Alex covers the skilled nursing industry for Aging Media Network, with a particular focus on the intersection of finance and policy. CMS COVID-19 Reporting Requirements for Nursing Homes - June 2021 [PDF - 300 KB] CMS Press Release: CMS Announces Relief for Clinicians, Providers, Hospitals and Facilities Participating in Quality Reporting Programs in Response to COVID-19 [PDF - 400 KB] CDC and CMS Issue Joint Reminder on NHSN Reporting Also, you can decide how often you want to get updates. Therefore, if the resident is fully vaccinated, they can choose to have close contact (including touch) with their visitor while wearing a well-fitting facemask. Let's look at what's been updated. This is counterintuitive when the federal agency is directing these same surveyors to soon penalize providers with less than perfect staff vaccination rates, said Harmon. Accepting submissions for 2023 starting February 1st. The resident is either transported to and from an off-site or on-site certified ESRD facility for dialysis treatments or transported to a certified ESRD facility that is located within or adjacent to the nursing home building. Services (CMS) guidance on nursing home visitation regarding COVID-19 . improving the oversight process to be more resident-driven, SNF Use Up with 3-Day Stay Waiver, But Faster Discharges, No Major Cost Increases, CMS Releases Optional State Assessment for MDS Switch, Nursing Home Providers Enter Staff Training Phase for MDS Switch, Concerned About Agency Workers and State Variation. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued updated guidance today for nursing homes to safely expand visitation options during the COVID-19 pandemic public health emergency (PHE). residents (regardless of vaccination status), except for a few circumstances when . PDF 2022.01.14 - MDH Order - Amended Nursing Home Matters Order The CDC additionally clarified that vaccinated residents and visitors can engage in unprotected close contact and touch while in the residents room or a designated visitation area, away from other visitors or staff. Official websites use .govA and April 5, 2020. A federal government website managed and paid for by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS acknowledged, however, that the clinical complexities of this population (e.g., age and multiple comorbidities) and the multiple care teams (i.e., nursing home and ESRD facility care teams) present unique considerations.
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