In this webinar, representatives from HUD's Office of Residential Care Facilities (ORCF) will discuss the Section 232 program, which provides mortgage insurance for residential care facilities, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and board and care homes. In this webinar, get an overview about programs offered through ORCF and detailed information related to the recent changes in the HUD-published documents that are required for use by borrowers and operators in performing asset management functions in their facilities.

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.

This session provides a shared human and clinical perspective on how to approach matters of sexuality for all residents, but with focused considerations for those with dementia or other special needs. The matters of consent, capacity and resident education will be addressed. Suggested approaches will be offered for care planning for issues involving suspected sexual abuse, cases of unwanted sexual contact or contact in circumstances where one or both parties lack capacity to consent.

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.

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.