​It is critical for nursing centers and assisted living communities to address and mitigate reported incidents of resident-to-resident mistreatment. While mistreatment may or may not meet the definition of abuse, it would include negative and aggressive physical, sexual, or verbal interactions between long-term care residents that is unwelcome and have high potential to cause physical or psychological distress in the recipient.

As providers approach the imminent October 1 implementation of the SNF PPS transition from the RUG-IV to PDPM, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to issue last-minute updates including corrections to policies, software, billing guidance, and educational resources. During this 90- minute live webinar, the presenters will discuss key resources that CMS has updated recently that providers should pay attention to. In addition, the presentation will cover several frequently asked questions associated with the payment model transition that members have submitted to the pdpm@ahca.org helpdesk. After the presentation, webinar participants will also have the opportunity to submit questions to be responded to during the webinar. AHCA will also post an on-demand recording of the live webinar as well as written Q&A responses to all questions submitted shortly after the live webinar.

Phase 3 of the RoPs goes into effect on November 28, 2019. AHCA has developed resources to help you navigate the new requirements. This package includes resources applicable to Behavioral Health and Trauma Informed Care.

State Exec Webinar - PDPM

AHCA will host a webinar on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final arbitration rule on Thursday, August 29 at 2 pm ET. As a reminder, last month CMS issued the final rule that reverses the Obama-era ban on the use of arbitration agreements. This rule makes it very clear that we have the ability to use pre-dispute agreements, while at the same time adding provisions intended to make sure that residents and/or their representatives understand the agreements into which they are entering. Additionally, the rule prevents a facility from making the signing of an agreement a precondition of admission.