Governor Whitmer Extends Protections for Nursing Home Residents and Staff Last evening, Governor Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-169, extending provisions and restrictions previously included in Executive Order 2020-148.
HHS Opens CHOW Portal Beginning yesterday, August 10, providers who underwent a Change of Ownership (CHOW) and providers who missed the June 3, 2020 deadline to apply for additional funding equal to 2 percent of their total patient care revenue from the $20 billion portion of the $50 billion Phase 1 General Distribution may submit their application for possible funds by August 28, 2020. This deadline aligns with the extended deadline for other eligible Phase 2 providers, such as Medicaid.
Latest Eligible Providers for Phase 2 General Distribution Funding Providers who were ineligible for the Phase 1 General Distribution because:
Providers who received a payment under Phase 1 General Distribution but:
Providers who previously received Phase 1 General Distribution payment(s) but rejected and returned the funds and are now interested in reapplying.
The US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) notes eligible providers will only receive funding of up to 2 percent of their reported total revenue from patient care. Therefore, for providers who have already received a Phase 1 General Distribution payment from HHS, the previous amount received and kept will be taken into account when determining the eligible amount for Phase 2 General Distribution payment. All payment recipients must accept HHS's terms and conditions and may be subject to auditing to ensure the data provided to HHS for payment calculation are accurate.
HHS has been hosting a series of informational webinars to address questions and support providers through the application process. The next provider and provider organization webinar will be held on Thursday, August 13, 2020.
AHCA/NCAL Report - DATA: Nursing Homes See Spike in New COVID Cases Due to Community Spread AHCA/NCAL released a report this morning demonstrating the alarming spike in new COVID cases due to community spread, and highlighting the need for Congress to provide additional funding and resources to long term care providers.
The release uses Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data to demonstrate that a spike in COVID cases in the general population has led to increased cases in nursing homes in some areas of the U.S. The data shows COVID cases in nursing homes increased last month after having dropped throughout the month of June.
AHCA/NCAL is issuing this report to ensure news coverage about long term care includes the correlation with nursing home COVID cases and an increase in community spread. AHCA/NCAL will continue to use this messaging on its calls for additional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), testing and financial resources.
AHCA/NCAL has also shared Talking Points that members may find helpful in addressing questions regarding COVID.
In the report Mark Parkinson, President & CEO of AHCA/NCAL shared, "Given the fact we are several months into the response of this pandemic and the lack of PPE supplies is still an issue is very concerning. We request governors and state public health agencies to help secure and direct more PPE supplies to nursing homes and assisted living communities, especially N95 masks," Parkinson wrote in the letter.
The Bureau of Community and Health Systems (BCHS) is pleased to announce that Registration is now available for the Fall Joint Provider Surveyor Training (JPST) presented as a Live Webinar on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Information and registration is available at the Joint Provider Surveyor Training Brochure & Registration webpage.
Answers to some of your questions, including a link as to how best to participate in a live webinar, may be found in the FAQs document.
If you have questions, please contact Tammy Bagby at lara-bchs-training@michigan.gov or 517-243-9351. For questions or concerns please contact Cathy Sunlin at CathySunlin@HCAM.org.
Aug. 11, 2020 |