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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.
A REDCap Nurse Aide in Training Registry has been created to provide a record of nurse aides in training in nursing facilities in Indiana. This will enable IDOH to monitor capacity related to the training, testing and certification of nurse aides.
The Indiana Department of Health is opening the opportunity for LTC providers (SNF/NF and Assisted Living) to submit PPE orders through the Langham portal.
The official announcement will be in next Thursday’s IDOH newsletter.
CMS has released QSO-22-18-ALL to announce it is rescinding the QSO-22-10-ALL memo from January 25, 2022. The January memo noted surveyors who were not fully vaccinated or who did not have an exemption should not participate as part of the onsite survey team performing federal oversight of certified providers and suppliers.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service has released QSO-22-17-ALL, with an update on how surveyors will no longer check for provider compliance with staff COVID-19 vaccine mandate during all survey activity. The decision is supported by the high rates of compliance in initial surveys – 95% of those surveyed have been found in “substantial compliance” with the rule, according to CMS.
Oversight of the vaccine mandate regulation will be performed primarily in response to complaints alleging non-compliance with the vaccine requirement and not with all surveys that bring inspectors into a facility. Of course, compliance will be checked during an initial and during a recertification survey.
The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) recently announced various revisions to the COVID-19 module pathways, which AHCA/NCAL has outlined here. The LTCF COVID-19 Module forms are updated and available on the NHSN website.
The new vaccination form will be available on the COVID-19 Vaccine Module by tomorrow, June 3. In the meantime, members can review the recent NHSN training slide deck for an in-depth overview of the changes made to the COVID-19 vaccination module. Please note that these changes are active for the current reporting period.
On May 20, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) strengthened its recommendation and updated guidance that the following people should receive a second COVID-19 booster dose:
CDC recommends a second booster of Pfizer or Moderna at least four months after an individual receives their first booster.
On May 24, CDC issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to update healthcare providers, public health departments and the public on the potential for recurrence of COVID-19 or “COVID-19 rebound.
Facilities whose CNA training has been banned had the opportunity during the COVID-19 public health emergency to request a waiver and conduct abbreviated nurse aide training in their facility by an approved CNA training program, according to the Order Authorizing Abbreviated Training of Certified Nurse Aides in Facilities Subject to CNA Training Bans. These waivers expire on July 1, 2022. Any CNA training completed after July 1 must include the full CNA curriculum and consist of 105 hours of training.
If an individual nurse aide is experiencing a delay in being placed on the Nurse Aide Registry and it has been more than 30 days since they completed their training hours and successfully passed the CNA Competency Evaluation Examination, please contact Ivy Tech at CNA_QMA_testing@ivytech.edu.
If nursing facilities or training programs have questions or experience capacity issues in training and testing that will result in a delay for a nurse aide to meet the full requirements by October 6 (four months after the federal waiver ends), please keep a record and notify Suzanne Williams at suwilliams@isdh.in.gov.
IHCA/INCAL has developed this page to list relevant COVID-19 vaccine resources. As we receive more information, we will continue to update this page with latest information.
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.
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To access archive recordings of the webinars, please click here.
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.
IHCA/INCAL Contact: Zach Cattell| zcatell@ihca.org
June 28: OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard for Health Care Workers
March 31: OSHA Releases Respiratory Protection Guidance for LTCFs
Public Health Emergency Extended
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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