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2011 Membership Packets Are Headed Your Way
By Jason Espersen
Your 2011 Membership Packets will be mailed on February 4. Each membership will receive a packet labeled “Important Membership Materials.” Packet contents include the 2011 Membership Directory read more...
32 Nursing Facilities Seek Rate Increases Under the Equitable Cost-Sharing for Publicly-Owned Nursing Facilities
By Patti Cullen, CAE
We wanted to be sure you were all aware of this new law, and which of your “neighboring” facilities may be taking advantage of this chance for rate increases, and possibly “protection” from proposed reductions read more...
Discussion Document from Health Plans Includes Cuts to Many
By Patti Cullen, CAE
CEOs from seven major health plans and providers released their own plan to streamline Minnesota's Medicaid program—and carve $1.8 billion from the projected $6.2 billion deficit—at the expense of other providers read more...
Does Your Building Have an Elevator? If Yes, the Clock May Be Ticking
By Doug Beardsley
The elevator changes or upgrades required by the 2007 legislation that amended the State’s elevator statutory language have completion deadlines of January 29, 2012. There are three main components to read more...
OSHA Form Required to Be Posted by February 1
By Doug Beardsley
Remember that employers with 11 or more employees must post the OSHA 300A form from February 1st through April 30th, 2011. OSHA Form 300A must be displayed in a common area wherever notices to employees read more...
Legislative/On the Hill
Voter ID Legislation Issues for LTC Providers
By Heidi Holste
Two bills in the House related to Voter Identification, in their current form, would impact our members who provide opportunities for residents to vote, either by absentee ballot or by providing transportation on read more...
Legislature Starting Redistricting Discussion
By Patti Cullen, CAE
It is time to redraw the legislative/congressional district maps. The Legislature must have their proposal to Governor Dayton before the end of the 2011 session. Minnesota will not lose a Congressional seat read more...
Happenings at the State Capitol for the Week of January 31
By Heidi Holste
There is a lot of work to do this legislative session to educate new and returning legislators and in preparing to solve the $6.2 billion budget shortfall. The Legislature this week spent time holding hearings read more...
2011 Bill Introductions
By Heidi Holste
Each week during the 2011 legislative session, we will post a list of Bill Introductions in the Advocacy Section of the Association's website. Please contact Toby Pearson or Heidi Holste any time if you have read more...
State News
Influenza Begins to Spread in Minnesota After Slow Start
By Doug Beardsley
What has been a relatively mild flu season has now been linked to two more Minnesota deaths; one was elderly, the other middle-aged with underlying health conditions. The flu season often peaks read more...
Medicaid Director Appointed
By Heidi Holste
On Tuesday, February 1, it was announced that David Godfrey will be joining the Minnesota Department of Human Services to serve as the state Medicaid Director. Godfrey currently works as the read more...
DHS Releases Legislatively-Mandated Report on PACE
By Patti Cullen, CAE
This report provides an update on the status of implementation and progress to identify ongoing funding support for PACE, the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. You may read the report at read more...
National News
Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility and Swing Bed Prospective Payment System Claims Suspended Until About February 14th
By Todd Bergstrom
An error was discovered in the non-labor share percentage used for calculating skilled nursing facility and swing bed prospective payment system reimbursement for fiscal year 2011, so claims are read more...
Medicare Subsidy Reminder
By Toby Pearson
CMS has released the 2011 low-income premium subsidy amounts for Medicare Part D plans. This is the maximum monthly premium that will be paid by CMS for persons qualifying for "Extra Help." read more...
Updated Issue Briefs Posted on National Issues
By Patti Cullen, CAE
AHCA/NCAL staff have revised their Issue Briefs for 2011. If you plan to contact members of our congressional delegation for any purpose, these are the top issues of concern to us nationally read more...
Recall of B. Braun Outlook 400ES Safety Infusion System
By Doug Beardsley
B. Braun Outlook 400ES Safety Infusion System, model number 621-400ES, is involved in a Class I Recall because the hardware may become unresponsive. There is no visual error warning to alert read more...
Health Care Reform
Judge Rules Health Care Law Unconstitutional—Moving to a Higher Court
By Patti Cullen, CAE
U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson in Pensacola, Florida, declared the federal health care reform law unconstitutional in a ruling on January 31, 2011. The ruling is likely another step toward the read more...
HHS Publishes New Anti-Fraud Rules
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The final rule creates a rigorous screening process for providers and suppliers enrolling in Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP to keep fraudulent providers out of those programs, requires a new enrollment read more...
AHCA/NCAL News
AHCA/NCAL Launches New Online Bookstore - SAVE 10%!
By Doug Beardsley
Launched on February 1, 2011, AHCA/NCAL's new online store features more than 300 resources for long-term care professionals. During the month of February, shop online and save 10% read more...
Quality
DHS Nursing Facility Family Satisfaction Survey – Development, Use and Next Steps
By Todd Bergstrom
DHS has posted facility family satisfaction results on the Nursing Facility Provider Portal website. Statewide, respondents were most satisfied with communication/responsiveness and least satisfied with read more...
Award Spotlight: 2010 Superstar
By Lisa Foss Olson
Her nomination stated that Kim Rocheleau of Pierz Villa. “ . . . radiates energy, cares from the heart, and is knowledgeable in all aspects of long-term care.” So what makes Kim such a superstar? read more...
Housing, Home and Community-Based Services
DHS Issues Quality Management Legislative Report for Minnesotans Receiving Disability Services
By Phil Manz
Quality Management in HCBS 2011 delineates the projects or initiatives that DHS is working on to improve the quality of services provided to individuals and to meet federal HCBS waiver program requirements read more...
Public Database of Questions and Answers Available at Disability and Aging PolicyQuest
By Phil Manz
Please note that, while providers may search for answers that have already been posted, they will not be able to submit their own questions. Users can search the database by county and by topic read more...
Education
Advance Care Planning and POLST Webinar on February 17
By Cheryl Smith
Join Care Providers of Minnesota for a webinar that will identify legal principles about advance care planning and tools available to help with it, including Health Care Directives. It will also discuss read more...
Archived Online Education Offers “Right Time, Right Place” Training Resource
By Cyndi Spencer
Are you looking for topic-specific education you can participate in when it’s the right time and right place for you? It’s available right now through your Association. If you have new staff needing training or read more...
Health Plans Panel Is Part of Facilitating Payments Seminar
By Cheryl Smith
On February 23, representatives from health plans will participate in a dynamic question-and-answer panel. Those confirmed to date include representatives from Medica, UCare, BlueCross BlueShield read more...
Two Additional Workshop Dates Set for Successful Clinical Teaching in Nursing Homes
By Doug Beardsley
The workshops will address ways to develop, implement, and evaluate geriatric nursing clinical experiences in nursing homes based on a professional nurse practice model. The workshops are free and read more...
Got Education? We Want Your Input
By Cheryl Smith
Care Providers of Minnesota stands ready to be your preferred quality education partner for continuing education in 2011. Please take 30 seconds to answer two questions on education you want read more...
Interested in Attracting More Nurses into Long-Term Care?
By Doug Beardsley
Participate in a free one-hour webinar to learn how to prepare your nursing home as a clinical placement site for nursing students. This webinar will be offered March 3, 2011, 1pm EST to foster discussion on read more...
Association News
Exhibitors Take Note: Same Booth Space Deadline Is February 25
By Cyndi Spencer
If you exhibited at the 2010 Care Providers of Minnesota Convention & Exposition, you can reserve your same booth space for 2011 – or receive priority for different preferred booth placement – if you act soon read more...
Find Us on Facebook!
By Angela Altepeter
Care Providers of Minnesota has joined the Facebook community. If you want to receive our updates as they are posted, log in to your Facebook account (or sign up to get one) and click “Like” at read more...
Member Resources
The 2010 Minnesota Senior Housing Compensation Report
By Todd Bergstrom
This state-of-the-art compensation and benefits report contains salary information on 36 senior housing staff positions. Each staff position’s salary data is broken down by housing project size, the type of read more...
FYI Corner
Upcoming VAN Forums Focus on Assistive Technology
By Patti Cullen, CAE
At this forum participants will learn about equipment and methodologies that make lives easier and safer, understand how resources can have a positive influence on their lives, and participate in read more...
Sustainable Business Resource Center Establishes New Website
By Patti Cullen, CAE
On their site, learn more about: resources specific to your sector; reducing environmental impact while saving money; how to increase employee involvement; what Minnesota companies are doing to read more...
Education & Events Calendar
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Feb. 10 |
Regulatory Forum Meeting |
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Feb. 11 |
Foundation Board Meeting |
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Feb. 16 |
Data Reporting for the Transition to the MN RUG-IV Payment System |
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Feb. 17 |
Advance Care Planning and POLST |
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Feb. 17-18 |
AHCA/NCAL Quality Symposium, San Antonio, TX |
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Feb. 23 |
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Mar. 16-18 |
Independent Owner Leadership Conference, New Orleans, LA |
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Apr. 4 |
Regions 2, 3, and 5 Rolling Days at the Capitol |
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Apr. 5 |
Regions 1, 4, and 7 Rolling Days at the Capitol |
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Apr. 6 |
Regions 6 and 8 Rolling Days at the Capitol |
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Apr. 13-15 |
AHCA/NCAL 2011 Spring CEO Multi-facility Conference |
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Apr. 20 |
Spring Leadership Conference, Holiday Inn St. Paul East |
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Sep. 19-21 |
AHCA/NCAL 62nd Annual Convention |
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Nov. 14-16 |
Care Providers of Minnesota Convention & Expo |
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