Rights Poster for your Facility? We’re here for you.  $15 for one, $25 for two or $35 for three. E-mail Kristin Plantz your needs!

In Case You Missed It

Answers to a few questions on filing for the Nursing Facility ARPA funds (the 15 million dollars) Question? “What is a KMAP ID number?” From the desk of Trescia Powers: Each facility received a new KMAP ID (KMMS ID) around April that starts with 3000… this is the number we are requesting.   Question? “What is the SAM.Gov number?” From the desk of Sheri Jared: Quick request, if NFs ask about the SAM.Gov UEI #’s, please request that they go on the site and get their #--this takes a few minutes—and put their UEI # on the agreement. We can then watch for the SAM.gov folks to process their information.  We’re okay with the # and “pending” on the document, but not okay with just “pending”—we’ll send these back for the NF to add their UEI#.  Please note, this a change from what KHCA/KCAL was originally told.

Nursing Facilities and Debt Collection Practices CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and Rohit Chopra, Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, recently issued a letter to all nursing homes and debt collectors regarding debt collection practices. The focus behind the letter is to draw attention to the prohibited practice outlined in the Nursing Home Reform Act (NHRA) of nursing facilities requesting or requiring that a third party personally guarantee payment to the facility as a condition of a resident’s admission or continued stay in the facility. CMS reminds nursing facilities that violations of such requirements may be subject to enforcement action by state agencies and CMS.  Inappropriate practices have been identified in facility admission agreements. These agreements may include terms that aim to hold a third party personally liable for the resident’s nursing facility costs or to hold both residents and their caregivers personally liable for payment or unpaid bills if the resident’s Medicaid application is deemed inaccurate, untimely, or incomplete.  In efforts to assist providers with ensuring their admission policy meet regulations, AHCA has a resource that outlines admission policy requirements starting on page 8 of Tool: Checklist on All REQUIRED Policies & Procedures.  READ MORE

Final Rule Update From the Desk of LaTonia Wright, KDADS HCBS Training Specialist   Click here for the final rule provider status list from Community Connections as of 9/9/22. The list includes providers that have met compliance or are “only” waiting on their final determination by CMS for heightened scrutiny before compliance can be given. If a provider is not listed, it means they have not met compliance for final rule. KDADS continues to work with providers to meet compliance. Please continue to advise providers to engage with us, as there is still time to meet compliance before 3/17/23. If a provider is actively engaging with KDADS, we are accommodating their additional needs to reach final rule compliance. However, they must actively communicate with us to disclose provider level barriers in order for accommodations to be taken.  We are working to have the list posted on the Community Connections website and the final rule page of KDADS website for public viewing. The list will be updated on the websites when changes occur. I am also working to get the transition list to the MCOs today for providers that have not engaged this week during KDADS last push of outreach. We ask for and thank you for your patience as we work toward final rule compliance in the state of Kansas.  LaTonia Wright latonia1.wright@ks.gov

Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar Check out these common questions from Surveyors  It is so, so helpful when providers report to us their survey experiences in addition to the 2567s. I have received several reports lately and those reports help all of our providers. So here are some of the questions staff were asked by surveyors: READ MORE

KDHE/DHCF Fall 2022 Medicaid Training Opportunities KDHE Division of Health Care Finance will offer several Medicaid training courses beginning October 4, 2022. The courses in this curriculum provide an overview of Kansas Medicaid which include: Medicaid Overview; History of KS Medicaid Managed Care; Medicaid Eligibility; Medicaid Eligibility - Home and Community Based Services (HCBS); Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) State Plans; Early & Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT Mandate); Kansas Medicaid Grievance, Appeals, & State Fair Hearings (G/A/SFH); Presumptive Medical Disability Team (PMDT); and Working Healthy/WORK & Work Incentives. READ MORE Fall 2022 Medicaid Training Schedule and Objectives

KMAP Web Updates The KMAP website has been updated with the following updates: General Bulletin 22207 regarding a POS 10 allowance update General Bulletin 22220 regarding a Preferred Drug List update General Bulletin 22221 regarding Prior Authorization updates   A standard global message has been added to alert providers. A standard RA banner message will appear on the weeks of September 12 and 19. Let me know if you have any questions regarding these updates.

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

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.

Upcoming Education

Webinar: Dynamic DON Series: Essential Resources for the DON 9/14/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM Click here for more details.

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 Click here for more details.

Webinar: The Proficient Infection Preventionist Series: Equipping Staff: Infection Control Focused Training & Competency Assessments 9/20/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM Click here for more details.

Webinar: Dynamic DON Series: Leadership & Management 9/21/2022 1:30PM-2:30PM Click here for more details.

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 Click here for more details.

Webinar: Unpacking the RoP Interpretive Guidance: LTC Implementation Essentials Session 4:QAPI, Infection Control; Physical Environment Requirements 9/29/2022 1:30PM-3:00PM Click here for more details.

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. Access the new learning platform by clicking here.  Questions about education can be directed to Polly Berkley VP of Operations and Education.

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