The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that the Notifications of Enforcement Discretion issued under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act during the COVID-19 public health emergency will expire at 11:59 pm on May 11, 2023, due to the expiration of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Mass Senior Care has long supported and advocated for the conversion of the Medicaid MMQ payment system to the Federal MDS acuity system thereby eliminating the administrative burden of operating 2 acuity systems and to better capture the cost of resident care, which will become effective on October 1, 2023.
The House Ways and Means (HWM) Committee this week released its FY 2024 budget recommendation totaling $56.2 billion. We are pleased to report that the Committee’s recommendation includes MSCA’s funding request proposing a $112 million increase over current reimbursement rates.
Member Updates: House Ways & Means Committee Budget Recommends $112 Million Over Current Nursing Facility Rates; MassHealth Re-Issues COVID-Preparedness Program Bulletin; Register for MassHealth April 26th Training Webinar.
Member Updates: DPH Conference Call for Long Term Care Providers on Wednesday, April 12, 2023; Webinar Recording Now Available: FY24 SNF Proposed Payment Rule.
The Board of Registration of Nursing Home Administrators has verified that all Nursing Home Administrator licensees are required to complete 20 CEUs for this renewal period ending 6/20/2023.
The draft Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Manual is now available. The MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual v1.18.11 will be effective beginning October 01, 2023.
CMS Center for Clinical Standards and Quality/Quality Safety Oversight Group has issued a revised 21-page Guidance and Survey Process for Reviewing Home Dialysis Services in a Nursing Home (Rev QSO-18-24-ESRD) to State Survey Agency Directors. This is effective immediately.