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Skeleton of House HHS Omnibus Budget Bill Released
By Patti Cullen, CAE
On March 16, Rep. Jim Abeler (R-Anoka), chair of the House Health and Human Services Finance Committee, released pieces of his omnibus budget bill to a standing room only audience. Major highlights include read more...
Howie Groff Testifies Before Senate Panel Roundtable on Assisted Living Issues
By Phil Manz
On March 15, 2011, Howie Groff, immediate past chair of NCAL and Executive Committee/Board of Directors member of Care Providers of Minnesota, provided the committee with information and positions read more...
DHS Outlines Process and Payment Policies when Nursing Facility Evacuations Occur Due to Disasters
By Todd Bergstrom
In the event of a disaster, such as a flood that leads to a nursing facility evacuating in order to protect the health and safety of residents, DHS will pay the normal per diem rate to the evacuating facility until read more...
Bed/Unit Availability Tracking for Potential Flood Evacuations
By Doug Beardsley
MDH has two mechanisms in place to track long-term care beds in the event of an incident or event. First, requests that come in will initially be dealt with on a regional basis. Second, if requests outstrip bed availability read more...
Legislative/On the Hill
Member Testimony on Rate Equalization
By Toby Pearson
On Thursday, March 10th Christine Bakke gave the Long-Term Care Imperative testimony in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee in support of SF 731, a bill to phase out rate equalization in nursing homes read more...
6 Things in 10 Weeks: The 3rd Ask
By Lisa Foss Olson
ASK #3 involves writing a letter to your state representative. To assist, we have provided two example letters for you to personalize: one talks about cuts to home and community-based services; the other focuses on read more...
Happenings at the State Legislature for the Week of March 14, 2011
By Heidi Holste
The Senate bills that require a photo ID prior to voting are being discussed this week. SF 509 and SF 479 received a hearing in the Senate Local Government and Elections Committee. CPM staff communicated our read more...
Reminder—It's Time to Sign Up for March on St. Paul!
By Heidi Holste
This is a good time to remember that the March on St. Paul to meet with your legislators is just over two weeks away. If you have not yet signed up to join us, please do so. It is VERY important for you all to consider coming read more...
2011 Bill Introductions
By Heidi Holste
Each week during the 2011 legislative session, we 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
Private Water Well Owners in Flood Prone Areas Urged to Take Precautions
By Doug Beardsley
MDH recommends that well owners take precautions before possible flooding and take corrective actions should a well be flooded. The following steps should be taken if you think your well may become read more...
April 14 DHS Videoconference on Long-Term Care Options Counseling
By Phil Manz
DHS is offering a two-hour videoconference on the variety of long-term care options counseling services that are available through the MinnesotaHelp Network™ and the Senior LinkAge Line® read more...
DHS Announces March 24 PACE Responders Videoconference
By Phil Manz
DHS has opened registration for the PACE responders videoconference on Thursday, March 24 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Note that the date and time are only official once they are published in the read more...
National News
AHCA and Congress Ask for Delay in Short Cycle Dispensing Rule Implementation
By Doug Beardsley
Section 3310 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would reduce 30-day dispensing and fill cycles to 7 days or less for brand name drugs. AHCA and other long-term care provider organizations sent a letter to CMS read more...
Help Inspire, Enlighten and Inform by Fulfilling the Promise
By Lisa Foss Olson
To help with celebrations—from publicity to activities—the American Health Care Association has created their annual National Nursing Home Week guide. The guide also contains promotional items that read more...
Health Care Reform
CMS Admits Responsibility for Elder Justice Act Reporting—Guidance Pending
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Late last week, a compliance staff for a national company received a letter from CMS in response to an email sent to the CMS website. In the letter, CMS states that procedures and guidance are not yet read more...
Proposed Rule Published on State Innovation Waivers
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The proposed rule gives states the option to implement policies that differ from those in the Affordable Care Act so long as they provide coverage that is at least as comprehensive as the coverage offered read more...
Kaiser Family Foundation Posts Quiz on Health Care Reform Knowledge
By Patti Cullen, CAE
Kaiser Family Foundation has created an interactive quiz on the Health Reform Source that allows users to test their knowledge about what’s in—and what's not in—the health reform law read more...
AHCA/NCAL News
2011-2012 AHCA/NCAL Elections
By Nancy McCoy
AHCA and NCAL are now accepting applications for the 2011-2012 election cycle for officers and at-large representatives to serve on the Board of Governors and Board of Directors respectively read more...
Housing, Home and Community-Based Services
Blue Plus Lifts Current Moratorium on Providers of Elderly Waiver (24 Hour) Customized Living Services
By Phil Manz
Care Providers of Minnesota appreciates the decision of Blue Plus to lift its current moratorium on providers of Elderly Waiver (24 Hour) Customized Living services. The Long-Term Care Imperative has been read more...
NCAL Releases Assisted Living State Regulatory Review 2011
By Phil Manz
The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) today released its Assisted Living State Regulatory Review 2011. The 236-page report offers an easy-to-read summary of assisted living regulations in every read more...
Free Lunch on Wednesday, March 23 with NCAL’s Executive Director
By Phil Manz
Housing, home and community-based services members are invited to attend an informal question-and-answer session with Dave Kyllo, Executive Director of NCAL, next week at the Association office read more...
Quality
Monday Is Awards Time
By Lisa Foss Olson
The 2011 Care Providers of Minnesota Awards program will be available online starting March 21st, giving you nine weeks to recognize outstanding people and programs that serve your residents, clients, staff read more...
Foundation
Foundation Is Leading the Way in Scholarships: Meet Alisa Weg
By Cheryl Smith
The Foundation awarded 25 scholarships in 2010, and Alisa Weg from Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Fulda is just one of the talented, committed caregivers awarded a 2010 scholarship. Here is her story read more...
Education
Got CEUs?
By Cheryl Smith
Current nursing home administrators’ licenses expire on June 30, 2011. License renewal options begin May 1, including reporting the required education. We have educational opportunities for you read more...
Dementia Webinar on April 4
By Cheryl Smith
Doing the Best We Can: An Overview of Online and Clinical Resources for Care Providers of Families Struggling with Dementia will explore helpful online and clinical resources for providers of care to read more...
Save the Date: Nursing Facility Performance Incentive Payment Program Summer Conference June 28, 2011
By Todd Bergstrom
At this conference the participant will learn strategies to overcome barriers in implementing evidenced-based practices, gathering data and evidence in order to determine root causes of problems read more...
Member Resources
Guide to Minnesota’s Housing with Services and Assisted Living Laws
By Todd Bergstrom
The guide contains a number of valuable resources which will help you understand Minnesota’s housing with services and assisted living laws. It also contains legal changes from 2010 and read more...
Education & Events Calendar
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Technology Committee Conference Call Meeting |
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Board of Directors Meeting |
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CARE-PAC Board of Trustees Meeting |
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Apr. 13-15 |
AHCA/NCAL 2011 Spring CEO Multi-facility Conference |
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Apr. 20 |
Spring Leadership Conference |
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May 8-14 |
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July 19 |
Foundation Golf Tournament |
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Aug. 24-25 |
Assisted Living & Senior Housing Summit |
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Sep. 19-21 |
AHCA/NCAL 62nd Annual Convention |
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Care Providers of Minnesota Convention & Expo |
National Nursing Home Week
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