WEBINARS & EDUCATION:
LeadingAge Texas Provider Member COVID-19 Discussion Calls
Session Recordings & Materials
NF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR 01.13.21
Session Recording • Presentation
NF Provider COVID-19 Webinar with HHSC LTC Regulation and DSHS 01.06.21
Session Recording • Presentation
DSHS Webinar about Moderna Vaccine 12.21.20
Session Recording • Presentation
DSHS Webinar about Moderna Vaccine 12.20.20
Session Recording • Presentation
NF Provider COVID-19 Webinar with HHSC LTC Regulation and DSHS 12.16.20
Session Recording • Presentation
DSHS Webinar about Moderna Vaccine 12.21.20
Session Recording • Presentation
DSHS Webinar about Moderna Vaccine 12.20.20
Session Recording • Presentation
NF Provider COVID-19 Webinar with HHSC LTC Regulation and DSHS 12.16.20
Session Recording • Presentation
CMS/CDC Fundamentals of COVID-19 Prevention for Management
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NAHCA/AMDA Vaccine Education Webinar - CNA Focus 12.16.20
Session Recording
COCA Call - What every clinician should know about COVID-19 vaccine safety 12.14.20
Presentation
NF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR 12.09.20
Session Recording • Presentation
Ziegler Financial Markets & Sector Update #17 | 12.03.20
Session Recording
NF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR 12.02.20
Session Recording • Presentation
DSHS Video on Long-term Care Facilities COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control
Session Recording
NF Provider COVID-19 Webinar 11.13.20
Session Recording • Presentation
MCS COVID-19 Stakeholder Information Session 11.12.20
Session Recording • Presentation
COVID-19 HCSSA Provider Webinar with LTCR 11.06.20
Session Recording
NF Provider COVID-19 Webinar 11.04.20
Session Recording • Presentation
NF Provider COVID-19 Webinar 10.28.20
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Certification Principles: Mission, Development and Philosophy of HCS 10.22.20
Session Recording
NF Provider COVID-19 Webinar 10.21.20
Session Recording • Presentation
NF Provider COVID-19 Webinar 10.14.20
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NF Provider COVID-19 Webinar 10.07.20
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NF Provider COVID-19 Webinar 09.30.20
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COVID-19 HCSSA Provider Webinar 09.25.20
Session Recording
MCS COVID-19 Stakeholder Information Session 09.24.20
Session Recording • Presentation
NF COVID-19 Q&A Provider Webinar 09.23.20
Session Recording • Q&A PDF
NF COVID Q&A Provider Webinar 09.09.20
Session Recording • Q&A PDF
Upcoming Training Webinars for Long-Term Care Providers
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National CMS/CDC Nursing Home COVID-19 Trainings
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James L. West Center’s Dementia Enhanced CNA Training Program
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Targeted COVID-19 Training for Nursing Homes Instruction
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CMS Coronavirus COVID-19 Stakeholder Calls
Session Recordings
Targeted COVID-19 Training for Nursing Homes Instruction
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NF COVID Q&A Provider Webinar 09.02.20
Session Recording • Q&A PDF
CMS Coronavirus COVID-19 Stakeholder Calls
Session Recordings
NF COVID Q&A Provider Webinar 08.26.20
Session Recording • Q&A PDF
Ziegler Financial Markets & Sector Update Webinar #11 08.20.20
Session Recording
NF COVID Q&A Provider Webinar 08.19.20
Session Recording • Q&A PDF
NF COVID-19 Q&A Provider Webinar 08.12.20
Session Recording • Q&A PDF
NF COVID-19 Q&A Provider Webinar 08.05.20
Session Recording • Q&A PDF
COVID Visitation Policy in Texas Long-Term Congregate Care Facilities 08.07.20
Session Recording • PowerPoint
Ziegler Financial Markets & Sector Update Webinar #10 08.06.20
Session Recording
Special Issues in SNFs/NFs During the COVID-19 Pandemic Webinar 07.17.20
Session Recording • PDF
COVID-19 FAQs with LTCR for ALF Providers Webinar 06.17.20
Session Recording
POC TESTING RESOURCES & TRAINING
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CMS Hosts Testing Webinar: Abbott Rapid Tests to be Sent to Some Nursing Homes
COVID-19 Group Health Plan Testing FAQs
New COVID 19 Testing and Reporting Requirements
Tips for Submitting Comments on Interim Final Rule CMS-3401-IFC (Nursing Home Testing)
Guidance on Reporting Positive, Negative, and Indeterminate COVID‑19 Test Results to DSHS
Considerations for Interpreting Antigen Test Results in Nursing Homes
QSO-20-37 (CLIA reporting requirements)
Point-of-Care Antigen Testing Overview
Q&A on POC Antigen Tests and Reporting
Nursing Home Data - Point of Care Device Allocation
Frequently Asked Questions: COVID-19 Testing at Skilled Nursing Facilities/ Nursing Homes
COVID-19 Pandemic Response, Laboratory Data Reporting: CARES Act
Section 18115
CDC: Reporting Lab Data
Quidel – Sofia 2 - Information
N95 Fit Testing Services |N95 Fit Testing Resources
N95 Fit Testing Kits are backordered from most of our medical distribution partners. Please continue to work with your contacts from your medical distributor for updates on when they are expecting to receive the kits for your community.
Until then, there are several N95 Fit Testing Services organizations that we have reached out to, that may be possible solutions for your community.
BD Veritor | FAQ’s from LeadingAge BD Veritor Training
BD Veritor User Guide
BD Veritor Online Training – Certificate of Completion
For access to Abbott training videos and documents, please visit the
BinaxNOW™ COVID-19 Ag Card and NAVICA™ App Set-Up and Training portal
LeadingAge and BD Veritor Antigen Testing Training Webinar
Abbott BinaxNow Webinar for Assisted Living Facilities (09/18/20)
For access to access training videos and documents, please visit the BinaxNOW™ COVID-19 Ag Card and NAVICA™ App Set-Up and Training portal.
Please reach out to Ann Castro for PPE and testing related questions.
ADVOCACY TOOLKIT
COVID-19 GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY TALKING POINTS
CALL TO ACTION: Tell Your Legislators NFs Need Their Support!
Governor Abbott has called a 3rd Special Session (starting Sept. 20th) and the Texas Legislature will be deciding how to spend over $16 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funding allocated to Texas.
Contact your state legislators today!
Follow this CALL TO ACTION to make your voices heard. Please encourage staff, families, and residents to voice their support too! We also ask that you use your social media platforms to highlight the heroic efforts of your organization throughout the pandemic and ask #txlege for support.
LATEST ASSOCIATION UPDATES & RESOURCES:
Joint Association Letter to Attorney General re: Anticompetitive Practices and Price Gouging of Staffing Agencies (10/28/21)
Third Special Legislative Session Highlights | ARPA Funds to Support Aging Services and Vaccine Mandates (10/21/21)
LeadingAge Staffing Survey: Better Pay, Vaccine Avoidance and Temporary Staffing Agencies are Top Concerns (10/4/21)
Letter to Gov. Abbott: ARPA Nursing Facility Funding Request
(9/15/21)
Update on CMS Intent to Require Staff Vaccination in Certified Nursing Homes (8/20/21)
Federal Government to Mandate Vaccinations for all Nursing Facility Staff (8/18/21)
LeadingAge Comment on Reports of Biden Administration’s Requirement that Nursing Homes Mandate Staff Vaccinations as a Condition of Medicare & Medicaid Participation
(8/18/21)
Summary of the 87th Texas Legislative Session (6/2/21)
How Proactive Therapy Partnership drove Positive Outcomes in 2020 (4/15/21)
Impact of Governor Abbott's Executive Order on Long-Term Care (3/3/21)
LeadingAge Texas Calls on Budget Committees to Support Nursing Homes
(2/26/21)
COVID-19 Financial Pressures Mount for Senior Living (1/18/21)
Policy Priorities for the 87th Texas Legislative Session (1/11/21)
LeadingAge Texas letter to EVAP on Vaccine Prioritization
(12/18/20)
Long Term Care COVID-19 Situation Report
| PDF Version (12/3/20)
Texas Long-Term Care Provider Associations Issue Letter on Public Health Safety Measures to Protect Older Adults
(11/25/20)
COVID-19 Nursing Home Toolkits and Resources (11/20/20)
LeadingAge Texas Member Survey Results: Visitation & Reopening Practices (11/17/20)
Thanksgiving Planning Survey Results (11/16/20)
Supply chain management challenges continue to plague senior living providers: LeadingAge panel
(11/13/20)
Member Solutions for a COVID-Safe Thanksgiving
(11/09/20)
Letter to Gov. Abbott: Frontline Employees Caring for Senior Texans Deserve Hazard Pay (11/9/20)
Letter to Gov. Abbott: Requesting LTC Taskforce
(09/01/20)
Letter to Gov. Abbott: Financial Support for COVID-19 Rapid-Response Testing in Nursing Facilities (08/19/20)
Letter to Gov. Abbott: Principles for Visitation of End-of-Life and Serious-Illness Patients in Texas Health Care and Assisted-Living Facilities (08/12/20)
LeadingAge Texas: Additional Info on HHSCs Visitation Announcement
(08/07/20)
Serious Illness Communications, Grief, and ACP Resources
COVID-19 Pandemic Risk Acknowledgment
Serious Illness Communications, Grief, and ACP Resources
COVID-19 Grants and Funding Updates for the Health Care Sector
LeadingAge Texas COVID-19 Situation Report
(07/26/20)
LeadingAge Texas COVID-19 Situation Report (07/21/20)
Isolation and Precautions Quick Sheet (07/21/20)
Joint Association Letter to HHSC re: COVID Surveyor Facility Visits (06/29/20)
Statement for the Record on COVID-19 and Nursing Homes (06/25/20)
Letter to Gov. Abbott: Formal Meeting Request to Discuss Long-Term Care Facility Reopening (06/22/20)
Staff Vacations and Travel Considerations During COVID-19
(06/17/20)
COVID-19 Testing of Employees, New Hires, and Related Issues 05.20.20
COVID19 Hot Topics for Independent Living: How to Incentivize Staff to Work During a Pandemic?
A Time to Remember What We Stand For
Serious Illness Communications, Grief, and ACP Resources
Statements in Response to President Trump’s Visit to a Maine COVID-19 Testing Swab Factory 06.05.20
A Preventable & Slow-motion Tragedy: Backgrounder on COVID-19, Older Adults, Care Providers & Nursing Homes 06.03.20
Don't Walk Away From Millions Of Older Americans 06.04.20
Letter to HHSC: Visitation for Assisted Living Facilities
Letter to HHSC: Texas Assisted Living Reopening Plan Recommendations
Letter to HHSC: Texas Nursing Facility Reopening Plan Recommendations
COVID-19 Pandemic Risk Acknowledgment
Serious Illness Communications, Grief, and ACP Resources
COVID-19 Testing of Employees, New Hires, and Related Issues 05.20.20
NF Testing Questions & Concerns 05.14.20
Request to Prioritize Testing and PPE Resources to Texas Long-Term Care Facilities in Response to COVID-19
COVID19 Hot Topics for Independent Living: How to Incentivize Staff to Work During a Pandemic?
COVID-19 Grants and Funding Updates for the Health Care Sector
CARES Act Overview: Implications for Tax-Exempt Organizations
LeadingAge Nursing Home Members Support Texas Action to Gather and Leverage Data 04.15.20
Temporary Nurse Aide Training & Competency Checklist
Letter to Governor Abbott: Liability protection for physicians, health care providers, and health care facilities during declared COVID-19 disaster
Message from George: Texas Caregivers Deserve Our Support in Protecting Our Aging Population
Texas/HHSC:
FREQUENT UPDATES:
COVID-19 Provider Updates from Texas HHSC
SUBSCRIBE: HHSC Gov Email & Text Updates
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Provider Retention Payments (6/30/22)
Members Sought for the State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee (6/30/22)
Update: Form Action Buttons No Longer Available on Converted PL1 Forms Beginning August 25, 2022 (6/30/22)
Update: NFs Will Be Able to Admit Individuals on Preadmission PL1 Forms With Negative PE Beginning August 25, 2022 (6/30/22)
Update: Two New PASRR Alerts on LTC Online Portal Available August 25, 2022 (6/30/22)
July 13 Deadline for Informal Comments on HHS Draft Rules (6/29/22)
HHSC Publishes Provider Information Validation on LTC Claims IL 2022-35 (6/28/22)
HHSC Updates the NF COVID-19 Response Plan Document - June 22 (6/27/22)
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Provider Retention Payments – Consumer Directed Services (CDS) Employers and Financial Management Services Agencies (FMSAs) (6/27/22)
Username and password required for the HHSC Provider Finance Department (PFD) Open Enrollment Portal open July 1, 2022 – August 1, 2022 (6/27/22)
COVID-19 Cases Rise - Guidance for LTC Providers (6/24/22)
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Provider Retention Payments (6/23/22)
Members Sought for the State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee (6/22/22)
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Provider Retention Payments (6/21/22)
HHSC Publishes IL 2022-33 Records Retention and Contact Information After Contract Termination (6/20/22)
HHSC Issues Provider Letter 2022-13 (6/20/22)
Members Sought for the State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee (6/20/22)
June 15 Recording of ALF Provider COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available (6/17/22)
New Reports from HHS (6/17/22)
Inpatient Hospice Visitation Emergency Rules Expiring June 16 (6/17/22)
ALF COVID-19 Visitation Emergency Rules Expiring June 16 (6/17/22)
Revised Guidance for COVID-19 Flexibility for Registered Nursing Services Provided by Telehealth for CLASS, DBMD, HCS, and TxHmL (6/16/22)
Reminder: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Provider Retention Payments Attestation and Initial Reporting (6/16/22)
New Recordings, Q&A Documents, and Transcript of PASRR Webinar Parts 1 and 2 Now Available (6/10/22)
Survey Extended to June 24: Providers Urged to Take 2022 LTC Nurse Staffing Survey (6/10/22)
Revised EVV Visit Transaction Rejection Guide Now Available (6/10/22)
EVV Portal and Training Updates (6/10/22)
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Provider Retention Payments (6/9/22)
Reminder: NFs Will Be Able to Admit Individuals on Preadmission PL1 Forms With Negative PE Beginning June 30, 2022 (6/8/22)
ICF COVID-19 Vaccination Reporting Emergency Rules Expired June 6, 2022 (6/8/22)
Provider Information Validation on LTC Claims Beginning June 10, 2022 (6/7/22)
HCS and TxHmL Waiver Programs: Trending Issue Support, Volume 2 (6/6/22)
Potential Long-Term Care (LTC) Remittance and Status (R&S) Report Delays (6/6/22)
Reminder: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Provider Retention Payments Attestation and Initial Reporting (6/3/22)
CMS Publishes Revised Guidance on The Emergency Preparedness Exercise Exemption (6/3/22)
Reminder: Form Action Buttons No Longer Available on Converted PL1 Forms Effective June 30, 2022 (6/3/22)
Provider Enrollment and Management System (PEMS) Post-Deployment Update (6/2/22)
EVV Policy Handbook Revision and Training Updates (6/2/22)
Provider Rate Updates for HCS and TxHmL Providers (6/1/22)
90-Day Notice Before EVV Usage Reviews Begin for CDS Employers (6/1/22)
Texas State Plan Public Notice of Intent for Collaborative Care Model Services (5/31/22)
List Published: NATCEPs Willing to Take on Additional Nurse Aide Students (5/31/22)
New Report from HHS (5/27/22)
Deadline for Informal Comments on HHS Draft Rules June 10, 2022 (5/27/22)
Changes to the Nursing Facility Liability Insurance Process for Add-on: Annual Provider Attestation (5/27/22)
Reminder: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Provider Retention Payments Attestation and Initial Reporting (5/27/22)
COVID-19: HHSC Publishes In-Home Day Habilitation Information for Program Providers (IL 2022-32) (5/27/22)
HHSC CDS Email Update (5/26/22)
Survey Ends May 31, 2022: Providers Urged to Take 2022 LTC Nurse Staffing Study (5/24/22)
HHSC Publishes Information on Preparing for Fee-for-Service Claims Billing Closeout IL 2022-31 (5/23/22)
May 18 Recording of ALF Provider COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available (5/20/22)
New Reports from HHS (5/20/22)
Follow-up Survey: Planning and Response Capabilities of the State Health Care System (SB 969 4a) (5/18/22)
May 11 Recording of NF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available (5/18/22)
EFT Process for LTC Providers Contracting with HHSC (5/16/22)
COVID-19 in Healthcare Relief Grants (5/16/22)
HHSC LTCR State Office Architectural Unit Contact Information Update (5/12/22)
HHSC Published Changes to NF Liability Insurance Rate Add-ons Effective May 1, 2022 (5/12/22)
Members Sought for the Texas Medical Disclosure Panel (5/11/22)
Public Hearing Notice: Senate Bill 1648 - Specialty Providers Proposed Rules (5/11/22)
NF, ALF COVID-19 Vaccination Reporting Emergency Rules Expired May 5, 2022 (5/11/22)
HHSC to Host Public Hearing for Proposed Payment Rates for FMSAs on May 16, 2022 (5/11/22)
2022 Hurricane Season Emergency Preparedness with COVID-19 (5/10/22)
Demobilization of Emergency Staffing Resources for LTC Providers, State Operations Center (5/10/22)
Upcoming forum on the Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program 1115 demonstration on June 9, 2022 (5/10/22)
IPC Forms 3608 and 8582 Issue Resolved (5/10/22)
Provider Enrollment and Management System (PEMS) Post-Deployment Update (5/9/22)
Reminder: Request for Public Comment on Best Value Criteria for STAR & CHIP Managed Care Procurement (5/9/22)
HHSC Publishes Revised Instructions for Medicaid Bed Allocation Requests for NFs (PL 2022-12) (5/9/22)
HHSC Issues Guidance for NFs on Obtaining Written Consent for Treating a Resident with Antipsychotic or Neuroleptic Medication (PL 2022-11) (5/9/22)
NFs, NATCEPs Needed to Serve as Nurse Aide Testing Sites (5/6/22)
Advance Notice: COVID-19 Flexibilities for Pre-Enrollment and Enrollment Will End When PHE Ends (4/29/22)
Request for Public Comment on Best Value Criteria for STAR & CHIP Managed Care Procurement (4/29/22)
Revised Guidance for COVID-19 Flexibility for Nursing Services by Telehealth for CLASS, DBMD, HCS and TxHmL (4/29/22)
HHSC Publishes the Individualized Skills and Socialization FAQs – April 26 (4/28/22)
HHSC Provides Information on the Texas Election Integrity Protection Act (PL 2022-10) (4/28/22)
NF Survey Extended to April 29: How Many Nurse Aides Will Seek Certification Using Work Training Gained Under COVID-19 Waiver (4/27/22)
HHSC Extends NFA 60-Day Grace Period for Certain Renewals (4/27/22)
HHSC Provides Information on the Texas Election Integrity Protection Act (PL 2022-10) (4/28/22)
CMS Publishes Revised CLIA Requirements About COVID-19 Test Reporting (4/26/22)
REMINDER: Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Promoting Interoperability Program Audit Ad Hoc Review Panel Applications Due May 9 (4/25/22)
Providers Encouraged to Take Part in 2022 LTC Nurse Staffing Study (4/25/22)
Providers Encouraged to Take Part in 2022 Home Health and Hospice Care Nurse Staffing Study (4/21/22)
Changes to LTC Remittance and Status (R&S) Reports (4/19/22)
HHSC Updates the ALF COVID-19 Response Plan and FAQ Documents (4/19/22)
Changes to LTC Remittance and Status (R&S) Reports (4/19/22)
NF Survey: How Many Nurse Aides Will Seek Certification Using Work Training Gained Under COVID-19 Waiver (4/15/22)
April 14 Recording of ALF Provider COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available (4/14/22)
CMS To End COVID-19 Waivers for NFs, ICF/IIDs, Inpatient Hospices on May 7 or June 6, 2022 (QSO-22-15-NH & NLTC & LSC) (4/13/22)
TMHP LTC Online Portal Now Available (4/12/22)
HHSC has Published Critical Incident Management System (CIMS) 1915(c) Medicaid Waiver Program Providers (Revised) IL-2022-23 (4/7/22)
COVID-19 ALF Provider Mitigation and Response Emergency Rule Webinar with LTCR (4/6/22)
COVID-19 Mitigation, Response Rule Revised Effective April 3 for ALFs (4/4/22)
Provider Information Validation on LTC Claims Beginning June 10, 2022 (4/4/22)
March 24 Recording of DAHS COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available (3/29/22)
HCSSA Vaccine Authority Emergency Rule Extended Effective March 28 (3/28/22)
Nursing Facility COVID-19 Mitigation and Response Rule Revised Effective March 28, 2022 (3/28/22)
Deadline for Informal Comments on HHS Draft Rules April 1, 2022 (3/18/22)
Deadline for Informal Comments on HHS Draft Rules March 28, 2022 (3/16/22)
HHSC Provides Update on TULIP Credentialing for NFAs – Issues Grace Period (PL 2022-20) (3/16/22)
March 9, 2022 Recording of NF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available (3/9/22)
HHSC Provides Guidance for Requesting COVID-19 Testing Supplies for Providers Without CLIA Waivers (PL 2022-09) (3/15/22)
HHSC Gives NFAs 60-Day Grace Period for Certain Renewals (3/14/22)
HHSC Has Published Guidelines for PNA IL 2022-16 (3/11/22)
Long-Term Care (LTC), Medicaid Fee-for-Service (FFS) Claims Payment Cycle Delay (3/9/22)
NFs and ALFs Encouraged to Give Feedback on the LTC Ombudsman Program (3/4/22)
HHSC Publishes Revised Training Requirements for Nurse Aides and Nurse Aid Training and Competency Evaluation Programs (PL 2022-04) (3/3/22)
Senate Bill 809/COVID-19 Reporting – Updated Health Care Institution List (2/28/22)
LTC Providers May Need to Update Fire Alarm System Cellular Communication Services (2/28/22)
NFs Will Be Able to Admit Individuals on Preadmission PL1 Forms With Negative PE Beginning June 30, 2022 (2/28/22)
Deadline for Informal Comments on HHS Draft Rules April 4, 2022 (2/25/22)
Recording and PDF of the “LTC Community Service Waiver Programs Webinar” Now Available (2/23/22)
HCS and TxHmL Billing Changes (2/23/22)
HCS and TxHmL Form Submission on LTC Online Portal Unavailable Until March 1, 2022 (2/23/22)
HHSC Publishes New Critical Incident Management Reporting System (CIMS) (IL 2022-14) (2/22/22)
CMS Vaccine Mandate Update for HCSSA (certified only), Hospice, NF, and ICF/IID Providers (2/22/22)
CMS Publishes Revised Guidance for Focused Infection Control Surveys (QSO-21-08-NLTC) (2/18/22)
Feb. 16 Recording of ALF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available (2/18/22)
Revised COVID-19 Expansion of Reopening Visitation Emergency Rules for Inpatient Hospice Providers – February 17, 2022 (2/18/22)
February 9, 2022 Recording of Nursing Facility COVID-19 Webinar with Long-Term Care Resources Available (2/16/22)
Correction: Online TULIP Licensing System for Nursing Facility Administrators Only Going Live February 28, 2022 (2/14/22)
TULIP Issue Affects CHOWs Related to QIPP (2/10/22)
HHSC Publishes Revised Certification Process for Nurse Aides Training and Working Under a Waiver (PL 2021-19) (2/10/22)
Electronic Visit Verification 2022 Survey Now Available (2/9/22)
Reminder: Nurse Aide Active Status and Medication Aide Permit Renewal Waiver Only Delays Document Submission (2/9/22)
Online TULIP Licensing System for Nursing Facility Administrators, Nurse Aides, and Medication Aides is Going Live February 28, 2022 (2/8/22)
Feb. 2 Revised Guidance for LTC Facilities Experiencing COVID-19 Staffing Shortages (2/4/22)
Updated COVID-19 Response Plan for ALF Providers Available (2/4/22)
Update to “Beginning July 30, 2021, Licensed Behavior Analyst Providers Can Submit Texas Medicaid Enrollment Applications” (2/3/22)
Emergency Staffing Requests (2/2/22)
Reminder: Winter and Extreme Freezing Weather Preparedness (2/2/22)
LTC Provider Bulletin Now Available (2/1/22)
Nursing Facility and Assisted Living Facility COVID-19 Webinar Recordings (1/27/22)
HHSC Publishes Revised End of Temporary Suspension of Certain LTCR Requirements During COVID-19 Outbreak for NF, ICF/IID, DAHS, PPECC, HCS, HCSSA, and TxHmL (1/26/22)
January 12 Recording of NF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available (1/25/22)
COVID-19 Cases Continue to Rise – Guidance for LTC Providers (1/25/22)
COVID-19 Update to Telehealth Guidance on CLASS Professional and Specialized Therapies (1/25/22)
SB 809/Rider 143 COVID-19 Reporting (1/24/22)
DAHS Response to COVID-19 Emergency Rules Extended (1/24/22)
Visitation Reminder for Long-term Care Providers (1/21/22)
Updated Abbott BinaxNow Expiration List - Dated Jan 2022 (1/19/22)
HHSC Publishes Payment Rates for Medicaid Community Hospice (IL 2022-03) (1/18/22)
Recording of Jan. 12 ALF Provider COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available (1/18/22)
HHSC Publishes Revised Reporting Guidance for Long-term Care Providers (PL 20-37) (1/14/22)
Informal Comments on ALF, NF Draft Rules Related to Legislative Implementation (1/13/22)
CMS Issues Memo on Nursing Home Staff Turnover and Weekend Staffing Levels (1/12/22)
HHSC Urges Rural Hospitals, Nursing Facilities to Apply for COVID-19 Funding by January 12, 2022, Deadline (1/11/22)
HHSC Publishes Updates to Nursing Facility Administrator Rules (Provider Letter 2022-201) (1/10/22)
Revised Guidance for LTC Facilities Experiencing COVID-19 Staffing Shortages (1/10/22)
Nursing Facility COVID-19 Vaccine Data Reporting Rule Revised Effective January 6 (1/6/22)
Final Reminder: Senate Bill 809/Rider 143 COVID-19 Reporting (1/5/22)
Updated COVID-19 Response Plan for Nursing Facilities (1/3/22)
Nurse Aide Transition from Temporary Status Permanent Rule Effective December 26, 2021 (12/30/21)
Medication Aide Rule Revisions Effective December 26, 2021 (12/30/21)
HHSC Adopts Infection Control Training Requirements, CMS Strongly Recommends Targeted COVID-19 Training (12/30/21)
Updates to Nursing Facility Rules Effective January 2, 2022 (12/30/21)
Nursing Facility COVID-19 in Healthcare Relief Grant (NF-CHRG) Program, Tier 1: Direct Grant Awards, Action Required (12/30/21)
HHSC Continues Suspension of Deallocation of Nursing Facilities Medicaid Beds Due to COVID-19 (12/30/21)
Guidance for LTC Facilities Experiencing COVID-19 Staffing Shortages (12/30/21)
Nurse Aide Transition from Temporary Status Permanent Rule Effective Dec. 26 (12/29/21)
Reminder: SB 809/Rider 143 COVID-19 Reporting (12/29/21)
Deadline for Comments on HHS Proposed Rules Due January 24, 2022 (12/29/21)
Deadline for Informal Comments on HHS Draft Rules Due January 14, 2022 (12/22/21)
SB 809/Rider 143 COVID-19 Reporting (12/21/21)
HHSC Publishes Active, Unemployable Work-around (Provider Letter 2021-44) (12/21/21)
COVID-19 Cases Rise – Guidance for LTC Providers (12/20/21)
HHSC Publishes Revised Vaccination Reporting Guidance for ALF and NF Providers (PL 2021-01) (12/20/21)
HHSC Publishes Revised Reporting Guidance for LTC Providers (PL 2020-37) (12/20/21)
REMINDER: HHSC to Hold Proposed Quality Metrics for QIPP SFY2023 Public Hearing December 20, 2021 (12/17/21)
Updated Long-term Care User Guide for Community Services Waiver Programs Now Available (12/16/21)
Dec. 8 Recording of NF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available (12/14/21)
CMS Suspends Enforcement of COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for Health Care Staff in Medicare and Medicaid Certified Providers (12/8/21)
HHSC Publishes Institutional Claim, Attending Provider’s NPI (IL 2021-56) (12/7/21)
HHSC Long-term Care 2021 Christmas Claims Processing Schedule (12/7/21)
Winter and Extreme Freezing Weather Reminders (12/7/21)
Updated COVID-19 FAQs for ALF Providers (12/3/21)
HHSC Publishes Revised Guidance for Hospital-Based SNF Providers Related to Death Reporting (PL 2020-08 Revised) (12/2/21)
NF COVID-19 Mitigation and Response Rule Revised Effective November 28, 2021 (11/30/21)
NF COVID-19 Visitation Rule Revised Effective November 28, 2021 (11/30/21)
HHSC Publishes PL 2021-38 Medicaid Bed Reallocation (11/22/21)
Reminder of Required Timely Renewal of Facility Licensure (11/19/21)
Updated COVID-19 Response Plan for ALFs (11/18/21)
CMS Issues Changes to COVID-19 Survey Activities and Increases Oversight in Nursing Homes (11/17/21)
CMS Issues New Guidance for Visitation in Nursing Homes During COVID-19 (11/17/21)
EVV Visit Maintenance Unlock Request Updates (11/17/21)
Nov. 10 Recording of NF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available (11/16/21)
October 2021 LTC Forms Webinar Recordings and Q&A Now Available (11/15/21)
EVV Portal and Training Updates for November 2021 (11/15/21)
Nov. 10 Recording of ALF Provider COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available (11/12/21)
Type of Assistance and Description Added to Medicaid Client Portal, Effective November 12, 2021 (11/12/21)
Key Points: QSO-20-39 Nursing Home Visitation - COVID-19 (REVISED) (11/12/21)
HHSC Publishes Guidance for ALF and NF Providers Related to Posting of Ombudsman Information (PL 2021-22) (11/10/21)
Provider Enrollment Functions available through PEMS Starting Dec. 13 (11/9/21)
Extension of NF COVID-19 Emergency Rules: Vaccine Data Reporting and Emergency Communication System Enrollment (11/9/21)
Reminder About the Certification of Temporary Nurse Aides (11/8/21)
ALF Emergency Rule Extended: COVID-19 Vaccination Data Reporting and Emergency Communication System (11/8/21)
FDA Investigating Certain Imported Medical Gloves - Recommends Suspending Use (11/3/21)
Deadline for Informal Comments on HHS Draft Rules Due November 9, 2021 (11/3/21)
November 2021 Long-Term Care (LTC) Provider Bulletin (11/1/21)
Updated COVID-19 FAQs for ALF Providers Available (10/29/21)
Updated COVID-19 Response Plan for Assisted Living Facilities Available (10/28/21)
Updated NF COVID-19 FAQs (10/27/21)
HHSC LTC Regulation Uses Contract Agency for NF Surveys and Investigations (10/27/21)
URGENT: HHSC Needs to Know NF COVID-19 Vaccination Booster, Additional Dose Needs (10/25/21)
HHSC Publishes Acceptable Documentation for a Criminal History Check for Contractors (IL 2021-48) (10/22/21)
Updated COVID-19 Response: Expansion of Reopening Visitation Emergency Rules for Inpatient Hospice Providers (10/21/21)
Guidance to Nursing Facilities on Medicaid Managed Care Organization Service Coordination (10/20/21)
October 13, 2321 Recording of NF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available (10/20/21)
Members Sought for the STAR+PLUS Pilot Program Workgroup (10/20/21)
Updated COVID-19 Response: Expansion of Reopening Visitation Emergency Rules for Inpatient Hospice Providers (10/20/21)
HHSC Seeks Public Input for Budget (10/18/21)
Oct. 13 Recording of ALF Provider COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available (10/15/21)
Reminder: Monthly Provider Reporting Requirements Beginning September 1, 2021, in Compliance with SB809 and Rider 143 (10/11/21)
Coming Soon: TMHP Provider Enrollment and Management System (PEMS) (10/5/21)
LTC Providers Encouraged to Get Ready for Flu Season (10/5/21)
HHSC Publishes Provider Letter on Dialysis Technicians in Nursing Facilities (Senate Bill 1692) (PL 2021-36) (10/4/21)
Nursing Home & Long Term Care Facility Strike Team and Infrastructure Project Guidance (10/1/21)
Monthly Provider Reporting Requirements Beginning September 1, 2021, in Compliance with SB809 and Rider 143 (10/1/21)
Misuse of EVV Reason Codes Requirements Removed (10/1/21)
COVID-19 Update to Telehealth Guidance on CLASS Professional and Specialized Therapies (9/30/21)
Extension of NF COVID-19 Emergency Rules: Mitigation and Response, Expansion of Reopening Visitation (9/29/21)
Complete Survey on NF and ALF Emergency Generator Capabilities (9/29/21)
Updated COVID-19 FAQs for ALF Providers – Sept. 21 (9/28/21)
QIPP Year 5 Update (9/27/21)
Frequently Asked Questions and Grace Period for the Senate Bill 809/Rider 143 Report (9/23/21)
Nursing Facility NATCEP Clinical Site Survey Results Posted (9/23/21)
QIPP Data Submission Portal Link Updated (9/23/21)
NHSN Level-3 Access Required to Submit NF October 3, 2021, Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Data (9/21/21)
Updated CDC Guidance for LTC Facilities on Accessing COVID-19 Vaccine (9/21/21)
COVID-19 Federal Funds Report Due October 1st (9/21/21)
Extension of Nurse Aide Transition from Temporary Status COVID-19 Emergency Rule (9/20/21)
COVID-19 Vaccine Status Not a Requirement for Services (9/17/21)
Informal Comments on Draft Rules Due September 28, 2021, About Hearings Under the Administrative Procedures Act (9/17/21)
September 8, 2021 Recording of NF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available (9/15/21)
Update: Getting COVID-19 Vaccines (9/15/21)
Revised: End of Temporary Suspension of Certain LTCR Requirements during COVID-19 (PL 21-29) (9/15/21)
REMINDER: State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee Applications Due September 24, 2021 (9/14/21)
Update to IL 2020-37 Telemedicine Flexibility for Face-to-Face Reassessments (IL 2021-43) (9/14/21)
URGENT: HHSC Wants to Know NF COVID-19 Vaccination Needs (9/13/21)
CMS Revises NF COVID-19 Testing Requirements for Staff and Residents (9/13/21)
Sept. 15 ALF Provider COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR (9/10/21)
Members Sought for the State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee (9/8/21)
Corrected Alert: COVID-19 Delta Variant Is Surging in the U.S. and LTC Facilities (9/8/21)
Getting COVID-19 Vaccines (9/7/21)
COVID-19 Delta Variant is Surging in the U.S. and LTC Facilities (9/7/21)
Sept. 1 Recording of ALF Provider COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available (9/3/21)
Guidance for Providers Regarding Entry into LTC Facilities (PL 2021-33) (9/3/21)
Crosswalk for New Chapter 553 Licensing Standards for Assisted Living Facilities (9/2/21)
Submit Your Cost Containment Comments by October 1, 2021 (9/1/21)
Monthly Provider Reporting Requirements Beginning September 1, 2021 in Compliance with SB809 and Rider 143 (9/1/21)
Updated COVID-19 Response Plan for Assisted Living Facilities Available
(8/31/21)
Updated Long-Term Care User Guide for Preadmission and Resident Review (PASRR) Now Available
(8/30/21)
COVID-19 Update to Telehealth Guidance on CLASS Professional and Specialized Therapies
(8/30/21)
COVID-19 Guidance Update for FFS Service Coordinators, Case Managers
(8/30/21)
LTC Providers May Request COVID-19 Emergency Support (8/30/21)
Updated Long-Term Care User Guide for TexMedConnect Now Available
(8/27/21)
Reminder: LTC Provider Reporting Guidelines as COVID-19 Cases Surge
(8/27/21)
Monthly Provider Reporting Requirements Beginning September 1, 2021 in Compliance with SB809 and Rider
143 (8/25/21)
HHSC Publishes Guidance About Updated COVID-19 Emergency Rules for ALF Providers (PL 2021-31)
(8/25/21)
HHS Announces Leadership Team Appointments
(8/25/21)
Monthly Provider Reporting Requirements Beginning September 1, 2021 in Compliance with SB809 and Rider 143
(8/25/21)
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Aging Texas Well Advisory Committee Applications Due August 30, 2021
(8/24/21)
Medical Director’s Role in Emergency Preparedness Information Available
(8/23/21)
COVID-19 Impact Survey – Only One Week Left (8/23/21)
Updated COVID-19 Visitation Emergency Rules for ALF Providers
(8/23/21)
COVID-19 Visitation Emergency Rules for Inpatient Hospice Providers Extended
(8/20/21)
Correction: Regional Advisory Council Removed - LTC Provider COVID-19 Resource Contacts Have Changed
(8/20/21)
FDA Allows Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for Certain Immunocompromised People
(8/20/21)
HHSC Adopts Amended Rules for Nurse Aids and Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs
(8/18/21)
August 11, 2021, Recording of NF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available
(8/17/21)
HHSC Publishes Guidance for Ending of the Temporary Suspension of Certain LTCR Requirements During COVID-19 Outbreak (PL 2021-29)
(8/16/21)
Issue Identified with LTC Claims Statuses (8/13/21)
LTC Provider COVID-19 Resource Contacts Have Changed
(8/13/21
Aug. 11 Recording of ALF Provider COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available
(8/12/21)
Updated ALF COVID-19 Response Emergency Rules for ALF Provider - Aug. 11
(8/11/21)
Updated COVID-19 Response Plan for Assisted Living Facilities Available - Aug. 9
(8/9/21)
Nursing Facility and Assisted Living Facility Providers: Resumption of Option for In-Person MCO Service Coordination Visits
(8/9/21)
COVID-19 Impact Survey - Your Participation Counts (8/9/21)
HHSC Publishes Requirement for FFS Claims Processing Cutoff Date to Providers for FY 2021 (IL 2021-36)
(8/6/21)
HHSC Ends Suspension of Certain LTCR Requirements Related to the COVID-19 Outbreak
(8/4/21)
HHSC Publishes Requirement for Claims Processing Cutoff Date to Providers for FY 2021 (IL 2021-35)
(8/4/21)
Information on Payments for Leave Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic Published (IL 2021-37)
(8/3/21)
COVID-19 Cases Rise - Plan for Emergencies, Staffing Shortages Related to Infectious Diseases
(8/2/21)
LTC Provider Bulletin Now Available (8/2/21)
NF COVID-19 Therapeutics Available for Onsite Use – Qualifying Conditions Expanded
(7/30/21)
Long-Term Care Providers Fiscal Year 2021 Cutoff Dates for Fee-for Service Year-End Closeout Processing
(7/29/21)
Members Sought for the Aging Texas Well Advisory Committee
(7/28/21)
Emergency Rule Amendments for CDTF Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation & Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training Requirements During COVID-19 (GL 21-3003)
(7/27/21)
COVID-19 Update to Telehealth Guidance on CLASS Professional and Specialized Therapies
(7/27/21)
Update to COVID-19 Guidance for FFS Service Coordinators and Case Managers
(7/27/21)
LTC Providers - Follow Rules and Related COVID-19 Response Plans
(7/23/21)
July 20, 2021 Updated COVID-19 Response Plan for NFs
(7/23/21)
July 14 Recording of NF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available
(7/21/21)
July 19 Updated NF COVID-19 FAQs
(7/21/21)
HHSC Requests Comments on Draft MDCP and HCS Waiver Amendments
(7/21/21)
Provide Input About Your COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Needs
(7/21/21)
Members Sought for the Long-Term Care Facilities Council
(7/21/21)
Reminder: Texas Medicaid 1115 Transformation Waiver Extension Update
(7/19/21)
July 14 Recording of ALF Provider COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available
(7/16/21)
Updated Long-Term Care User Guide for Nursing Facilities Now Available
(7/15/21)
NF COVID-19 Vaccine ata Reporting Rule Revised Effective July 9, 2021 (7/15/21)
July 9 ALF COVID-19 Vaccination Data Reporting Rule Revised to Include Emergency Communication System Enrollment (7/14/21)
HHSC Publishes Informal Dispute Resolution Conference Expectations for NF, ALF and ICF/IID Providers (PL 2021-25)
(7/8/21)
Application Period Extended for CARES ACT Community Development Block Grant
(7/8/21)
June 30 Recording of NF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available
(7/7/21)
FDA Tells Public to Stop Using Certain Innova COVID-19 Antigen Tests
(7/6/21)
FY 2022 Enrollment Contract Amendment Open Enrollment July 1 through July 31, 2021
(7/1/21)
Members Sought for the Texas Medical Disclosure Panel
(6/30/21)
COVID-19 Telehealth Guidance for CLASS Professional and Specialized Therapies
(6/30/21)
COVID-19 Policy Update for FFS Service Coordinators and Case Managers
(6/30/21)
HHSC Publishes In-Home Day Habilitation Information for Program Providers for COVID-19 (IL 2021-30)
(6/29/21)
CMS Provides Guidance on Full-Scale Emergency Preparedness Exercises
(6/28/21)
June 23 Recording of ALF Provider COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available
(6/23/21)
HHSC Extends the Survey Deadline for NFs to be Nurse Aide Clinical Sites
(6/23/21)
Testing Flow Chart Available for Nursing Facility CMS Testing Requirements
(6/22/21)
Informal Comments Due June 25, 2021 on LTCR Contagious Outbreak, Epidemic, or Pandemic Draft Rules (6/21/21)
June 16, 2021 Recording of NF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Now Available
(6/21/21)
Changes to Texas Administrative Code Chapter References for HHS System
(6/11/21)
HHSC Publishes Updated NF Guidance on Plans of Correction Associated with a PASRR Violation (PL 2021-23)
(6/9/21)
June 2 Recording of NF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available
(6/8/21)
Texas Has a New State MDS Automation Coordinator
(6/8/21)
HCS and TxHmL Programs Submitting Claims to TMHP After August 1, 2021
(6/7/21)
Updated Long-Term Care User Guide for Online Portal Basics Now Available
(6/7/21)
HHSC Publishes Updated Guidance on NF Visitation and Emergency Rules (PL 2021-20) (6/3/21)
Coming Soon: Providers Able to Enter a Person’s Alternate Placement Preferences Upon Initial Submission of PL1
(6/3/21)
HHSC Publishes Preparing for the Upcoming Fiscal year 2021 Fee-for-Service Claims Billing Closeout (IL 2021-27)
(6/3/21)
COVID-19 Vaccine Status Not a Requirement for Services
(6/3/21)
HHS Publishes New IDD Operations Portal Functions for Interest List Referrals (IL 2021-28)
(6/3/21)
Provider Letter PL 2021-20 (replaces PL 2021-08): COVID-19 Response - Expansion of Reopening Visitation
(6/3/21)
Emergency Rule: Nursing Facility Requirements for Licensure and Medicaid Certification (6/3/21)
Nursing Facility Expansion of Reopening Visitation Requirements COVID-19 Emergency Rule - Effective 6/1/21
(6/3/21)
June 1 Updated COVID-19 Mitigation and Response Emergency Rules for NF Providers (6/2/21)
June 1 Updated COVID-19 Response: Expansion of Reopening Visitation Emergency Rules for NF Providers
(6/2/21)
HCS and TxHmL Programs: Getting Ready for Submitting Claims to TMHP For Payment
(6/2/21)
Posted: HHSC 1115 Waiver Extension Application
(6/1/21)
New COVID-19 Vaccine Authority Emergency Rule for Home Health and Hospice Providers
(6/1/21)
New COVID-19 Vaccine Authority Emergency Rule for Home Health and Hospice Providers (5/28/21)
Emergency Rule Amendments: Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation & Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training Requirements during COVID-19 (GL 21-3000-A)
(5/28/21)
COVID-19 Vaccine Status Not a Requirement for Services (5/28/21)
Texas HHS Urges Long-Term Care Facilities to Update Hurricane Preparedness Plans (5/28/21)
New Client Recertification Date Feature in MESAV
(5/28/21)
Long-Term Care Claims Processing Delay Notice
(5/27/21)
May 19 Recording of NF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available
(5/26/21)
COVID-19 Update to Temporary Change to HCS and TxHmL Policy for Service Providers of Respite and CFC PAS/HAB
(5/26/21)
Update to COVID-19 Guidance for FFS Service Coordinators and Case Managers (5/26/21)
COVID-19 Update to Telehealth Guidance on CLASS Professional and Specialized Therapies
(5/26/21)
FCC Offers Emergency Broadband Benefit with New Program (5/25/21)
Reminder: State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee Applications Due May 31
(5/24/21)
New Guidance for Long-term Care Facilities, HCSSAs and In-patient Hospices on Masks
(5/24/21)
New Long-Term Care (LTC) User Guide for LTC Providers Now Available
(5/24/21)
QIPP Reporting and Performance Requirements Reinstated (5/21/21)
HHSC has Published COVID-19 Emergency Rules related to Nurse Aide Transition from Temporary Status
(5/21/21)
May 19 Recording of ALF Provider COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available
(5/20/21)
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Value-Based Payment and Quality Improvement Advisory Committee Applications Due June 1, 2021
(5/20/21)
HHSC Plans to Submit 1115 Waiver Extension Application (5/19/21)
HHSC-21-0112 - Nurse Aide Transition COVID-19 Emergency Rule - Emergency Rule Filing Notification
(5/19/21)
2021 Hurricane Season Emergency Preparedness with COVID-19
(5/18/21)
Test Kits Available for LTC Providers with Abbott ID NOW Machines
(5/17/21)
LTC Portal Access Available for HCS and TxHmL Providers Beginning May 17, 2021
(5/1/7/21)
CMS Updates Guidance for Emergency Preparedness - Appendix Z of the SOM
(5/14/21)
CMS Adds COVID-19 Vaccination to NF Rules (QSO-21-19-NH)
(5/14/21)
Effective May 15, 2021, Referring Provider Information Fields Will be Added to the LTC Claims
(5/14/21)
Test Kits Available for LTC Providers with Abbott ID NOW Machines
(5/14/21)
NF COVID-19 Vaccination Data Reporting Emergency Rule Extended to July 9
(5/12/21)
HHSC Updates the WSC Provider Portal Information Page
(5/10/21)
May 5 Recording of NF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available
(5/7/21)
Comments on Proposed Rules Due 6/7 on Nursing Facility Administrator Licensing Program
(5/7/21)
HHSC Publishes 1915(c) Waivers Migration to the TMHP LTCOP (IL 2021-22)
(5/6/21)
Reminder: Value-Based Payment and Quality Improvement Advisory Committee Applications Due May 15
(5/5/21)
May 2021 LTC Provider Bulletin Now Available (5/4/21)
DSHS Urges Providers to Order More COVID-19 Vaccine as Needed
(5/4/21)
DEADLINE EXTENDED: State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee Applications Due May 31
(5/4/21)
TMHP Update: End of MDS Authorization Extensions for NF Providers
(5/3/21)
April 28 Recording of NF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available
(5/3/21)
CMS Revises NF Guidance on Testing, Visitation, and Group Activities
(4/30/21)
Update to COVID-19 Guidance for FFS Service Coordinators and Case Managers
(4/28/21)
COVID-19 Update to Telehealth Guidance on CLASS Professional and Specialized Therapies
(4/28/21)
HHSC Publishes Summary of NF COVID-19 Visitation Rules
(4/28/21)
HHSC Publishes Termination of Waiver Services during the Public Health Emergency (IL 2021-19)
(4/28/21)
Update: End of Nursing Facility MDS Authorization Extensions for Nursing Facility Providers
(4/27/21)
Updated COVID-19 Response: Expansion of Reopening Visitation Emergency Rules for Inpatient Hospice Providers
(4/26/21)
Updated COVID-19 Response: Expansion of Reopening Visitation Emergency Rules for NF Providers
(4/26/21)
CNA Symposium Webinar Recordings Now Available
(4/26/21)
Updated COVID-19 Response: Expansion of Reopening Visitation Emergency Rules for ALF Providers
(4/23/21)
April 21 Recording of NF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available
(4/23/21)
HHSC Guidance on New Resident Refund Review for NFs (PL 2021-16)
(4/23/21)
Reminder: State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee Applications Due April 30
(4/21/21)
Clarification: ALF and ICF Providers Required to Report All Vaccines
(4/19/21)
Guidance for LTC Providers on Criminal History Checks for Medication Aides (PL 2021-15
(4/16/21)
April 14 Recording of NF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available
(4/16/21)
Members Sought for the Value-Based Payment and Quality Improvement Advisory Committee
(4/15/21)
CMS to End Four NF COVID-19 Waivers May 10 - Clarifies CNA Waiver
(4/15/21)
HHSC Publishes Revised Guidance on Status of an Active License During a Renewal Process for LTC Providers (PL 2021-14)
(4/15/21)
Reminder: Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Promoting Interoperability Program Audit Ad Hoc Review Panel Applications Due April 23
(4/15/21)
April 14 Recording of ALF Provider COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available
(4/15/21)
Updated COVID-19 Response Plan for Assisted Living Facilities Available
(4/14/21)
HHSC Publishes Updated COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions for ALF Providers
(4/13/21)
HHSC Publishes Visitation Comparison Table for Assisted Living Facilities
(4/13/21)
Enroll in the NHSN COVID-19 Module (4/12/21)
Members Sought for the State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee
(4/12/21)
April 6 Updated COVID-19 Response Plan for NFs
(4/9/21)
April 6 Updated NF COVID-19 FAQs
(4/9/21)
April 7 Recording of NF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available
(4/9/21)
HHSC Publishes Guidance on Status of an Active License During a Renewal Process for LTC Providers (PL 2021-14)
(4/7/21)
HHSC Publishes Revised Inpatient Hospice COVID-19 Emergency Rules – April 1
(4/5/21)
COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Billing Process for NF Providers (Sent with Corrected Email Address)
(4/1/21)
Survey for Licensed Nursing Facility Administrators Open Until April 30
(4/1/21)
Current Guidance on Activities, Dining, and Volunteers for Long Term Care Providers
(4/1/21)
March 31 Recording of NF COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available
(3/31/21)
LNFA Training Needs Assessment
(3/31/21)
COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Billing Process for NF Providers
(3/31/21)
Rescheduled Webinar: Overview of NF Visitation Rules Expansion
(3/31/21)
Overview of ALF Visitation Rules Expansion
(3/29/21)
Overview of NF Visitation Rules Expansion
(3/29/21)
Update to COVID-19 Guidance for FFS Service Coordinators and Case Managers
(3/29/21)
HHSC Publishes Revised Assisted Living Facility Visitation Guidance (PL 2021-12)
(3/26/21)
Recording of NF COVID-19 March 24 Webinar with LTCR Available
(3/26/21)
Free BinaxNOW COVID-19 POC Tests Available for LTC Providers
(3/26/21)
HHSC Revises Guidance Allowing LTC Providers to Use Free COVID-19 POC Antigen Tests on Anyone (PL 2020-49)
(3/26/21)
HHSC Publishes COVID-19 Response – Program Provider Response to COVID-19 and Visitation Expansion for HCS (PL 2021-09)
(3/26/21)
COVID-19 Update to Telehealth Guidance on CLASS Professional and Specialized Therapies - March 25
(3/26/21)
HHSC Publishes Electronic Visit Verification Notification Requirement (IL 2021-15)
(3/26/21)
Update: Nursing Facility MDS Authorization Extensions Guidance to Nursing Facility Providers
(3/25/21)
Survey for Directors of Nursing Open Until April 30
(3/25/21)
ALF Expansion of Reopening Visitation Emergency Rules
(3/24/21)
NFSS Form Available for People on Medicare Coinsurance
(3/24/21)
Survey: ALFs Input Needed on COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic
(3/24/21)
HHSC Publishes TxHmL Interest List Reduction Slot Releases (IL 2021-14)
(3/24/21)
HHSC Adopts New HCS Program Provider Response to COVID-19 and Expansion of Reopening Visitation Emergency Rule
(3/23/21)
News Release: HHSC Updates Visitation Rules for Long-Term Care Facilities
(3/23/21)
Updated TxHmL Provider Response to COVID-19 – Mitigation Emergency Rules
(3/23/21)
HHSC Publishes Revised Rules for Nursing Facility Visitation
(3/23/21)
HHSC Publishes Revised Nursing Facility Visitation Guidance (PL 2021-08)
(3/23/21)
Recording of NF COVID-19 March 17 Webinar with LTCR Available
(3/19/21)
HHSC Publishes PPE Guidance for Staff and Clients
(3/18/21)
New Computer-Based Training Now Available for Long-Term Care Providers
(3/18/21)
March 16 Recording of Clarification of Administrative Penalties and Related Processes Webinar Available
(3/18/21)
Reminder: Providers Can Request Free COVID-19 Testing Kits
(3/17/21)
Enrollment for NF QIPP Year Five is Now Open
(3/16/21)
NFs Encouraged to Provide Input About Their CNA Workforce
(3/15/21)
Comments on Proposed Rules Due 4/12 on Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program
(3/12/21)
HHSC Publishes EVV Requirements of Signatures on Enrollment Documentation (IL 2021-13)
(3/12/21)
HHSC Publishes Minimizing Claim Rejection for Service Group 6 (IL 2021-12)
(3/12/21)
Recording of NF COVID-19 March 10 Webinar with LTCR Available
(3/12/21)
Suspension of Deallocation of NF Medicaid Beds Due to COVID-19 Continues
(3/10/21)
Temporary EVV Policies for the February 2021 Severe Winter Weather
(3/10/21)
March 4 Recording of Writing Acceptable Plans of Correction Webinar Available
(3/9/21)
NFs Encouraged to Provide Input About COVID-19 Visitation, Activities, and Dining
(3/08/21)
Recording of NF COVID-19 March 3 Webinar with LTCR Available
(3/08/21)
Reminder: Long-Term Care Facilities Council Applications Due March 14
(3/05/21)
Members Sought for the Long-Term Care Facilities Council
(3/04/21)
HHSC Publishes IL 2021-10, Guidance on Attendant Orientation Documentation
(3/3/21)
NFs Reminded of COVID-19 Visitation Requirements
(3/3/21)
February 25 Recording of HCS/TxHmL Death Notifications and Provider Investigation Reports Webinar Available
(3/2/21)
Updated COVID-19 FAQs for ALFs
(3/2/21)
Coming Soon: NFSS Form Available for People on Medicare Coinsurance
(3/2/21)
NFs Encouraged to Provide Input About COVID-19 Vaccination
(3/1/21)
Revised Guidance for ICF/IID Providers Regarding Suspension of Certain LTCR Requirements during COVID-19 (PL 20-21)
(3/1/21)
Texans Urged to Participate in Disaster Assistance Online Survey
(3/1/21)
Handling of Sensitive Personal Information and Breach Notification (IL 2021-09)
(3/1/21)
News Release: Texas Selected for Multi-State Initiative to Support Family Caregivers of Aging Americans
(3/1/21)
Recording of NF COVID-19 February 24 Webinar with LTCR Available
(2/26/21)
Recording of ALF Provider COVID-19 February 24 Webinar with LTCR Available
(2/26/21)
Reporting Issue with NHSN COVID-19 Resident Capacity Data Format
(2/25/21)
NHSN Reporting: Moderna COVID-19 Vaccination Programming Error Fixed (2/25/21)
Members Sought for the Long-Term Care Facilities Council
(2/24/21)
HHSC Publishes Comprehensive Nursing Assessment FAQ for HCS and TxHmL Providers
(2/24/21)
COVID-19 Update to Telehealth Guidance on CLASS Professional and Specialized Therapies
(2/23/21)
Update to COVID-19 Guidance for FFS Service Coordinators and Case Managers - February 22
(2/23/21)
CMS Offers Comprehensive Support to the State of Texas to Combat Winter Storm
(2/23/21)
Update: Nursing Facility MDS Authorization Extensions Guidance to Nursing Facility Providers
(2/23/21)
LTCR Publishes Regulatory Waivers for Severe Weather Event
(2/22/21)
Nursing Facilities Encouraged to Join Project ECHO
(2/22/21)
Impacts of February 2021 Winter Storms
(2/22/21)
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Texas Rent Relief Program Q&A
(2/22/21)
LTCR Waivers During Severe Winter Weather
(2/19/21)
LTC Provider Resources During an Emergency
(2/17/21)
Recording of NF COVID-19 February 10 Webinar with LTCR Available
(2/12/21)
CMS Issues Memo - QSO-21-14-ICF/IID and PRTF
(2/11/21)
LTCR Publishes HHSC COVID-19 Reporting Process (PL 2021-04)
(2/11/21)
LTCR Publishes COVID-19 Vaccine Billing FAQs for Vaccinators
(2/10/21)
LTCR Publishes COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs
(2/9/21)
EVV Policy Update: 180 Day and 90 Day Visit Maintenance Temporary Policy
(2/8/21)
Recording of NF COVID-19 February 3 Webinar with LTCR Available
(2/8/21)
HHSC and DSHS Publish LTC COVID-19 Vaccination Options
(2/5/21)
February 1 Updated COVID-19 Response Plan for NFs
(2/4/21)
HHSC Issues Updated NF COVID-19 Mitigation and Response Emergency Rules
(2/4/21)
HSC Issues Updated NF COVID-19 Mitigation and Response Emergency Rules
(2/3/21)
State Infusion Hotline Now Active to Request Monoclonal Antibodies
(2/3/21)
How to Request Monoclonal Antibodies
(2/3/21)
February 2021 Long-Term Care Provider Bulletin
(2/1/21)
Texas to Receive More Than 500,000 First Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Next Week
(2/1/21)
Updated COVID-19 Response Plan for ALF Providers
(1/29/21)
New Submission Process for Forms and Claims for HCS, TxHmL and Local Authorities Providers Beginning August 2, 2021
(1/29/21)
Recording of NF COVID-19 January 27 Webinar with LTCR Available
(1/29/21)
January 27 Updated NF COVID-19 FAQs
(1/29/21)
Recording of ALF Provider January 27 COVID-19 Webinar with LTCR Available
(1/27/21)
COVID-19 Vaccine Resource for CDS Employees in IL 2021-06
(1/27/21)
COVID-19 Update to Telehealth Guidance on CLASS Professional and Specialized Therapies - January 26
(1/27/21)
Long-Term Care Facilities Council Issues First Report
(1/27/21)
Update: Nursing Facility MDS Authorization Extensions Guidance to Nursing Facility Providers
(1/25/21)
Recording of NF COVID-19 January 20 Webinar with LTCR Available
(1/25/21)
COVID-19 Emergency Rules for HCS and TxHmL Program Providers Extended
(1/25/21)
HHSC Publishes Revised Change of Ownership Transfer Affidavit Form in PL 2021-02
(1/25/21)
NF COVID-19 Expanded Visitation Emergency Rules Extended
(1/25/21)
Texas Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation for Week of Jan. 25 (1/23/21)
Reminder: NF and ALF Providers Must Report COVID-19 Vaccination Data to HHSC
(1/21/21)
Trends in the Use of Vitamin Injections in Nursing Facilities
(1/21/21)
Informal Comments on Draft Rules, Requirements for Nursing Facility Licensure and Medicaid Certification - Due January 28
(1/21/21)
IL2021-03 COVID-19 CLASS and DBMD Interest List Reduction Slot Releases Replaces IL2020-26
(1/19/21)
Help HHS Gather NCI Staff Stability Survey Data
(1/15/21)
HHSC Publishes Revised Guidance on Vaccination Data Reporting for NF and ALF Providers (PL-21-01)
(1/13/21)
HHSC Accepting Informal Comments on Diagnostic Assessment Draft Rules
(1/12/21)
HHSC Adopts New COVID-19 Vaccination Data Reporting Emergency Rules for NF and ALF Providers
(1/11/21)
Coming Soon: New Processes for Submitting Forms and Claims for HCS and TxHmL Providers
(1/8/21)
Updated Email Link - Federal Pharmacy Partnership Program Contact Information for COVID-19 Vaccines
(1/8/21)
DSHS: Texas to Provide COVID-19 Vaccine for Large Vaccination Hubs
(1/7/21)
Long Term Care Facilities Council Report January 2021
(1/7/21)
DSHS Updates COVID-19 Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions
(12/29/20)
QIPP SFY 2021 Performance and Reporting Requirement Adjustments Due to COVID-19
(12/28/20)
Attention Nursing Facilities – How to get Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Now
(12/28/20)
COVID-19 Vaccine Information
(12/23/20)
DSHS Issues Guidance About Moderna Vaccination Readiness for Vaccine Administrators
(12/23/20)
Addition of Seclusion as a Critical Incident in CLASS and DBMD
(12/22/20)
DSHS releases Phase 1B of COVID-19 vaccine allocation plan to include those 65+
(12/21/20)
Vaccination mandates generally okay: EEOC guidance
(12/18/20)
Texas to receive 620,000 doses in second week of COVID-19 vaccine distribution
(12/18/20)
HHSC Issues Updated CMS Mandated COVID-19 Testing FAQs
(12/18/20)
Updated COVID-19 Response Plan for NFs
(12/18/20)
No COVID-19 Webinars with LTCR for ALF or NF Providers Next Week
(12/17/20)
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions for ALF Providers
(12/16/20)
HHSC Publishes Assistance with Medicaid Applications and Redeterminations and Selecting an MCO Related to PASRR (PL 20-56)
(12/16/20)
Point of Care Testing and CLIA Certificate of Waiver Applications for LTC Providers
(12/16/20)
COVID-19 Update to Telehealth Guidance on CLASS Professional and Specialized Therapies - December 14
(12/15/20)
Update to COVID-19 Guidance for FFS Service Coordinators and Case Managers -December 14
(12/15/20)
Update: Nursing Facility MDS Authorization Extensions Guidance to Nursing Facility Providers
(12/15/20)
Dates Announced for Federal COVID-19 Vaccination Program for Long-Term Care Staff, Residents
(12/14/20)
DSHS News Release: COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in Texas
(12/14/20)
CMS Issues Nursing Home COVID-19 Testing FAQs
(12/09/20)
Emergency Rules for NF Providers Extended
(12/08/20)
HHSC Long-Term Care 2020 Christmas Claims Processing Schedule
(12/08/20)
CDC Updates COVID-19 Quarantine Guidance
(12/07/20)
HHSC Publishes Inpatient Hospice COVID-19 Emergency Rules - December 4
(12/07/20)
Infection Control Basics and PPE Training for Essential Caregivers
(12/04/20)
EVV Policy Updates Effective December 1
(12/04/20)
URGENT: COVID-19 Vaccine to Begin Distribution December 14
(12/02/20)
Governor Abbott Announces Initial COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution For Month Of December
(12/02/20)
HHSC Publishes Updated COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions for NF Providers
(12/01/20)
HHSC Has Updated Reporting Guidance for Long-Term Care Providers – Point-of-Care Antigen Testing (PL 20-46)
(12/01/20)
Updated COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions for NF Providers
(11/30/20)
1115 Transformation Waiver Update
(11/30/20)
UPDATE: Existing EVV Users: Temporary EVV Policies for COVID-19 to End December 31
(11/30/20)
Update: Nursing Facility MDS Authorization Extensions Guidance to Nursing Facility Providers
(11/30/20)
Update to COVID-19 Guidance for FFS Service Coordinators and Case Managers
(11/25/20)
COVID-19 Update to Telehealth Guidance on CLASS Professional and Specialized Therapies
(11/25/20)
HHSC Publishes Revised Guidance for Requesting Free COVID-19 Point of Care Antigen Test Kits (PL 20-49)
(11/25/20)
HHSC Reminds LTC Providers Free BinaxNOW COVID-19 POC Tests are for Essential Caregivers and Not Staff
(11/25/20)
Survey - DSHS Bamlanivimab Allocations in Texas Long-Term Care Facilities
(11/25/20)
Reminder: Requirements and Protocol for COVID-19 Emergency Staffing Requests
(11/25/20)
NHSN POC Test Reporting Tool Defects and Changes to LTCF COVID-19 Module
(11/24/20)
HHSC Publishes Guidance for Activities, Dining, and Volunteers for Hospice Inpatient Units (PL 20-54)
(11/24/20)
Governor Abbott, DSHS Announce COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan
(11/23/20)
Revised Attestation for Free Testing Kits
(11/23/20)
Revised Reporting Guidance for Long-Term Care Providers (PL 20-37)
(11/23/20)
HHSC Publishes COVID-19 Guidance for Activities, Dining, and Volunteers for the Holidays (PL 20-53)
(11/23/20)
Bamlanivimab Allocations in Texas (11/21/20)
HHSC Publishes Revised Attestation for Free Testing Kits
(11/20/20)
HHSC Publishes COVID-19 Guidance for Activities, Dining, and Volunteers for the Holidays (PL 20-53)
(11/20/20)
HHSC Publishes Flu Vaccine Guidance During COVID-19 (PL 20-50)
(11/19/20)
Updated Training Link Available for the BinaxNOW COVID-19 Test
(11/19/20)
Attestation for Free Testing Kits
(11/18/20)
Assisted Living Frequently Asked Questions
(11/18/20)
HHSC Publishes Clarification of Electronic Visit Verification Requirements for FMSAs (IL 2020-47)
(11/18/20)
New State Reporting Requirements for Facilities Currently Reporting COVID-19 Lab Data to the National Healthcare Safety Network
(11/17/20)
Incorrect Training Link for the BinaxNOW COVID-19 Test Kits
(11/16/20)
Governor Abbott, DSHS Announce Distribution Of COVID-19 Antibody Therapy to Hospitals Across Texas
(11/13/20)
HHSC Requests Comments on Draft DBMD Waiver Amendment 7
(11/13/20)
Cures Act EVV Practice Period Extended Through December 31
(11/12/20)
State Of Texas Prepared To Swiftly Distribute COVID-19 Treatments Becoming Available
(11/10/20)
Updated COVID-19 Response Plan for ALF Providers
(11/10/20)
Updated COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions for HCSSA Providers
(11/09/20)
HHSC Publishes Process to Request Free COVID-19 Point of Care Antigen Test Kits (PL 20-49)
(11/09/20)
Extended Period to Submit Visitation Attestation Form for ALF and ICF Providers
(11/06/20)
Affected Texas NFs Need to Take Steps - Gamma Healthcare’s COVID-19 Testing Lab in Missouri Ceases Operations
(11/05/20)
HHSC Publishes Guidance for ALFs Transferring COVID-19 Positive Residents (PL 20-48)
(11/03/20)
Federal Survey Entry Forms Example
(11/03/20)
Update: Nursing Facility MDS Authorization Extensions Guidance to Nursing Facility Providers
(11/02/20)
November 2020 Long-Term Care Provider Bulletin Now Available
(10/30/20)
The New NHSN Tool: Reporting POC Testing for COVID-19 Webinar
(10/29/20)
COVID-19 Vaccination-Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program
(10/29/20)
HHS Wave 3 of Point-of-Care Device Allocation to Nursing Facilities
(10/29/20)
HHSC Publishes Attestation for Free COVID-19 Testing Kits for ALF, HCSSA, ICF, and NF Providers
(10/28/20)
HHSC Issues CMS Mandated COVID-19 Testing FAQs
(10/27/20)
HHSC 2020 COVID-19 Impact Survey
(10/26/20)
COVID-19 Update to Telehealth Guidance on CLASS Professional and Specialized Therapies
(10/23/20)
HHSC Publishes Expanded Visitation in Texas Nursing Homes Guidelines
(10/23/20)
Home Health and Hospice Agencies CLIA Waiver Information
(10/23/20)
Update to COVID-19 Guidance for FFS Service Coordinators and Case Managers
(10/23/20)
HHSC Publishes Reporting Guidance for Long-Term Care Providers – Point-of-Care Antigen Testing (PL 20-46)
(10/21/20)
HHSC Publishes PL 20-44 COVID-19 Response - Expansion of Reopening Visitation for NF Providers
(10/20/20)
How to Become a COVID-19 Vaccinator
(10/19/20)
CMS Approves DBMD Waiver Amendment 6
(10/15/20)
HHSC Revises Approved Diagnostic Codes for Persons with Related Conditions List (IL 2020-44)
(10/14/20)
October 12 Updated Nursing Facility COVID-19 FAQs
(10/14/20)
Cures Act EVV: CDS and SRO Managed Care EVV Claims Must be Submitted to TMHP
(10/13/20)
HHSC Publishes Updated Frequently Asked Questions About COVID-19 for ALF Providers
(10/12/20)
Stakeholder Comments for Proposed Draft Rules on Waiver Program Interests Lists
(10/12/20)
CMS Approves CLASS Waiver Amendment 3
(10/12/20)
CMS Reminds NFs About Residents’ Rights Requirement related to Right to Vote
(10/8/20)
October 2020 QMP Bulletin
(10/06/20)
CMS Approves DBMD Waiver Amendment 6 (10/5/20)
Resident Leave Reimbursement During COVID-19 For ICF/IID Program Providers (IL2020-43)
(10/5/20)
Gov. Abbott, HHSC Announce $3.5 Million for Nursing Facility Safety
Projects (10/02/20)
PASRR Evaluations: Use of Telephone Interviews or Videoconferencing (IL 20-41)
(09/30/20)
Overview of Nursing Facility COVID-19 Visitation Rules
(09/29/20)
Q&A from Previous LTC Webinars Hosted by Senator Zaffirini
(09/29/20)
Comments on Proposed Rules for Electronic Visit Verification Due October 19
(09/29/20)
HHSC Publishes Guidance on Reopening Visitation for Hospice Inpatient Units (09/25/20)
HHSC Issues COVID-19 Response - Expansion of Reopening Visitation Guidance for Long-term Care Providers
(09/25/20)
HHSC Publishes Home and Community-based Services (HCS) Expansion of Visitation Guidance (PL 20-40)
(09/24/20)
COVID-19: Maintaining Safety, Critical Care Load-Balancing, & Behavioral Health
(09/24/20)
Guide to Expanded Visitation
(09/24/20)
Nursing Facility Expansion of Reopening Visitation Emergency Rules
(09/23/20)
Expansion of Reopening Visitation emergency rules for assisted living facilities
(09/23/20)
New LTC Expansion of Visitation Guidelines
(09/18/20)
News Release: HHSC Expands Visitation at Long-Term Care Facilities
(09/18/20)
HHSC Overview: Expansion of Reopening Visitation for Long-term Care Facilities
(09/17/20)
HHSC Publishes PL 20-37 - COVID-19 and Death Reporting Guidance for Long-Term Care Providers
(09/10/20)
COVID-19 Group Health Plan Testing FAQs
(09/09/20)
COVID-19 and Death Reporting Guidance for Long-term Care Providers
(09/09/20)
Medicaid and CHIP Providers, Deadline to Apply for Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds is September 13
(09/02/20)
IL 2020-39 Revised – Guidance to Medicaid-Certified Nursing Facilities on QRPs for PASRR
(09/02/20)
Updated COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions for ALF Providers (09/01/20)
CMS Publishes New Rule and Revised Survey Tool for NFs Related to COVID-19 Testing Requirements for Staff and Residents
(08/31/20)
FAQs for HCSSA Providers Including Inpatient Hospice
(08/31/20)
HCS COVID-19 Mitigation and Response Emergency Rules
(08/28/20)
CMS Publishes COVID-19 Testing Requirement Rules for NFs
(08/27/20)
Capacity Increases During Severe Gulf Coast Weather
(08/25/20)
HHSC Publishes PL 20-36 - NF Change of Ownership Effective Date Policy
(08/19/20)
Informal Comments on Draft Rules Due 8/25 on Requirements for Nursing Facility Administrators
(08/19/20)
COVID-19 Response for Nursing Facilities v 3.5 (08/18/20)
HHSC Publishes Revised PL 20-24 Phase 1 COVID-19 Visitation Requirements for ALF, ICF, and NF Providers
(08/17/20)
Ombudsman Resource on Phase 1 Visitation
(08/17/20)
Ombudsman Chart - Visitation Options for Family and Friends of Residents
(08/17/20)
ALF Emergency Rules for COVID 19 Mitigation
(08/11/20)
NF COVID-19 Phase 1 Visitation Emergency Rules
(08/10/20)
Phase 1 COVID-19 Visitation Requirements for ALF, ICF, and NF
(08/10/20)
LeadingAge Texas: Additional Info on HHSCs Visitation Announcement (08/07/20)
Long Term Care Information Letter No. 20-37 Telemedicine Flexibility for Face-to-Face Reassessments
(08/06/20)
Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce Deadline Extension For Medicaid, CHIP Providers To Apply For Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds
(08/05/20)
Update to COVID-19 Guidance for FFS Service Coordinators and Case Managers (07/31/20)
HHSC to Post COVID-19 Data for State Hospitals, SSLCs, Nursing Facilities and Assisted Living Facilities(07/27/20)
Long-Term Care Information Letter No. 20-34: Temporary Emergency Rate Increases for the Nursing Facility Program, Including Hospice Services Provided in the Nursing Facility Setting, Effective April 1, 2020 (07/20/20)
COVID-19 Updates and Q&A with LTCR and DSHS (07/16/20)
Clarification About Free COVID-19 Testing Initiative for NFs and ALFs (07/13/20)
NFs - Apply for Up to $3000 in CMP Funds for Communication Devices Used During COVID-19 (05/29/20)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission Reminder to LTC Facilities about Death Reporting Requirements
(07/23/20)
Long-Term Care Information Letter No. 20-34: Temporary Emergency Rate Increases for the Nursing Facility Program, Including Hospice Services Provided in the Nursing Facility Setting, Effective April 1, 2020
(07/20/20)
COVID-19 Updates and Q&A with LTCR and DSHS
(07/16/20)
Deadline to apply for CARES Act Provider Relief Fund - Monday, July 20
(07/15/20)
Clarification About Free COVID-19 Testing Initiative for NFs and ALFs
(07/13/20)
COVID-19 Response for Assisted Living Facilities v 3.2 (07/11/20)
Free COVID-19 Testing Initiative for NFs and ALFs
(07/10/20)
Updated Nursing Facility COVID-19 FAQs
(07/08/20)
HHSC Announces NF CHOW Process Improvements
(07/07/20)
State Contractor for COVID-19 Testing in Nursing Facilities and Assisted Living Facilities
(07/06/20)
Governor Abbott Establishes Statewide Face Covering Requirement, Issues Proclamation To Limit Gatherings
(07/02/20)
Updated COVID-19 FAQs for HCSSAs Including Inpatient Hospice Units
(07/02/20)
Existing EVV Users: Temporary Policies for COVID-19 Extended to July 31, 2020
(07/02/20)
NFs, NATCEP and Med Aide Programs - Waivers in Place to Increase Staffing Flexibility
(07/02/20)
COVID-19 Update to Telehealth Guidance on CLASS Professional and Specialized Therapies
(07/01/20)
Update to COVID-19 Guidance for FFS Service Coordinators and Case Managers
(07/01/20)
Coming Soon: Effective August 31, 2020, Billing Provider Information Must Not Match Attending or Rendering Provider Information
(07/01/20)
Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce $9 Million for Nursing Facility Infection Control Projects to Prevent COVID-19
(06/30/20)
NFs, NATCEP & Med Aide Programs - Waivers in Place to Increase Staffing Flexibility
(06/30/20)
Multiple Medicaid Long-Term Care COVID-19 Flexibilities Extended Through July 31, 2020
(06/30/20)
Multiple Medicaid Long-Term Care COVID-19 Flexibilities Extended Through July 31, 2020 (06/30/20)
Temporary Emergency Rate Increases for the Nursing Facility Program Effective April 1, 2020 (06/24/20)
Assisted Living Facility Technical Memorandum: TM 20-01, Bedroom Door Lock
(06/23/20)
Assisted Living Facility Technical Memorandum: TM 20-02, Walkway from an Exit or Means of Escape
(06/23/20)
Guidance to SNFs on CMS Spell of Illness Waiver
(06/22/20)
Long-Term Care Residents’ Right to Retain Federal Stimulus Checks
(06/22/20)
Updated Long-Term Care User Guide for Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR)
(06/18/20)
June 2020 QMP Bulletin
(06/18/20)
Long-Term Care User Guides for Nursing Facilities and Hospice Providers (06/16/20)
Guidance for Facilities Who Receive Test Results from Tests Taken More Than 14 Days Ago
(06/17/20)
Quick Reference Guide (QRG) for Remittance and Status Reports for LTC Providers (05/27/20)
COVID-19 Response for Assisted Living Facilities 06.16.20
ALF Special Infection Control Assessments 06.12.20
NF Special Infection Control Assessments 06.10.20
QIPP Performance and Reporting Requirement Adjustments Due to COVID-19 06.10.20
QIPP NSGO Active Partnership COVID-19 Response 06.05.20
COVID-19 Response for Nursing Facilities Version 3.1 06.04.20
Long-Term Care Information Letter No. 20-26: COVID19 CLASS and DBMD Interest List Reduction Slot Releases 06.04.20
Governor Abbott Announces Phase III To Open Texas 06.03.20
Additional Guidance on GA-26
Updated Timeline for Cures Act EVV Expansion 06.03.20
LTCR Seeks Feedback on Weekly Webinars 06.02.20
HHS Urges Long-Term Care Facilities to Update Emergency Preparedness Plans Amid Hurricane Season, Pandemic 06.02.20
NFs - Apply for Up to $3000 in CMP Funds for Communication Devices Used During COVID-19 05.29.20
Update to COVID-19 Guidance for FFS Service Coordinators and Case Managers 05.29.20
COVID-19 Update to Telehealth Guidance on CLASS Professional and Specialized Therapies 05.29.20
Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce $3.6 Million To Connect Nursing Facility Residents And Families 05.27.20
Quick Reference Guide (QRG) for Remittance and Status Reports for LTC Providers 05.27.20
Updated Nursing Facility COVID-19 Response Plan 05.26.20
Emergency Preparedness for Hurricane Season 05.26.20
Nursing Facility (NF) Testing FAQs #2 05.21.20
FAQs Nursing Facility COVID-19 Testing 05.20.20
HHSC Suspends Deallocation of NF Medicaid Beds Due to COVID-19 05.19.20
Infection Control Probe Tool (PDF) 05.18.20
Updated COVID-19 Response Plan for Assisted Living Facilities 05.18.20
HHSC Suspends Deallocation of NF Medicaid Beds Due to COVID-19 05.18.20
Letter from EC to Local Health Departments - NF testing 05.18.20
RA-QRF 05.18.20
COVID-19 Outbreaks in Long-term Care Facilities
Governor Abbott Directs TDEM, DSHS, HHSC To Test All Nursing Home Residents, Staff In Texas 05.12.20
HHSC Long-Term Care Regulatory Posts COVID-19 Resources
Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order To Expand Openings Of Certain Businesses and Activities 05.04.20
HHSC LTCR COVID-19 Resource: Strategies to Mitigate Healthcare Personnel Staffing Shortages 05.04.20
IL20-19 – COVID-19 In-Home Day Habilitation Information for Program Providers 05.04.20
HHSC Retires Provider Letter 10-13 - Locking of Egress Doors in Large ICFs/IID (Facilities with 17 or more Client Beds) 05.04.20
Updated COVID-19 FAQs for Inpatient Hospice Facilities Published by Long-Term Care Regulatory 04.29.20
Provider Letter 20-28 Volunteer Portal 04.27.20
The Governor's Report to Open Texas 04.27.20
COVID-19 Response Plans for HCS Residential Service Providers
COVID-19 Guidance for Public Home Health Service Providers Published by DSHS
COVID-19: Facemasks & Respirators Questions & Answers
Guidance to Medicaid-Certified Nursing Facilities on PASRR 04.09.20
Waiver of Certified Nurse Aide Requirements Granted 04.09.20
Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce Emergency Rule to Increase Supply of Direct Care Providers in Nursing Facilities 04.09.20
HHSC Releases Emergency Rules for LTCR Providers Related to COVID-19 04.09.20
ALF Emergency Rules 04.09.20
NF Emergency Rules 04.09.20
PPE Shortage Help Information
Federal/CMS:
CMS Releases Surveyor Guidance for RoPs Phase 3 (6/30/22)
No Surprises Act: Fact Sheets for Your Patients (6/30/22)
Revised Long-Term Care Surveyor Guidance: Revisions to Surveyor Guidance for Phases 2 & 3, Arbitration Agreement Requirements, Investigating Complaints & Facility Reported Incidents, and the Psychosocial Outcome Severity Guide (6/29/22)
CMS Releases RoPs 3 and Other Guidance (6/29/22)
LeadingAge Advocates to HHS on Nursing Home Recommendations (6/28/22)
Managing Surveyor Vaccination Status (6/28/22)
LeadingAge Sends Letter on PPS Proposed Cuts (6/28/22)
LeadingAge Home Health Member Network – June 2022 (6/24/22)
LeadingAge Hospice Member Network - June 2022 (6/24/22)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates (6/24/22)
Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (6/24/22)
Workforce Policy Weekly (6/24/22)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates (6/24/22)
Medicaid HCBS and PACE Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates (6/24/22)
Home Health & ESRD Proposed CY 2023 Payment Rules (6/22/22)
Home Health CY 2023 Prospective Payment Rule Summary (6/22/22)
Medicaid Unwinding: Preparing Now So Beneficiaries Maintain Coverage (6/22/22)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Weekly Recap (6/17/22)
LeadingAge Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (6/17/22)
LeadingAge Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (6/17/22)
LeadingAge Workforce Policy Weekly Recap (6/17/22)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes: Fiscal Year 2023 (6/16/22)
Surveys for Compliance with Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements (6/14/22)
Advancing Policy and Practice in Medicaid HCBS Quality (6/15/22)
IRS Increases Standard Mileage Rate for Final Months of 2022 (6/14/22)
HHS Releases Guidance on Audio-Only Telehealth Services (6/14/22)
Staying Up to Date with Nursing Home Operations and Reporting (6/13/22)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Weekly Recap (6/10/22)
LeadingAge Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (6/10/22)
LeadingAge Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (6/10/22)
LeadingAge Workforce Policy Weekly Recap (6/10/22)
Learn about the CMS National Quality Strategy (6/9/22)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Weekly Recap (6/3/22)
LeadingAge Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (6/3/22)
LeadingAge Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (6/3/22)
Second Wave of Nursing Home Waivers Set to Terminate June 6 (6/3/22)
American Rescue Plan HCBS Spending Deadline Extension (6/3/22)
Phase 4 PRF On Hold Until Optum Pay Established (6/3/22)
ICD-10-PCS Procedure Codes: Fiscal Year 2023 (6/2/22)
CMS Reviews Emergency Preparedness and Actual Emergency Exemptions (5/31/22)
Home Health and Hospice Updated Blanket Waiver Charts (5/31/22)
LeadingAge Comments on FY 2023 Hospice Wage Index Proposed Rule (5/31/22)
Update on Exercise Exemption for Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Home Health, Hospice and PACE (5/27/22)
Last Chance to Report on PRF for 2nd Reporting Period (5/26/22)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Weekly Recap (5/26/22)
LeadingAge Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (5/26/22)
LeadingAge Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (5/26/22)
CMS and State Preparations for Medicaid Unwinding (5/25/22)
Surgeon General Releases Advisory on Health Care Worker Burnout (5/25/22)
CDC Strengthens Recommendation for Second Booster (5/23/22)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Weekly Recap (5/13/22)
LeadingAge Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (5/13/22)
LeadingAge Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (5/13/22)
Report Makes Recommendations to CMS on Improving Medicare Home Health (5/13/22)
ARP Rural Payments Sent & PRF Late Reporting Request Deadline Extended (5/11/22)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Network - April 2022 (5/11/22)
Home Health Value Based Purchasing Quality Resources (5/11/22)
White House Announces Free Internet Under Affordable Connectivity Program (5/9/22)
COVID-19: Patients Can Get Free Over-the-Counter Tests from Participating Providers (5/5/22)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Weekly Recap (5/5/22)
LeadingAge Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (5/5/22)
LeadingAge Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (5/5/22)
New Funding Opportunity to Strengthen the Direct Care Workforce (5/3/22)
New PRF Reporting Period Added and Other Key Dates - Updated (5/2/22)
Provider Relief Fund Archive (4/29/22)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Weekly Recap (4/29/22)
LeadingAge Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (4/29/22)
LeadingAge Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (4/29/22)
Most Frequently Cited F-tags of 2022 - Part 2 (4/29/22)
Get Patient Eligibility Information for Additional Services (4/28/22)
CMS National Nursing Homes Stakeholder Call (4/27/22)
CMS Provides Home Health and Hospice Updates in April 2022 Open Door Forum (4/25/22)
Medicare Provider Compliance News (4/21/22)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Weekly Recap (4/21/22)
LeadingAge Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (4/21/22)
LeadingAge Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (4/21/22)
Tips to Prepare for Upcoming PRF Reporting (4/20/22)
HHS Releases New Data and Report on Hospital and Nursing Home Ownership (4/20/22)
New PRF Reporting Period Added and Other Key Dates (4/18/22)
Proposed Rule Brings Changes Big and Small to SNF VBP and QRP (4/15/22)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Weekly Recap (4/15/22)
LeadingAge Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (4/15/22)
LeadingAge Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (4/15/22)
HRSA Announces Late Reporting Request Opportunity for PRF - Updated (4/14/22)
COVID-19: New Codes for Moderna Vaccine Booster Doses (4/14/22)
CMS releases proposed SNF PPS Rule (4/12/22)
HHS Takes Actions to Promote Safety & Quality in Nursing Homes (4/11/22)
CMS Announces End of 1135 Waivers for Inpatient Hospices on June 6, 2022 (4/8/22)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Weekly Recap (4/8/22)
LeadingAge Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (4/8/22)
LeadingAge Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (4/8/22)
CMS Terminates Most 1135 Waivers for Nursing Homes (4/7/22)
Returning to Certain Pre-COVID-19 Policies & Coverage of Monoclonal Antibodies for Alzheimer’s Disease Stakeholder Call (4/7/22)
White House Plans to Address Long COVID (4/6/22)
Eligible Individuals Can Receive Second COVID-19 Booster Shot at No Cost (4/6/22)
CMS Special Edition - A New Way for Medicare Beneficiaries to Get Free Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests (4/4/22)
“More Penalties Won’t Get Us Better Care” LeadingAge Leaders Tell CMS (4/1/22)
Hospice FY2023 Wage Index Rule Summary (4/1/22)
Second Booster Not Required for Compliance (3/31/22)
CMS Special Edition - Fiscal Year 2023 Hospice Payment Rate Update Proposed Rule — Comment by May 31 (3/30/22)
Top Five Frequently Cited F-Tags as of 2022 (3/25/22)
ICD-10: Comment on Proposed Procedure and Diagnosis Codes (3/24/22)
LeadingAge Members Promote, Educate, and Vaccinate with CDC Grants (3/24/22)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Weekly Recap (3/24/22)
LeadingAge Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (3/24/22)
LeadingAge Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (3/24/22)
Providers Can Correct PRF Reporting Errors (3/23/22)
Provider Relief Running Out, More Needed (3/23/22)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Weekly Recap (3/18/22)
LeadingAge Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (3/18/22)
LeadingAge Mandate Minute Week 16 (3/11/22)
CMS Updates Testing and Visitation Guidance for Nursing Homes (3/11/22)
COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibodies: Revised Emergency Use Authorization for EVUSHELD (3/10/22)
States Addressing Price Gouging in Staffing Agencies (3/10/22)
COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibodies: Revised Emergency Use Authorization for EVUSHELD (3/10/22)
Nursing Home Weekly Recap (3/4/22)
Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (3/4/22)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (3/4/22)
LeadingAge Mandate Minute Week 15 (3/4/22)
2022 Payment, Quality, & Policy Changes (3/3/22)
CDC Announces Major Shift in COVID-19 Community Tracking Metrics (2/25/22)
LeadingAge Mandate Minute: Week 14 (2/25/22)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Weekly Recap (2/25/22)
LeadingAge Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (2/25/22)
LeadingAge Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (2/25/22)
HRSA Sends Another Batch of Phase 4 PRF Payments (2/24/22)
CMS Released Skilled Nursing Facility & ESRD Web Pricers (2/24/22)
COVID Nursing Home Visitation Guidance and Hospice (2/18/22)
Special Edition - COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibodies: FDA Authorized Bebtelovimab (2/18/22)
Home Health Notice of Admissions (NOA) Billing Updates and Resources (2/18/22)
What LeadingAge Members Should Know About the J-1 Visa for Hiring Workers (2/16/22)
Nursing Home Weekly Recap (2/11/22)
Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (2/11/22)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (2/11/22)
CMS Memo to States – Survey to the Extent of Requirements (2/9/22)
Updated Hospice Quality Reporting (QRP) Claims-Based Measures Q&A (2/9/22)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Weekly Recap (2/4/22)
LeadingAge Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (2/4/22)
LeadingAge Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (2/4/22)
LeadingAge Mandate Minute: Week 11 (2/4/22)
Special Edition-COVID-19: Medicare Will Cover Free Over-the-Counter Tests (2/3/22)
Biden-Harris Administration Will Cover Free Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests Through Medicare (2/3/22)
Nursing Home Weekly Recap (1/28/22)
Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (1/28/22)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (1/28/22)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Advisory Group – January 2022 (1/28/22)
COVID-19: Tools to Determine if Vaccine Requirements Apply (1/27/22)
Nursing Home Weekly Recap (1/21/22)
Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (1/21/22)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (1/21/22)
Mandate Minute Weeks 8 & 9 (1/21/22)
OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements Still in Place for Healthcare Providers (1/20/22)
COVID-19: Long-term Care, RHCs, & FQHCs (1/20/22)
CMS Vaccine Mandate Now Applies in Texas (1/29/22)
CMS Vaccine Mandate Clarifications (1/18/22)
HHS Extends Public Health Emergency (1/18/22)
NEW Nursing Home Visitation Infographic (1/14/22)
OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Blocked, but CMS Interim Final Rule Allowed to Proceed Nationwide (1/14/22)
COVID-19: Long-term Care, Remdesivir, & Booster Doses (1/13/22)
CMS Issues Memo on Nursing Home Staff Turnover and Weekend Staffing Levels (1/12/22)
COVID-19: Long-term Care, Remdesivir, & Booster Doses (1/13/22)
Special Edition-COVID-19: New HCPCS Code for Remdesivir Antiviral Medication (1/7/22)
Use of State and Local Relief Funds Expanded, Clarified (1/7/22)
LeadingAge Mandate Minute: Week 7 (1/7/22)
Provider Compliance Product List Updated (1/6/22)
Second PRF Reporting Period Opens (1/3/22)
Updated Guidance: CDC Strategies to Mitigate Healthcare Personnel Staffing Shortages (12/23/21)
Key Upcoming Provider Relief Fund Dates (12/23/21)
COVID-19 Vaccine Access in Long-Term Care Settings (12/23/21)
Mandate Minute: LeadingAge Resources from Week 5 (12/17/21)
Special Edition - CMS Funding 1,000 New Residency Slots for Hospitals Serving Rural & Underserved Communities (12/17/21)
Long-awaited Phase 4 PRF Payments Arriving Dec. 16 (12/14/21)
Mandate Minute: LeadingAge Resources from Week 4 (12/10/21)
Nursing Home Weekly Recap (12/10/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (12/10/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (12/10/21)
New, Last Chance Opportunity to Submit PRF Reports for Period 1 (12/10/21)
New HHS Medicare Telehealth Report and Utilization Data (12/10/21)
COVID-19 Booster Shot Clinics Are Underway – What Resources Can Help In Planning? (12/3/21)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Weekly Recap (12/3/21)
LeadingAge Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (12/3/21)
LeadingAge Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (12/3/21)
Mandate Minute: LeadingAge Resources from Weeks 2 & 3 (12/3/21)
Special Edition - CMS Encourages People with Medicare to get COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot (12/2/21)
ARP Rural Payments Distributed, Phase 4 to Begin Soon (12/2/21)
Provider Relief Fund Reporting Deadline (11/24/21)
CMS Hosts Nursing Homes Stakeholder Call on Vaccine Mandate, Visitation Guidance (11/23/21)
ARP Rural Provider Relief Payments Sent to Providers (11/23/21)
FAQs from LeadingAge CMS/ OSHA Vaccine Mandate Webinar (11/19/21)
Nursing Home Weekly Recap (11/19/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (11/19/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (11/19/21)
Phase 4 & ARP Rural Payments to Arrive Starting in December (11/18/21)
CMS Makes Sweeping Changes to COVID-19 Survey Activities and Increased Oversight in Nursing Homes (11/17/21)
HRSA Says Nursing Homes Can Wait to Report Infection Control Expenses (11/17/21)
COVID-19: Changes to Nursing Home Visitation & Survey Activities (11/18/21)
CMS Issues Big Changes to Visitation Guidance (11/15/21)
CMS memo QSO-22-02-ALL on Survey Activity (11/12/21)
Nursing Home Visitation - Ref: QSO-20-39-NH COVID-19 (REVISED) (11/12/21)
Ten Processes Required to Be Addressed in CMS Vaccine Rule Policies (11/12/21)
Nursing Home Weekly Recap (11/12/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (11/12/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (11/12/21)
Nursing Home Weekly Recap (11/5/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (11/5/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (11/5/21)
Drive for 75: Week 35 Resources (11/5/21)
CMS Releases Vaccine Mandate Rule for All Certified Settings (11/4/21)
New OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard: Vaccination and Testing for 100 or More Employees (11/4/21)
COVID-19: Changes for Medicare Advantage Plan Claims Starting January 1 (11/4/21)
Special Edition - Biden-Harris Administration Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers (11/4/21)
Vaccine Mandate Interim Final Rules: Initial Information (11/4/21)
COVID-19: Changes for Medicare Advantage Plan Claims Starting January 1 (11/4/21)
$500 Million CDC Initiative Will Support Nursing Home and LTC Providers (11/2/21)
Special Edition - 3 Final Payment Rules (11/2/21)
Key November Provider Relief Fund Deadlines (10/29/21)
CMS Launches Webpage to Share State Action Plans to Expand and Enhance Medicaid HCBS (10/25/21)
Special Edition- COVID-19: Moderna & Jansen (J&J) Booster Shots (10/22/21)
CMS Announces FSES-Related Waiver Extension (10/21/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update (10/21/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update (10/21/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update (10/21/21)
CMS Revised Memo S&C: 17-15-LSC - extending the use of time-limited waivers (10/20/21)
OIG eyes COVID-19 reporting requirements for nursing homes (10/20/21)
Medicare’s Open Enrollment Began October 15 through December 7 (10/15/21)
Nursing Home Weekly Recap (10/15/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (10/15/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (10/15/21)
Drive for 75: Resources from Week 32 (10/15/21)
Highlights of PRF Webinar on Phase 4 Supporting Documentation (10/14/21)
Clarifying Dates for Phase 4 PRF Dollars (10/12/21)
NPPES: Add Digital Contact Information (10/11/21)
Nursing Home Weekly Recap (10/8/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (10/8/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (10/8/21)
Drive for 75: Week 31 Resources (10/8/21)
COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (10/7/21)
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Billing (10/6/21)
LeadingAge Releases Booster Shot Toolkit for Long-Term Care Settings (10/4/21)
Nursing Home Weekly Recap (10/1/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (10/1/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (10/1/21)
Drive for 75: Week 30 Resources (10/1/21)
A Resource for Providers Participating in the CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Program, Long-term Care Residents & Their Families (9/30/21)
Special Edition - Flu & Pneumococcal Vaccines: Expanded SNF Enforcement Discretion for Certain Pharmacy Billing (9/27/21)
Special Edition - CMS Will Pay for COVID-19 Booster Shots, Eligible Consumers Can Receive at No Cost (9/24/21)
New PRF Reporting Resources and Phase 4& ARP Rural Application Webinar Details (9/24/21)
Nursing Home Weekly Recap (9/24/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly Recap (9/24/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recap (9/24/21)
Drive for 75: Week 29 Resources (9/24/21)
CMS Launches New Medicare.gov Feature to Compare Nursing Homes by Vaccination Rate (9/23/21)
LeadingAge Coronavirus Update Call Resources (9/22/21)
HRSA PRF Phase 4 (9/21/21)
COVID-19 Vaccines: Act Now (9/16/21)
BREAKING: HHS releases $25.5 billion in additional provider relief funds (9/10/21)
Biden-Harris Administration to Expand Vaccination Requirements for Health Care Settings (9/9/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update (8/27/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update (8/27/21)
Overview of Barriers and Facilitators in COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach (8/27/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update (8/27/21)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Advisory Group - August 2021 (8/27/21)
Supreme Court Ends Eviction Moratorium (8/27/21)
CMS: Staff Vaccine Mandate ‘Levels the Playing Field’, Coming Late September (8/26/21)
Nursing Home Vaccine Mandate FAQs
(8/25/21)
CDC: Possibility of COVID-19 Illness after Vaccination
(updated 8/23/21)
HRSA Responds to LeadingAge PRF Reporting questions
(8/18/21)
Biden-Harris Administration Takes Additional Action to Protect America’s Nursing Home Residents from COVID-19 | CMS
(8/17/21)
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Announce New Actions to Protect Americans from COVID-19 and Help State and Local Leaders Fight the Virus | The White House
(8/18/21)
Poster: Delta variant is surging in the U.S
(8/17/21)
CDC LTC Updates & Recommendations
(8/17/21)
CMS releases guidance to states on resuming Medicaid and CHIP operations after the PHE
(8/13/21)
The Evolving Role of Therapeutics Against COVID-19
(8/11/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(8/6/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(8/6/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(8/6/21)
Drive for 75: Week 23 Resources
(8/6/21)
Special Edition - CMS Final Rule Improves Health Equity, Access to Treatment, Hospital Readiness, and COVID-19 Vaccination Data Reporting of Hospital Workers
(8/2/21)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Advisory Group - July 2021
(8/2/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(7/30/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(7/30/21)
Drive for 75: Week 22 Resources
(7/29/21)
Bi-Partisan Package: $65 Billion for Broadband
(7/29/2021)
CDC Update on COVID-19 Pandemic and Delta Variant
(7/27/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(7/16/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(7/16/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(7/16/21)
Drive for 75: Week 20 Resources
(7/16/21)
5 Things to Know about Reporting PRF Lost Revenue
(7/15/21)
Infrastructure Bill Takes Shape
(7/14/20)
Interview with Dr. Dumyati on the Delta Variant
(7/14/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(7/9/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(7/9/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(7/9/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(7/1/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(7/1/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(7/1/21)
CDC Expected to Extend Eviction Moratorium by One Month
(6/23/21)
CMS Extends Emergency Preparedness Actual Emergency Exemption
(6/22/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(6/18/21)
LeadingAge Engages White House Staff on Immigration Policy
(6/17/21)
Immigration Bills: An Overview
(6/17/21)
Part II – More Insights on PRF Reporting Guidance: Terms and Use of Funds
(6/16/21)
Federal COVID Response Presentation: Monoclonal Antibodies Updates
(6/16/21)
HRSA issues PRF Reporting Timelines; New Spending Deadlines
(6/14/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(6/11/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(6/11/21)
OSHA Issues Temporary Emergency Standard for Healthcare Settings
(6/10/21)
Committee Examines DOL Priorities, Highlights OSHA Workplace Rules
(6/10/21)
CMS Increases Payment Rate for In-Home COVID Vaccinations
(6/9/21)
Tips For Submitting Comments on Vaccine Rule
(6/9/21)
CMS Issues Revised Quality Safety and Oversight Memo (QSO-21-14-ICF-IID)
(6/7/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(6/4/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(6/4/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(6/4/21)
CMS Issues Revised Quality Safety and Oversight Memo (QSO-21-14-ICF-IID)
(6/4/21)
White House: It's Time to Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap
(6/2/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(5/28/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(5/28/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(5/28/21)
Emergency Broadband Benefit Surpasses 1M Households Enrolled
(5/27/21)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Advisory Group - May 2021
(5/26/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(5/21/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(5/21/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(5/21/21)
CMS Staff Insights: Interview with Holly Norelli – May 20,2021
(5/20/21)
State by State Face Mask Mandates
(5/19/21)
Providers Await HHS Action, While Provider Relief Fund Deadlines Loom And Losses Mount
(5/17/21)
Workforce Legislation Introduced that Invest in Direct Care Worker Career Opportunities
(5/14/21)
Task Force on Aging and Families
(5/14/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(5/14/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(5/14/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(5/14/21)
CMS Launches Campaign to Increase COVID Vaccine Acceptance by Staff
(5/12/21)
CMS Expanding Efforts to Grow COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence and Uptake Amongst Nation’s Most Vulnerable
(5/11/21)
White House Issues Guidance for New Emergency Rental Assistance Funds
(5/11/21)
Treasury Publishes State and Local Aid Guidance; Can Support Aging Services
(5/10/21)
Survey Shows Resident Social Isolation, Access to Services Top Concerns for Senior Housing Providers
(5/6/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(5/7/21)
Drive for 75: Week 10 Resources
(5/7/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(5/7/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(5/7/21)
Vaccination as a Condition of Employment: Interview with Andrew Banoff May 6, 2021
(5/6/21)
Bills Introduced on Citizenship for Essential Workers
(5/3/21)
FCC Announces May 12 Launch for Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
(4/30/21)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Advisory Group - April 2021
(4/30/21)
Hearing: Charting the Path Forward for Telehealth (4/30/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(4/30/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(4/30/21)
Drive for 75: Resources from Week 9
(4/30/21)
Mother's Day Celebration Toolkit
(4/29/21)
CDC Updates Recommendations for Healthcare Settings
(4/29/21)
CDC: Infection Control after Vaccination
(4/26/21)
FCC Announces Round 2 COVID-19 Telehealth Program Application Window
(4/23/21)
LeadingAge Visitation Follow-Up Letter
(4/23/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(4/16/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(4/16/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(4/16/21)
Drive for 75: Week 7 Resources
(4/16/21)
Johnson and Johnson Vaccine Insights -Interview with Dr. Joshua Sharfstein
(4/15/21)
Medicare Sequester Suspension Continued Through End of 2021
(4/14/21)
CDC Weighs In on "Reopening" Risk in Independent Living
(4/13/21)
Hospice Rule Summary
(4/9/21)
CMS Announces Termination of Certain Waivers While 3-Day Stay Waiver Remains in Effect
(4/9/21)
Drive for 75: Week 6 Resources
(4/9/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(4/9/21)
FCC Posts Emergency Broadband Benefit Resources
(updated 4/7/21)
HHS Take Stronger Stance on PRF Recoupment and Accountability
(4/7/21)
FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Program Launches April 12
(4/2/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(4/2/21)
Life Plan Community Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(4/2/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(4/2/21)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Advisory Group - March 2021
(3/31/21)
75% of Aging Services Providers Need More Relief Funds
(3/31/21)
PPP Loan Application Period Extended to May 31
(3/30/21)
Visitation Checklist
(3/30/21)
CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium Through June
(3/29/21)
Visitation During COVID-19 Toolkit
(03/29/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(3/26/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(3/26/21)
FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Announces Historic $10 Billion Investment to Expand Access to COVID-19 Vaccines and Build Vaccine Confidence in Hardest-Hit and Highest-Risk Communities
(3/25/21)
Drive for 75: Resources from Week 4
(3/25/21)
Spring Reopening: LPC Member Post-Vaccine Solutions
(3/25/21)
Accelerated and Advance Payment Program Repayment Begins April 2021
(3/25/21)
Vaccine Insights: Interview with Dr. Sara Oliver
(3/24/21)
IRS Hosts Public Hearing on Average Income Set-Aside
(3/24/21)
FCC Broadband Benefit Program; Spotlight on Bulk Internet Contracts
(3/22/21)
Home Health and Hospice Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(3/19/21
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(3/19/21)
House Votes to Suspend Medicare Sequester and PAYGO Cuts
(3/19/21)
The Impact of COVID-19 on Nursing Home Residents and Staff and What We Can Do Better
(3/18/21)
Bill Introduced to Expand Broadband in Affordable Housing
(3/17/21)
Biden-Harris Administration Increases Medicare Payment for Life-Saving COVID-19 Vaccine
(3/15/21)
Overview: Care For Our Seniors Act
(3/15/21)
The American Rescue Plan and State and Local Financing
(3/13/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(3/12/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(3/12/21)
Administration Will Not Defend New Public Charge Rule
(3/12/21)
Monoclonal Antibody Infusion: - Interview with Dr. David Wong
(3/12/21)
$1.9T American Rescue Plan to President for Signature
(3/10/21)
Hearing on Racial Equity in Housing and Financial Services
(3/10/21)
CMS Updates Nursing Home Guidance with Revised Visitation Recommendations
(3/10/21)
The Senate American Rescue Plan and Home and Community-Based Care
(3/9/21)
CDC Issues First Set of Guidance for Activities of Fully Vaccinated Individuals
(3/8/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(3/5/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(3/5/21)
White House Advisor on Housing and Urban Policy Announced
(3/5/21)
Nonprofits Eligible for New $30M Home Modification Program
(3/4/21)
Top 10 Survey Citations - March 2021
(3/2/21)
Older Adults and Caregivers and Pandemic - Interview with Alycia Bayne – February 3, 2021
(3/3/21)
A New Pathway to Request Staff Support for Monoclonal Antibody Infusions
(3/2/21)
FAQs and Resources on COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccinations
(3/1/21)
Hospice and Home Health Update
(2/26/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(2/26/21)
Eviction Moratorium Continues Despite Ruling
(2/26/21)
FCC Adopts Guidelines for Emergency Broadband Program
(2/26/21)
Funding for Home and Community-Based Care under the American Rescue Plan
(2/25/21)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Roundtable - February 23, 2021
(2/24/21)
Focus on Telehealth Post Pandemic Continues
(2/24/21)
FCC’s Expanded COVID-19 Telehealth Program and Broadband Plans
(2/24/21)
Essential Caregivers Programs
(2/24/21)
Treasury Department Eases Access to Emergency Rental Relief
(2/22/21)
Mental Health Insights - Interview with Dr. Bill Mansbach February 22, 2021
(2/22/21)
CMS Offers Comprehensive Support to the State of Texas to Combat Winter Storm
(2/22/21)
Hospice and Home Health Update
(2/19/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(2/19/21)
Vaccine Allocations Roll Out to Community Health Centers
(2/19/21)
HHS Posts List of NHs Receiving Incentives
(2/12/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(2/12/21)
COVID-19 Cases Jump in Senior Housing as Financial Strain, Vaccine Access Issues Continue
(2/11/21)
Where to Find Ideas on Reopening - This Time?
(2/9/21)
Ways & Means Committee Releases Draft COVID-19 Relief Legislation
(2/9/21)
FAQs and Resources on COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccinations
(2/9/21)
Visitation & Vaccines Communications Toolkit
(2/9/21)
Elder Care Providers & COVID-19: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
(2/8/21)
FAQs and Resources on COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccinations
(2/8/21)
Harvard Fellow on Vaccine Hesitancy, Messaging in Senior Housing
(2/8/21)
Continuing Vaccine Access for Long-Term Care Communities
(2/8/21)
CDC: What to Expect for Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program Third Clinics
(2/8/21)
Interview with Scott Crabtree and Jere Hales - February 8, 2021
(2/8/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(2/5/21)
Addressing Staff Stressors and Mental Health
(2/4/21)
Interview with Bailie Hillman and Leigh Wilson, James L. West Center for Dementia Care – Feb 4, 2021
(2/4/21)
President: Take Action on Public Charge Rule
(2/3/21)
Retail Pharmacy Program Launched
(2/3/21)
2020 to 2040: 13.8M New Older Adult Households, 40% of them Renter Households
(2/3/21)
New Provider Relief FAQs Clarify New Policies
(2/2/21)
CDC Officially Extends Eviction Moratorium
(2/2/21)
LeadingAge Calls for Rent Relief for Older Adults
(1/29/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(1/22/21)
Vaccine Forum Explores Challenges, Opportunities for Senior Housing Providers
(1/21/21)
IRS Extends and Clarifies Relief for Housing Credit Communities
(1/21/21)
Eviction Moratorium Extended, Treasury Clarifies Emergency Rental Assistance
(1/20/21)
Encouraging COVID-19 Vaccination
(1/19/21)
Why Providers Are Not Receiving PRF payments And Future Opportunities
(1/19/21)
PRF Reporting Portal Launched, Requirements Revised and Reports Delayed
(1/15/21)
Paycheck Protection Program Fully Reopens on January 19
(1/15/21)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(1/15/21)
HHS Vaccine Distribution Shifts in Response to Need, Supply
(1/11/21)
CDC Shares Latest on Pharmacy Partnership, Reporting System
(1/11/21)
LeadingAge Raises Vaccination Prioritization Concerns on CDC Listening Session
(1/11/21)
Paycheck Protection Program: Second Draw Loan Information for Aging Services
(1/11/21)
FAQs and Resources on COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccinations (1/8/21)
Deadline extended for Service Coordinator CARES Act Spending (1/7/21)
Treasury Website for New Emergency Rental Assistance Program
(
1/6/21)
CMS Issues Revised Memo - QSO-20-31-All
(1/5/21)
LeadingAge Supports Proposal to Reduce Prior Authorization Burden
(1/5/21)
CMS Updates Focused Infection Control Survey Triggers
(1/4/21)
Paid Sick Leave and FMLA Leave No Longer Mandatory
(1/4/21)
Toolkit for HUD Section 202 Providers in the CDC Pharmacy Partnership for Long-term Care Program
(12/30/20)
COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics: Members' Insights from Week One
(12/28/20)
Some Phase 2 Provider Relief applicants Will Have Until Jan 6 to Apply
(12/23/20)
An Hour with CVS/Omnicare - LeadingAge Update on LTCF Pharmacy Partnership Program
(12/22/20)
Congress Adds to Provider Relief and Clarifies Lost Revenues (12/22/20)
Clinical training with BD on the Veritor instrument
(12/21/20)
LeadingAge Interview with Dr. Martha Dawson, President of the National Black Nurses Association
(12/21/20)
States Implement COVID-19 Short-Term Critical Staff Redeployment Programs
(12/21/20)
Rental Assistance, Eviction Moratorium Extension, and Minimum 4% Housing Credit Floor
(12/21/20)
Who is Next in Line for Vaccines? – ACIP December 20 Recommendations
(12/21/20)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(12/18/20)
$24.5B in Phase 3 Provider Relief Begins Arriving Dec. 16
(12/16/20)
Congressional Listening Session with Essential Workers Affected by the Pandemic
(12/15/20)
Notes from Weekend CDC Webinars
(12/14/20)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(12/11/10)
CDC Resources on Stress and Coping
(12/09/20)
What's the Latest on the Vaccine? An Interview with CDC's Ruth Link-Gelles
(12/08/20)
October Incentive Payments Arrive Dec. 12
(12/08/20)
How to Optimize NH Incentive Payments
(12/07/20)
CMS Announces Updates to Five Star Quality Rating System
(12/04/20)
Report: Critical Role of Service Coordinators During Pandemic
(12/04/20)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(12/04/20)
How States are Providing Assistance With Staffing in Long Term Care
(12/03/20)
Vaccine Distribution Recommendation: Include HUD Sec. 202 Communities
(12/02/20)
FAQs and Resources on COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccinations
(12/02/20)
CDC Revises COVID-19 Quarantine Policy
(12/02/20)
CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendation: What It Means
(12/01/20)
AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network
(11/30/20)
CMS Announces Comprehensive Strategy to Enhance Hospital Capacity Amid COVID-19 Surge
(11/25/20)
CDC Guidance When Flu and COVID-19 are Co-Circulating
(11/23/20)
CMS Urging Nursing Homes to Follow Established COVID Guidelines This Holiday Season (11/18/20)
CMS Presents Nursing Homes Session at Annual Meeting
(11/19/20)
First Nursing Home Infection Control Incentive Payment Arriving Nov. 2 -- UPDATED
(11/18/20)
CMS Issues Alert on How to Handle Holidays
(11/18/20)
CMS Releases Nursing Home COVID-19 Training Data with Urgent Call to Action
(11/17/20)
Medicare Monoclonal Antibody COVID-19 Infusion Program Instruction
(11/17/20)
Thanksgiving Planning Survey Results
(11/16/20)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(11/13/20)
CMS Issues Interim Final Rule with Comment Period to Ensure Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccines & Therapeutics
(11/13/20)
Trump Administration Partners with Chain and Independent Community Pharmacies to Increase Access to Future COVID-19 Vaccines
(11/12/20)
CDC and State Guidance on Thanksgiving: Travel and Gatherings
(11/09/20)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(11/06/20)
Key Information Shared in Training on NHSN Point-of-Care Test Reporting Tool
(11/05/20)
Federal Judge Blocks Public Charge Rule
(11/05/20)
Home Health Agencies Receive 2% Update
(11/05/20)
CMS Releases Toolkit to Accelerate State Efforts to Rebalance Long-term Care Systems and Enhance Home and Community-Based Services for Eligible Medicaid Beneficiaries
(11/02/20)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(10/30/20)
First Nursing Home Infection Control Incentive Payment Arriving Nov. 2
(10/30/20)
LeadingAge Comments on CMS-3401-IFC Testing Rule
(10/28/20)
Trump Administration Acts to Ensure Coverage of Life-Saving COVID-19 Vaccines & Therapeutics
(10/28/20)
Bill to Allow Home Health Telehealth Reimbursement Introduced
(10/27/20)
HHS Provides Answers to LeadingAge Questions on New Vaccine Initiative
(10/23/20)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(10/23/20)
HHS Retracts Limits on use of PRF for Lost Revenues
(10/22/20)
Updates On PRF Phase 2 Payments and Phase 3 Eligibility Expansion
(10/22/20)
Nursing Homes to Report Point-of-Care Testing Through NHSN
(10/22/20)
Survey: Cases, Isolation, Financial Strain in Affordable Senior Housing
(10/21/20)
Updates to PRF NH Infection Control Incentive Payments
(10/19/20)
CDC Adds Point-of-Care Testing Data Pathway to NHSN COVID-19 Module
(10/16/20)
HHS and CDC Announce Pharmacy Partnership Program for COVID-19 Vaccine
(10/16/20)
Nursing Home Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(10/16/20)
CMS Takes Action to Protect Integrity of COVID-19 Testing
(10/15/20)
Trump Administration Drives Telehealth Services in Medicaid and Medicare
(10/14/20)
Social Security Administration announces 2021 Increase
(10/13/20)
CDC issues eviction ban FAQs
(10/12/20)
IRS Extends Non-Filer EIP Deadline Until Nov. 21
(10/12/20)
Provider Relief Fund Overview
(10/9/20)
HHS Issues Helpful Clarifications on Infection Control and Phase 3
(10/9/20)
CMS Announces New Repayment Terms for Medicare Loans made to Providers during COVID-19
(10/08/20)
White House Summarizes Steps Taken for Older Adults; Many LeadingAge Concerns Unaddressed
(10/2/20)
Select Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the Coronavirus Crisis
(10/2/20)
National Committee Issues COVID-19 Vaccine Report, Adopts LeadingAge Recommendations
(10/2/20)
Phase 3 Application for Provider Relief Opens Oct 5
(10/2/20)
Federal Funding Set Through December 11
(10/1/20)
Trump Administration Announces $20 Billion in New Phase 3 Provider Relief Funding
(10/01/20)
CMS Updates Testing Frequency Methodology
(10/01/20)
CMS Releases Memo Reiterating Emergency Prep Guidance
(10/01/20)
Report: $25B - $34B Rent Shortfall by January
(09/29/20)
Federal Funding Stopgap Expected Prior to Oct. 1 Start of FY21
(09/29/20)
Updated Heroes Act Includes Sec. 202, Sec. 8, and Service Coordinator Relief
(09/29/20)
Abbott BinaxNOW Webinar for Home Health and Hospice
(09/28/20)
CMMI Announces Plan Participants for VBID
(09/25/20)
Urgent Call for Partners in Nursing Home Health
CMS Announces New Federal Funding for 33 States to Support Transitioning Individuals from Nursing Homes to the Community
(09/23/20)
Federal Employee COVID Leave Provisions
(09/22/20)
HHS Issues PRF Reporting Guidance with Limits on Lost Revenue
(09/20/20)
New Key Deadlines for Phase 2 Provider Relief Fund Applications
(09/18/20)
CMS Revises Visitation Guidance to Allow More Visitation Options
(09/18/20)
Details Announced on $2B in Nursing Home Infection Control Incentive Payments
(09/18/20)
Extension of Provider Relief Deadline for Private Pay Only AL and Nursing Homes
(09/16/20)
CMS Issues New FAQs for PACE Organizations
(09/16/20)
Independent Nursing Home COVID-19 Commission Findings Validate Unprecedented Federal Response
(09/16/20)
Families First Coronavirus Response Act FAQs
(09/16/20)
CMS Issues New Roadmap for States to Accelerate Adoption of Value-Based Care to Improve Quality of Care for Medicaid Beneficiaries
(09/15/20)
Proposed Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR) Withdrawn
(09/14/20)
COVID-19 Relief Bill State of Play
(09/09/20)
Tips for Submitting Comments on Interim Final Rule CMS-3401-IFC (Nursing Home Testing)
(09/08/20)
Infection Control - COVID 19 Tool and Checklist for the COVID-19 Survey
(09/06/20)
HHS Announces $2B in Infection Control Incentive Payments (09/04/20)
Federal Register Notice: Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19 (09/02/20)
CMS Advancing Seniors’ Access to Cutting-edge Therapies and Technology in Medicare Hospital Rule
(09/02/20)
CMS Issues Updated Rules for CLIA Labs and NFs with CLIA Waivers
(08/31/20)
Trump Administration Announces the Distribution of $2.5 Billion to Nursing Homes for COVID-19 Relief Funding
(08/27/20)
$2.5 billion Arrives in Nursing Home Bank Accounts
(08/27/20)
CMS Releases New Nursing Home Training
(08/26/20)
CMS Publishes COVID-19 Testing Requirement Rules for NFs
(08/25/20)
CMS Announces Testing Rule, Details About Provider Relief, Antigen Testing and PPE
(08/25/20)
CMS Releases Interim Final Rule on Testing of Nursing Home Staff, Other Provisions
(08/25/20)
Trump Administration Strengthens COVID-19 Surveillance with New Reporting and Testing Requirements for Nursing Homes, Other Providers
(08/25/20)
CMS to unveil new mandatory coronavirus testing, accounting requirements for nursing homes: report
(08/25/20)
CMS Approves HCS Waiver Amendment 5
(08/24/20)
Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in Nursing Homes
CMS Announces Resumption of Routine Surveys
(08/18/20)
QSO: Enforcement Cases Held during the Prioritization Period and Revised Survey Prioritization
(08/17/20)
Strike Teams Recommendations Tool
(08/14/20)
NHSN Data Elements on Testing Updated
(08/11/20)
CDC: How to Report COVID-19 Laboratory Data
(08/04/20)
COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act Introduced
(08/04/20)
New & Extended Provider Relief Fund Opportunities
(08/03/20)
HEALS Act Highlights for Aging Services
(07/28/20)
Nursing Homes Blanket Waivers Chart
(07/24/20)
Nursing Facility Point of Care Testing Device Allocation
(07/29/20)
Trump Administration Announces New Resources to Protect Nursing Home Residents Against COVID-19 (07/22/20)
Provider Relief Funds Reporting Timelines Announced
(07/22/20)
CMS Lifts Suspension of Enforcement Activity Effective June 1
(07/21/20)
CDC Updates Guidance on Isolation and Precautions for
Adults with COVID-19(07/20/20)
Cares Act Provider Relief Fund Extends Deadline to
Apply for Medicaid Funds to August 3, 2020
(07/20/20)
Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response
to the Public Health Emergency on the
Coronavirus (COVID-19) (07/17/20)
HHS Extends Deadline to Apply for Medicaid
and CHIP Provider Relief Fund to Aug.
3 (07/17/20)
HHS to Send Rapid Point-of-Care
Testing to Nursing Homes
(07/16/20)
SNF QRP Non-Compliance Notices Available, Reconsideration Requests due Aug. 18
(07/15/20)
CMS Extends Deadlines for HCBS Settings Rule
(07/14/20)
LeadingAge Provider Relief Fund Explainer
(07/13/20)
OSHA Respiratory Protection Program & Mask Fittings
(07/07/20)
CMS Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in Nursing Homes
(07/07/20)
Screening Tips for Nursing Homes
(07/06/20)
Paycheck Protection Program Extended to August 8 (07/06/20)
$1.2B Senior Housing Relief Bill Introduced in Senate
(07/02/20)
Nursing Homes and COVID-19 Crisis Front and Center on Senate Floor
(07/02/20)
CMS Ends Waiver. Requires NFs to Resume Submission of Staffing Data by Aug. 14, 2020
(06/26/20)
HHS Clarifies Provider Relief Medicaid Distribution Application Items
(06/26/20)
New PPP Rules Provides Updates on Loan Forgiveness Processes
(06/26/20)
Life Safety Experts On 1135 Waivers Compliance for Nursing Homes
(06/26/20)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Nursing Home Visitation
(Visitation still pending
state approval)
(06/24/20)
"Reopening" to Visitors: A Review of CMS and States' Guidance to Nursing Homes
(06/23/20)
"Reopening" to Visitors: A Review of States' Guidance for AL
(06/22/20)
CMS Releases COVID-19 Data for Medicare Beneficiaries
(06/24/20)
Federal Reserve Announces Plan to Expand Loans to Not-For-Profits
(06/17/20)
New CMS FAQs Include Guidance on Hospice Staff Access
(06/17/20)
Simplified PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Announced (06/17/20)
NHSN Reporting Issues Cheat Sheet 06.12.20
HHS Advisor Clarifies Provider Relief Fund Questions 06.12.20
June Paycheck Protection Program Guidance Implements Flexibility Act 06.12.20
CMS Releases COVID-19 Nursing Facility Data 06.09.20
HHS Announces new Medicaid/CHIP Distribution 06.09.20
New Provider Relief FAQs Discuss Expenses and Lost Revenues 06.04.20
COVID-19
Survey
Activities,
CARES
Act
Funding,
Enhanced
Enforcement
for
Infection
Control
deficiencies,
and
Quality
Improvement
Activities
in
Nursing
Homes
06.01.20
CMS
Announces
Enhanced
Survey
Activity
and
Enforcement
Remedies
Related
to
Infection
Control
06.01.20
Considerations
for
Preventing
Spread
of
COVID-19
in
Assisted
Living
Facilities
05.29.20
Paycheck
Protection
Program
Forgiveness
Guidance
Issued
05.29.20
Nursing
Home
Reopening
Recommendations
Frequently
Asked
Questions
05.26.20
Provider
Relief
Fund
Attestation
Deadlines
Extended
into
July
05.26.20
HHS
Announces
June
3
Provider
Relief
Deadline
and
New
SNF
Funds
on
the
Way
05.26.20
FEMA
Public
Assistance
Program
for
COVID-19
Expenses
05.26.20
HHS
Announces
Nearly
$4.9
Billion
Distribution
to
Nursing
Facilities
Impacted
by
COVID-19
05.22.20
Recovery
Considerations
for
Life
Plan
Communities
Recovery
Considerations
for
Affordable
Housing
Providers
CMS
Outlines
Key
Activities
of
Nursing
Home
Reopening
05.19.20
What
You
Should
Know
About
COVID-19
and
the
ADA,
the
Rehabilitation
Act,
and
Other
EEO
Laws
05.20.20
Pandemic
Preparedness
in
the
Workplace
and
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
05.19.20
Nursing
Home
Reopening
Recommendations
for
State
and
Local
Officials
05.18.20
CMS
Releases
More
Blanket
Waivers
for
NFs
05.14.20
Home
Health
Blanket
Waivers
Chart
05.13.20
Hospice
Blanket
Waivers
Chart
05.13.20
COVID-19
Emergency
Declaration
Blanket
Waivers
for
Health
Care
Providers
05.13.20
Paycheck
Protection
Program
Guidance
on
Certification
of
Need:
New
Information,
Unanswered
Questions
05.13.20
HHS
Issues
New
Provider
Relief
FAQ
and
says
More
Relief
Coming
05.11.20
CMS
Issues
Guidance
to
NFs
for
Notification
of
Confirmed
and
Suspected
COVID-19
Cases
Among
Residents
and
Staff
05.07.20
FEMA
COVID-19
Response:
PPE
Packages
for
Nursing
Homes
05.06.20
Rural
Housing
issues
Resident
Rent
FAQ
05.06.20
Nursing
Home
Blanket
Waivers
Chart
05.01.20
CMS
Releases
Rule
Including
New
Nursing
Home
Reporting
Requirements
05.01.20
OSHA
Issued
Interim
Enforcement
Response
Plan
for
Coronavirus
Disease
2019
(COVID-19)
COVID-19
Module
for
LTCF
CMS
Adds
New
Coverage
Requirements
to
MA
Plans
Under
COVID-19
04.28.20
CMS
Freezes
Health
Inspection
Rating;
Issues
FAQs
04.27.20
CMS
Suspends
Accelerated
and
Advanced
Payment
Programs
04.27.20
Telehealth
Grant
Funding
Opportunity
Coronavirus
Waivers
&
Flexibilities
Paycheck
Protection
Program
Guidance
Issued
on
Affiliation
and
for
Faith-Based
Organizations
04.03.20
CMS
Telehealth
Toolkit
for
Nursing
Homes
03.30.20
Prioritization
of
Survey
Activities
03.20.20
COVID-19
Focused
Survey
for
Nursing
Homes 03.20.20
COVID-19
Focused
Infection
Control
Survey:
Acute
and
Continuing
Care 03.20.20
CMS
COVID-19
Stakeholder
Call
Recording/Transcripts
CDC
Strategies
for
Optimizing
the
Supply
of
PPE
COVID-19
Partner
Toolkit
Medicare
Telemedicine
Health
Care
Provider
Fact
Sheet
Medicare
Telehealth
Frequently
Asked
Questions
(FAQs)
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
LeadingAge:
New
Paid
Sick
Leave
and
FMLA
Leave
in
the
Families
First
Response
Act
(FFCRA)
03.29.20
Department
of
Labor:
Families
First
Coronavirus
Response
Act:
Questions
and
Answers
Labor
&
Employment
Advisory:
Employee
Leave
Requirements
Under
the
Families
First
Coronavirus
Response
Act
President
Signs
Families
First
Coronavirus
Response
Act;
What
Does
This
Mean
for
Aging
Services?
Approved and Pending Waivers for Long Term Care Providers
Approved:
Trump
Administration
Acts
to
Ensure
U.S.
Healthcare
Facilities
Can
Maximize
Frontline
Workforces
to
Confront
COVID-19
Nursing
Home
Blanket
Waivers
Chart
REVISED
04.10.20
Home
Health
Blanket
Waivers
Chart
REVISED
04.10.20
Hospice
Blanket
Waivers
Chart
REVISED
04.09.20
PL
20-21
-
Suspension
of
Certain
LTCR
Requirements
during
COVID-19
Outbreak
03.20.20
Pending:
Governor
Abbott
Announces
HHSC
Request
Of
Section
1135
Waiver
To
Support
Health
Care
Workforce
In
Medicaid
Program
Resources for LTC Providers to Request PPE:
COVID-19
Guidance
for
FMSAs
and
CDS
Employers
Healthcare
Supply
of
PPE
Strategies
to
Optimize
PPE
and
Equipment
Strategies
to
Optimize
Eye
Protection
Strategies
to
Optimize
Isolation
Gowns
Strategies
to
Optimize
Face
Masks
Strategies
to
Optimize
N-95
Respirators
Crisis
Alternate
Strategies
for
N-95
Respirators
HUD:
Committee Advances HUD Funding Increases (6/30/22)
HUD Clarifies Property Risk Classification for MOR Schedules (6/29/22)
Appropriators Direct HUD to Distribute Sec. 202 and IWISH Funds, Address Lack of Internet (6/29/22)
HUD Implements Long-Awaited Risk-Based Schedule for MORs (6/24/22)
LeadingAge Senior Housing Weekly Recap (6/24/22)
HUD Funding Bill Moves Forward in the House (6/23/22)
HUD Requests Additional Comments on NSPIRE Implementation (6/23/22)
HUD Requests Input on New Buy America Preference for Housing Infrastructure (6/23/22)
Report: Housing Affordability and Accessibility Challenges Escalate (6/22/22)
LeadingAge Priorities Reflected in House HUD Funding Bill (6/22/22)
HUD Smoke Detector and Heat Sensor Bills Pass Committee (6/22/22)
Support for the Housing Choice Voucher Program (6/17/22)
LeadingAge Senior Housing Weekly Recap (6/17/22)
LeadingAge Senior Housing Weekly Recap (6/10/22)
HUD Funding Votes Scheduled, Advocates Press Congress (6/9/22)
LeadingAge Senior Housing Weekly Recap (6/3/22)
LeadingAge Senior Housing Weekly Recap (5/26/22)
LeadingAge Senior Housing Weekly Recap (5/13/22)
Mission-Driven Focus on Affordable Housing Plus Services Drives New Partnership (5/13/22)
39 Senators Call for Greatly Expanded 202 Housing Program (5/11/22)
HUD Secretary Says 202 Program Must Expand (5/11/22)
HUD Section 202 Support Letter (5/10/22)
LeadingAge Senior Housing Weekly Recap (5/5/22)
HUD Seeks to Increase Equity and Improve Customer Experience (4/28/22)
HUD Reinforces Fair Housing Guidance on Unit Marketing, Waitlist Management (4/28/22)
HUD Proposes Renewal Guide Changes to Rent Comp Study Policy (4/22/22)
Senior Housing Weekly Recap (4/21/22)
Spotlight on Fires, Safety & NSPIRE in HUD Housing (4/20/22)
LeadingAge Housing Survey Shows Less COVID, More Workforce Challenges (4/19/22)
LeadingAge Senior Housing Weekly Recap (4/15/22)
RAD in the Budget: HUD Makes Improvements to Key Housing Preservation Tool (4/15/22)
HUD to Review, Adjust Criminal Background Screening Policies (4/15/22)
HUD, HHS present Equity Action Plans (4/14/22)
LeadingAge Senior Housing Weekly Recap (4/8/22)
HUD Seeks New $50B Housing Supply Fund, Other Funding for FY23 (3/28/22)
Share of HUD-Assisted Older Adults Declines (3/25/22)
LeadingAge Senior Housing Weekly Recap (3/24/22)
HUD Withdraws Rent Comparability Studies Memo Limiting Services Valuations (3/24/22)
Senior Housing Weekly Recap (3/18/22)
Expanding Housing Supply Will Rein in Inflation (3/18/22)
HUD On Track to Implement NSPIRE Demonstration (3/18/22)
HUD Prepares Strategic Plan With Emphasis on Equity, Sustainability (3/17/22)
Combining Technology and Wellness in Affordable Housing (3/14/22)
CAST Expands Broadband in Affordable Housing Resources (3/11/22)
HUD Posts Resources to Mitigate Impacts of Higher Utility Costs (3/4/22)
Housingx3 in State of the Union (3/2/22)
For Prevention, Housing Communities Should Consider CDC’s New COVID-19 Community Levels Plus Other Factors (2/28/22)
New Senate Bill: $2.5B for HUD’s Section 202 Program (2/25/22)
LeadingAge Senior Housing Weekly Recap (2/25/22)
First-Ever Data on LGBTQI+ Households and HUD Housing (2/23/22)
HUD Multifamily Senior Housing Funding Chart (2/23/22)
HUD Posts Updated Flyer on Resident, Owner Rights for REAC (2/23/22)
New Brief on Affordable and Quality Housing (2/23/22)
Senior Housing Weekly Recap (2/11/22)
Bill Uses HHS Funds for HUD Resident Services (2/7/22)
HUD Profiles Newest Section 202 Awardees (2/4/22)
HUD to Enforce Carbon Monoxide Protections in Affordable Housing (2/1/22)
LeadingAge Pushes Back on New HUD Rent-Setting Policy (1/28/22)
HUD Regional Administrators Appointed (1/24/22)
Senior Housing Weekly (1/21/22)
“The Challenge is Enormous” Says New Harvard Rental Housing Report (1/21/22)
Congress Questions HUD, Providers on Deadly Fires (1/13/22)
HUD, HHS Ramp Up Test Kit Access for Housing Communities (1/12/22)
IRS Extends Various Housing Credit Deadlines (1/12/22)
HUD, HHS Ramp Up Test Kit Access for Housing Communities (1/12/22)
IRS Extends Various Housing Credit Deadlines (1/12/22)
FCC Launches Affordable Connectivity Program (1/10/22)
Affordable Housing Residents Engage with the World Via Technology and Broadband (1/7/22)
HUD Examines Feasibility of National Evictions Database (1/6/22)
HUD Service Coordinator Renewals Open Through Feb 7 (1/5/22)
Trends Report Review: Senior Housing Trends 2021 (12/17/21)
Senior Housing Weekly Recap (12/10/21)
Housing Survey Results: Vaccinations, Internet, and Resident Mental Health (12/7/21)
LeadingAge Senior Housing Weekly Recap (12/3/21)
Senior Housing Weekly Recap (11/19/21)
HUD Issues Clarification of Services Valuation In Rent Setting (11/18/21)
LeadingAge Affordable Housing Provider COVID-19 Survey (11/18/21)
Senior Housing Weekly Recap (11/12/21)
Preservation Report: 44,629 Federally Assisted Homes Lost in 2020 (11/5/21)
HUD Weighs in on Visitation Policies (11/5/21)
HUD Posts COVID-19 Supplemental Payments Request Form (11/4/21)
Housing Credit Provisions Included, Altered (11/4/21)
90% of HUD-Assisted Older Adults Vaccinated (10/29/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update (10/21/21)
Bill Floats SASH-Like Program for Assisted Housing (10/19/21)
HUD's Second Interim Evaluation of IWISH Demonstration (10/19/21)
Senate on RAD: Increase Rents, Include Sec. 811 & Services (10/19/21)
$6M to Boost PRAC Rents for RAD Conversions (10/18/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update (10/15/21)
LeadingAge Presents: HUD NSPIRE Update Call with REAC Leadership (10/11/21)
HUD Allows Key Deadline Flexibilities for CSP Requests (10/11/21)
HUD Notice: 30 Days' Notice for Eviction and Required Information Sharing to At-Risk Tenants (10/8/21)
HUD Will Require Owners to Notify At-Risk Residents of Emergency Rental Assistance (10/8/21)
"Worst Case" Housing Needs Up 16% for Older Adults (10/5/21)
HUD Staff Join LeadingAge Call, Answer CSP Questions (10/4/21)
Senior Housing Weekly Recap (10/1/21)
HUD Extends NSPIRE Demonstration Program Until 2023 (10/1/21)
HUD to Host Calls on COVID-19 Supplemental Payments (9/29/21)
Senior Housing Weekly Recap (9/24/21)
HUD Reimbursements for Costs Related to Resident Vaccinations, Testing (9/23/21)
HUD Announces New Round of COVID-19 Payments for Housing Providers (9/17/21)
Federal Housing Insights: Interview with Richard Cho and Ethan Handelman (9/8/21)
Vaccination and Testing Toolkit for HUD Providers (9/8/21)
Supreme Court Ends Eviction Moratorium (8/27/21)
House-Passed Budget Resolution Paves Way for Affordable Housing, Services Investments (8/26/21)
Senior Housing Providers to Plan Booster Shot Clinics (8/23/21)
Senator Wyden Proposes Sweeping Housing Tax Credit Reforms (8/18/21)
HUD Makes Eviction Moratorium Penalties Clear (8/11/21)
HUD Readies Service Coordinator Grant Funds (8/9/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(8/6/21)
HUD Encourages Eviction Prevention, Clarifies Access to Emergency Rental Assistance
(8/2/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(7/30/21)
Resources as Eviction Moratorium Sunset Nears
(7/28/2021)
Housing Survey: Fewer Cases, More Vaccinations
(7/27/2021)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(7/23/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(7/16/21)
House’s Housing Infrastructure Bill Includes $7.5B for Sec. 202
(7/16/21)
Entitlement to Housing Legislation Introduced
(7/16/21)
House Seeks Big Gains for Section 202 Program
(7/12/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(7/9/21)
President Commits to Housing in Infrastructure Package
(7/9/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(6/25/21)
Eviction Prevention Resources for HUD-Assisted Housing
(6/22/21)
Infrastructure: Expand Housing Supply, Bring Services to Older Adults
(6/21/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(6/17/21)
New Report Scans U.S. Housing Market
(6/16/21)
HUD, Industry Experts Share Senior Housing Preservation Strategies
(6/11/21)
HUD Publishes Guide for Virtual Service Coordination
(6/11/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(6/11/21)
Senator Leads Effort for $600M for New Section 202 Homes in FY22
(6/11/21)
HUD Reinstates Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule
(6/9/21)
Bill Would Create Entitlement to Housing Assistance
(6/9/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(6/4/21)
HUD Prepares Housing Providers for Disaster Season
(6/2/21)
White House Seeks New Tax Breaks for Housing
(6/2/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(5/28/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(5/21/21HUD Physical Inspection Bill Introduced
(5/20/21)
State-Level Projections of Older Adult Renters
(5/20/21)
Amicus Brief: Protect Nonprofit Low Income Housing Tax Credit Housing
(5/19/21)
Save the Date: Pre-1974 Section 202 Preservation
(5/19/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(5/14/21)
White House Issues Guidance for New Emergency Rental Assistance Funds
(5/11/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(5/7/21)
HUD Announces Federal Partnership to Increase Vaccine Access
(5/6/21)
HUD Notifies Owners, Provides Resources on Inspection Restart
(4/30/21)
HUD Announces June Return To Physical Inspections
(4/26/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(4/23/21)
HUD Withdraws Proposed Rule, Strengthens Equal Access Protections
(4/22/21)
HUD Secretary Testifies on Budget Request
(4/21/21)
A Deeper Look At LeadingAge's Affordable Housing Policy Priorities
(4/21/21)
Extended Absences from HUD Housing during COVID-19
(4/21/21)
CDC, HUD Address COVID-19 Restrictions in Independent Living
(4/19/21)
HUD Updates Sec. 202 NOFA FAQs
(4/16/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(4/16/21)
Housing Credit Bills Introduced in Senate, House
(4/15/21)
HUD Announces Third Round of CSP Funds
(4/14/21)
Draft House Bill: $2.5 Billion for New Section 202 Homes
(4/14/21)
Fair Housing: HUD Action, Hill Hearing
(4/14/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(4/9/21)
White House Asks Congress for 15% Increase to HUD Funding
(4/9/21)
Webinars for HUD's Financial Capability Month
(4/9/21)
HUD Distributes Nearly $5.7 Billion for Housing
(4/9/21)
Ask Representatives to Sign Letter Supporting Section 202 Funding
(4/9/21)
HUD Posts Updated NSPIRE Standards, Seeks Feedback
(4/8/21)
HUD Hosts Fair Housing Month Virtual Celebration
(4/8/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(4/2/21)
HUD posts FY2021 Income Limits
(4/2/21)
HUD Issues Memo, Q&A on Extended Eviction Moratorium
(4/2/21)
New Q&A Discusses Vaccine Access, Property Expenses at HUD Communities
(4/2/21)
HUD Withdraws "Mixed Status" Proposed Rule
(4/2/21)
HUD Commemorates National Fair Housing Month
(4/1/21)
White House “Jobs Plan” Proposes Billions for Affordable Housing Infrastructure
(3/31/21)
HUD Waives MFH Financial Reporting Submission Deadline
(3/31/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update
(3/26/21)
LeadingAge to Hill: Housing is Infrastructure
(3/26/21)
Draft Bill Circulated on Housing COVID-19 Relief
(3/26/21)
New HUD Guides on Rights & Responsibilities, Tenant Finances
(3/22/21)
HUD Secretary Issues First Public Address
(3/17/21)
"Fully Vaccinated" Recommendations and Affordable Housing
(3/12/21)
White House Advisor on Housing and Urban Policy Announced
(3/5/21)
HUD Announces Service Coordinator Grant Renewals for 2021
(updated 3/4/21)
HUD Presents Webinar on Avoiding COVID-19 Scams
(updated 3/2/21)
Groups Urge On-Site Vaccine Clinics at HUD Communities
(3/1/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(2/19/21)
USDA Issues Updated COVID-19 FAQs for Rural Housing Providers
(2/19/21)
HUD Announces Service Coordinator Grant Renewals for 2021
(2/19/21)
Report: Severe Housing Cost Burdens for Older Renters
(2/17/21)
HUD: Resident Risk Factors Make COVID-19 Support Critical
(2/11/21)
5 New Workgroups of the LeadingAge Housing Advisory Group
(2/8/21)
Updated Housing Credit "10 Red Flags" Tool
(2/5/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(2/5/21)
HUD Outlines New Section 202 Funding, Answers Member Questions
(2/2/21)
Deep Dive: Next Steps for HUD's Physical Inspection Overhaul
(2/1/21)
HUD Directed to Act on Fair Housing
(1/27/21)
Feb. 2 Session on New HUD Section 202 Funding Competition
(1/26/21)
"Robust yet Feasible": LeadingAge Weighs in on HUD Physical Inspection Overhaul
(1/25/21)
Vaccination Clinic Tips and Tools for Housing Providers
(1/25/21)
HUD Supports Vaccine Clinics, Urges Caution
(1/21/21)
HUD Proposes Rule to Overhaul Physical Inspections
(1/21/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(1/15/21)
HUD Announces Competition for $150M New Section 202 Funds
(1/12/21)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(1/8/21)
New HUD Q&A provides little clarity during COVID-19 surge
(1/4/21)
Toolkit for HUD Section 202 Providers in the CDC Pharmacy Partnership for Long Term Care Program
(12/30/20)
New Pharmacy Partnership Insights for Section 202 Providers
(12/11/20)
HUD releases first evaluation of supportive services demonstration
(12/09/20)
Affordable Senior Housing: A Scan of State Housing Credit Allocation Plans
(12/09/20)
Congresswoman Fudge to be Nominated for HUD Secretary
(12/09/20)
Vaccine Distribution Recommendation: Include HUD Sec. 202 Communities
(12/02/20)
HUD Posts 2021 Operating Cost Adjustment Factors
(12/01/20)
HUD reopens applications for COVID-19 relief payments
(11/23/20)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(11/20/20)
State of the Nation's Housing Report Released
(11/18/20)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(11/13/20)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(11/06/20)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(10/30/20)
Housing Providers Urged to Complete Pharmacy Partnership Form by Nov. 6 Deadline
(10/28/20)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(10/23/20)
HUD Service Coordinator reporting deadline extended
(10/22/20)
HUD Multifamily Issues Updated FAQs
(10/14/20)
HUD postpones new CNA eTool launch
(10/13/20)
Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Updates
(10/9/20)
HUD issues first COVID-19 relief payments
(09/20/30)
HUD responds to LeadingAge concerns about evictions
(09/22/20)
HUD Permits Alternatives to Resident Meetings for RAD
(09/21/20)
CDC Releases COVID-19 Recommendations for Multifamily Housing Providers (09/10/20)
HUD Announces Service Coordinator COVID-19 Payments (09/10/20)
HUD establishes national disaster response team
(09/08/20)
Fair Housing expert discusses COVID-19 for seniors (08/24/20)
HUD on track to implement NSPIRE inspection model
(08/17/20)
HUD answers COVID-19 Payment Request Questions
(08/03/20)
New HUD FHA Commissioner and Assistant Secretary for Housing
(07/31/20)
NSPIRE physical inspection standards updated; HUD to join LeadingAge call
(08/05/20)
HUD Answers COVID-19 Payment Request Questions
(08/04/20)
Highlights from HUD's July 31 Multifamily Q&A
(07/31/20)
HUD Discusses CARES Act Payments on July LeadingAge Call
(07/28/20)
HUD
Letter
requesting
Eviction
Moratorium
Extension (07/21/20)
Lifeline
101:
A
Joint
Presentation
by
HUD
and
the
FCC
July
7
webinar
recording
(07/15/20)
LeadingAge
takes
stock
of
HUD
progress
during
COVID-19
(07/15/20)
HUD
announces
Service
Coordinator
CARES
Act
allocation
(07/10/20)
HUD
releases
plan
to
resume
“light
touch”
MORs
(07/10/20)
HUD
grants
vacancy
claims
flexibility
for
COVID-19 (07/09/20)
House
Appropriators:
New
Section
202
Homes
Needed
(07/08/20)
HUD
issues
evictions
guidance,
housing
stability
brochure
(07/07/20)
HUD
leadership
says
“safety
first”
for
physical
inspections
(07/06/20)
HUD's
Agency
Plan
for
Use
of
CARES
Act
Funds
(06/30/20)
HUD
Responds
on
Not
Distributing
CARES
Act
Senior
Housing
Funds
(06/29/20)
New
HUD
Report:
Increase
of
Older
Adult
Housing
Needs
(06/23/20)
HUD
Proposes
New
RAD
for
PRAC
Forms,
Provides
RAD
Updates
(06/22/20)
Diagnostic
Testing
Support
for
Affordable
Housing
Communities
(06/17/20)
Senators
Push
HUD
on
CARES
Act
Allocation
Delays
06.10.20
Medical
experts
discuss
infection
control
practices
for
senior
housing
06.05.20
HUD,
CDC
prepare
for
pandemic
hurricane
season
06.04.20
HUD
Recommendations:
Cleaning
and
Disinfecting
06.04.20
HUD
announces
CARES
Act
allocation
for
Project-Based
Communities
06.02.20
HUD
Guidance
Allows
Electronic
Signatures
and
Documents
05.27.20
HUD
Multifamily
Guidance
on
Electronic
Signature,
Transmission
and
Storage
05.27.20
HUD
Updates
Guidance
on
Confirmed
Cases,
Residual
Receipts
05.21.20
One-Stop
Federal
Site
on
Eviction
and
Mortgage
Protections
05.20.20
Housing
Needs
Survey
Housing
Highlights
from
HEROES
Act
Relief
Bill
05.12.20
Next
Steps:
“Reopening”
Considerations
for
Housing
Providers
05.12.20
Housing
Proposals
for
COVID
Relief
Come
Into
Focus
05.08.20
HUD
May
4
Presentation:
Cleaning
and
Disinfecting
of
Indoor
Spaces
05.04.20
Rural
Housing
to
launch
service
coordination
in
senior,
disabled
communities
05.01.20
HUD
updates
FAQs
on
vacant
units
and
project
funds
05.01.20
HUD
issues
framework
for
COVID-19
oversight
HUD
resource
clarifies
tenant
rent
responsibilities
04.24.20
COVID-19
and
Affordable
Housing
Providers:
Recap
of
Key
HUD
Guidance
04.22.20
Seniors
and
Affordable
Housing:
Bridging
the
Connectivity
Gap
04.20.20
Hospice,
Hospice
Partners,
and
Telehealth
in
the
Time
of
COVID-19
04.23.20
Revised
Guidance
for
Certified
Home
Health
Agencies
04.23.20
“CARES
ACT
Provider
Relief
Fund
Background,
Considerations
&
Frequently
Asked
Questions”
04.23.20
COVID-19
and
Telehealth:
CMS
Expands
Access,
New
Funding
Available
FCC's
Telehealth
COVID-19
Funds
HUD,
USDA
issue
mortgage
relief
for
MFH,
Healthcare
facilities
04.17.20
Summary
of
HUD’s
April
17
Recording
Summary
of
HUD
Multifamily's
4/7
Recorded
Message
HUD
clarifies
options
for
income
certifications,
electronic
submissions
04.03.20
Relief
and
Support
for
Low
Income
Seniors
in
Federally-Assisted
Housing
04.01.20
HUD
Call:
Financial
Options,
Operational
Relief
03.26.20
CDC
Issues
COVID-19
Guidance
for
Federally-Assisted
Housing
03.22.20
Sample
Guidance,
Policies,
and
Flyers
for
Affordable
Housing
CDC
Issues
COVID-19
Guidance
for
Federally-Assisted
Housing
03.22.20
COVID-19
Guidance
for
Supportive
Housing
Providers
HUD
Official:
Let’s
All
Get
Through
this
Together
HUD
announces
national
COVID-19
call
for
Housing
Providers
Questions
and
Answers
for
Office
of
Multifamily
Housing
Stakeholders
Policy Guidance & Planning Tools:
Independent Living COVID-19 Screening, Access, and Departure Policies
Best Tips for Managing Dementia at Home During Critical Times - A COVID-19 Resource for Caregivers
Legal Issues for LeadingAge Texas Members Regarding COVID-19
Infection Prevention and Control Manual Interim Pandemic Plan
COVID-19 Healthcare Planning Checklist
Implementation of Mitigation Strategies for Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission
Local Orders:
Austin
Dallas County 04.18.20
Harris County
San Antonio
Travis County
Waco
Williamson
County
WORKFORCE
LeadingAge Texas Workforce Network: Connecting Non-Profit Aging Services Providers with Job Seekers: We
have
created
a
clearinghouse
to
match
potential
staff
with
member
communities.
We
know
there
are
restaurant
workers,
dental
hygienists
and
others
who
are
not
able
to
work
at
their
current
place
of
employment
and
would
be
willing
to
work
in
Long
Term
Care.
Needs
include
everything
from
food
service
workers
to
those
willing
to
provide
transportation
or
run
errands
to
those
who
have
licensure
in
long
term
care. Even
if
you
are
still
working,
please
share
for
those
who
currently
need
employment.
Materials to Reach Local Workers in Your Community
Template
Letter
to
Hospitality
Organizations
Template
Letter
to
Restaurant
Organizations
Template
Letter
to
Retail
Organizations
Template
Letter
to
Chambers
of
Commerce
One-Pager
on
Jobs
in
our
Field
Library
of
Social
Media
Posts
Career
Center
Web
Ads
Workforce Policies & Regulations
Implementing
the
New
Emergency
Paid
Sick
Leave
and
Paid
FMLA
Provisions
New
Paid
Sick
Leave
and
FMLA
Leave
in
the
Families
First
Response
Act
Home
Health
Blanket
Waivers
Chart
Nursing
Home
Blanket
Waivers
Chart
Hospice
Blanket
Waivers
Chart
Life
Plan
Community
Hot
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Management
Housing
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and
the
Families
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Cope
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Challenges
Helping
Employees
Meet
Childcare
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Protecting
the
Mental
Health
of
Workers
Training
Direct
Care
Workers
in
COVID-19
Protocols
Protecting
Home
Care
Aides
During
the
Pandemic
CAREER CENTER:
LeadingAge
Texas
wants
to
promote
your
job
postings!
Please
utilize
the
FREE
LeadingAge
Texas
Career
Center
;
Members
who
post
jobs
will
automatically
receive
postings
of
the
position
on
social
media.
LeadingAge
COVID-19
Workforce
Partnerships:
LeadingAge
is
establishing
partnerships
with
major
national
employers
to
reach
displaced
workers
from
fields
such
as
dining,
retail,
and
hospitality.
Through
these
partnerships,
we
will
help
you
fill
available
jobs
in
aging
services.
To
participate,
members
should
post
jobs
of
all
kinds
on
the
LeadingAge
Aging
Services
Career
Center.
We’re
making
all
job
posting
FREE
to
members
to
make
it
easier
to
fill
staff
roles
during
this
unprecedented
time
of
need.
Be
sure
to
include
full-time,
part-time,
and
temporary
positions,
as
well
as
those
that
do
not
require
certification.
See
instructions
below
to
post
your
job
now.
MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS RESOURCES:
A
Message
from
Nicole
Gann,
Juliette
Fowler
Communities
BoardEffect’s
Crisis
Management
Toolkit
7
Sales,
Marketing
&
Communications
Tips
for
Senior
Living
Communities
During
COVID-19
Coronavirus
Communication
and
Media
Tools
Buckner
Crisis
Communications PowerPoint
Buckner
Crisis
Communications
Binder
Driving
the
Coronavirus
Conversation
Planning
for
a
COVID-19
Outbreak
in
Your
Community
Public
Communication
Tools
from
Texas
DSHS
COVID-19
Communication
Skills
Template
Media
Statement
for
a
COVID-19
Outbreak
in
Your
Community
Examples:
Media
Alert
1 |
Media
Alert
2
Home
Health
Infection
Control
Guidance
Template
Letter
for
Families
Regarding
Visitor
Restriction
in
Nursing
Homes
Template
Letter
for
Staff
Regarding
Visitor
Ban in
Nursing
Homes
Template
Letter
for
Visitors
to
life
plan
communities
Special
Visitor
Guidance
for
life
plan
communities
Special
Visitor
Guidance
for
assisted
living
communities
Special
Visitor
Guidance
for
affordable
housing
Special
Visitor
and
Infection
Control
Guidance
for
hospice
Template
Letter
for
Visitors
to
Patients
Receiving
Home
Hospice
Services
Template
Letter
for
Visitors
to
Patients
Receiving
Home
Health
Services
LeadingAge
Sample
Media
Talking
Points
LeadingAge
Sample
Media
Statement
LeadingAge
Sample
Letter
to
Employees
LeadingAge
Sample
Letter
to
Residents
and
Families
Pathway Health COVID-19 FREE Toolkit
Relias: How to Prepare for Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Influenza: Free Training & Resources
ADDITIONAL LINKS:
If
your
community
has
developed
policies
and
procedures
regarding
the
Coronavirus
and
is
interested
in
sharing
it
with
the
membership,
please
contact
Julianna
.
We
will
make
member
policies
available
as
we
receive
them.
Again,
please
contact
your
local
health
department
for
information
and
support
regarding
your
specific
community
as
they
will
have
the
most
up-to-date
information.
