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Attention Nursing Homes! Critical Information Required to Continue the Nurse Aide Waiver with CMS | SNF
To remain in compliance with the Nurse Aide 1135 waiver, Washington State is required to provide monthly reports to CMS.
As a part of the report process, the state needs to compile information from each CMS certified nursing home on a monthly basis. If you completed this survey last month, please complete this survey again for February. The state is required to compile this information and send it to CMS on a monthly basis.
Please assist in this process by completing the three question survey. If we are unable to provide the requested information to CMS, Washington State may lose this critically important 1135 waiver and the ability to allow NARs to continue working in a nursing home beyond four months while they complete the certification process.
PASRR Waiver Ends on May 11—Reinstating Admission PASRR Requirements | SNF
As a result of the national public health emergency (PHE), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) waived 42 CFR 483.20(k), which allowed skilled nursing facilities to admit new residents who had not received Level I or Level II Preadmission Screening. As a result of this waiver, Level I assessments have been allowed to be performed post-admission to the facility. Read more.
DSHS Files for Another Extension for CARE Assessment Completion by Case Managers | AL and ESF
Home and Community Services (HCS) now has an additional 12 months to complete Medicaid-funded resident assessments; significant changes in residents’ condition assessments will continue. This extension allows providers to use a CARE assessment for a current resident whose care is state-funded. For more information, read the Dear Provider Letter.
NHSN Updates Data Tracking Worksheet for COVID-19 Vaccination | SNF
NHSN released an updated version of the Excel Data Tracking Worksheet for facilities reporting COVID-19 vaccination data on health care personnel through the Healthcare Personnel Safety Component. Read more.
CDC COVID Data Tracker Website Error is Resolved | AL/ESF/SNF
In a February 16, 2023 bulletin, the DSHS-ALTSA notified long term care providers that the error on the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID Data Tracker website is resolved. Read more.
New Tools and Resources from Comagine Health | SNF
Comagine Health created the Flu Vaccine and Staff Training tracking tools to assist nursing home leadership. Also, courtesy of Comagine is the COVID-19 Therapeutic Roundtable Key Learnings document. While created for skilled nursing facilities, the tools could be used/adapted to other care settings.
Questions? Please email Shannon Finegood or call (503) 382-3988.
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