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We are closely monitoring the news and guidance concerning COVID-19 and are working with the Governor’s office, the Indiana Department of Health and AHCA/NCAL, to ensure our member providers receive the necessary guidance to care for the most vulnerable Hoosiers. Visit this webpage daily to access the latest updates.
Yesterday, the Biden Administration announced its plans to end the Public Health Emergency (PHE). This administration guidance meets the Administration’s promise of 60 days’ notice of the end of the PHE. Based on the guidance, the PHE will end on May 11, 2023.
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra today renewed the declaration that a public health emergency (PHE) exists. This is effective January 11, 2023, and will continue for 90 days pursuant to federal law. The PHE renewal through mid-April i.e. April 11 provides for the uninterrupted continuation of several flexibilities that have protected beneficiary access to important services in as safe and effective manner as possible.
HHS will also continue to waive the three-day hospital stay rule that causes many seniors to be strapped with out-of-pocket costs in the thousands because they do not qualify for Medicare coverage. AHCA continues to advocate to eliminate this confusing and devastating policy barrier altogether.
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released two important updates related to the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural payments HRSA began distributing in November 2021 and throughout 2022.
AHCA/NCAL has developed a new #GetVaccinated handout to help long term care staff discuss the value of the bivalent booster with their residents and their family members.
The Biden Administration announced a COVID-19 Winter Preparedness Plan. The plan expands access to testing, vaccines and treatments, preparing for the impact of variants, cases and hospitalizations in local communities, and protecting the most-high risk Americans, including residents of nursing homes and other congregate living facilities.
The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) announced it is taking steps to make it easier for long term care (LTC) facilities to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to staff and residents. The CDC is now allowing LTC pharmacies to transfer COVID-19 vaccine/boosters to LTC facilities in single dose vials to directly vaccinate residents and staff by waiving some of the reporting requirements LTC pharmacies had to follow.
IHCA/INCAL contact: Lori Davenport, ldavenport@ihca.org
IHCA/INCAL staff host weekly webinars to answer your questions and provide guidance to all long term care providers across the state. IHCA/INCAL will connect you with the IDH and other key partners to keep you informed on current, immediate and important issues to our industry. Frequent guest speakers include key persons from the IDH, QSource, and Probari. If you miss the weekly update, you can access the meeting recordings and handouts which are posted below.
HOW TO JOIN THE WEBINAR
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March 23, 2023
March 16, 2023
March 9, 2023
To access archive recordings of the webinars, please click here.
IHCA/INCAL Contact: Nick Goodwin| ngoodwin@ihca.org
OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard for Health Care Workers
EMResource is a web-based resource management and communication tool used to monitor and notify changes in resources statuses. IDH is asking you to update your PPE supplies daily in this tool so that resources can be distributed efficiently.
Coordinate account registration with your facility administrator. We recommend designating at least two individuals that can track and input data into EMResource.
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