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The Deal Is Done
By Toby Pearson
The health and human services bill does not cut nursing facility rates in this biennium (with certain exceptions), but includes significant cuts to cost-saving home- and community-based services. It also repeals rebasing read more...
Summary of Nursing Facility Provisions in the Final HHS Bill
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The bill prohibits any further steps toward phase-in of nursing facility rebased operating payment rates, updates resident reimbursement classifications from RUG-III to RUG-IV case mix effective January 1, 2012 read more...
Provisions in the Final HHS Bill Impacting Home- and Community-Based Services Providers—Both Private and Public Pay
By Heidi Holste and Phil Manz
Mandatory transitional consultation will now be required of ALL people seeking to move into a housing with services establishment. For the elderly waiver, eligibility criteria for the case mix A classification read more...
16- and 17-Year-Old Staff and Mechanical Patient Lifts—Know the Requirements!
By Doug Beardsley
The biggest shortfall of the new interpretation is that 16- and 17-year-old employees who assist with lifts must have completed a 75-hour approved CNA class and passed the CNA exam. For home care agencies read more...
Legislative/On the Hill
Charging for Background Studies Limited to DHS-Licensed Programs
By Patti Cullen, CAE
We currently understand that this new $20 fee to process each criminal background check from the state is only applicable to Department of Human Services-licensed programs, to include read more...
New Laws Effective August 1, 2011
By Toby Pearson
A new law will make it easier for businesses to file their records online. Another will require caregivers convicted of sexual conduct or penetration with a vulnerable adult in their care to register as a predatory offender read more...
State News
OHFC Director Stella French Resigns
By Doug Beardsley
Stella French, director of MDH’s Office of Health Facility Complaints, recently resigned from her position. According to Darcy Miner, at this point an acting director will not be named, but they will move forward with read more...
National News
Members Sweep Capitol Hill with Their Stories
By Patti Cullen, CAE
A huge thank-you to the core group of member volunteers who traveled to Washington D.C. last week to meet with each member of our state’s congressional delegation in a prime week for D.C. politics! read more...
VA Responds to AHCA Concerns about NF Contract Requirements
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The new VA/NF “agreement" clearly states that HIPAA compliance is adequate, does not mandate extraneous DOL requirements, and uses CMS’ mandated version of the life safety code, etc. read more...
Foundation
Mother Nature Couldn’t Deter Record Number of Golfers and Sponsors
By Cyndi Spencer
The record-breaking attendance meant that the Foundation surpassed its $15,000 fundraising goal, as Lisa Abicht-Swensen, chairperson of the Foundation, proudly reported at the tournament’s reception read more...
Association Activities
Spotlight on the Board of Directors
By Nancy McCoy
Howie Groff is the President/CEO of Tealwood Care Centers and has been a very active supporter of the Association. Howie began his health care career as an accounting manager at the read more...
Associate Member News
Assisted Living & Senior Housing Marketplace Offered Exclusively to Our Business Partners
By Cyndi Spencer
Care Providers of Minnesota business partners have an exclusive opportunity to showcase their products and services at the Assisted Living & Senior Housing Summit, the Association’s largest annual read more...
Member Resources
Minnesota Home Care Bill of Rights for Assisted Living Forms
By Todd Bergstrom
Our format includes the appropriate statement of rights for a class A or class F agency that is serving assisted living clients, as defined by the 2006 Minnesota law. The statement is on a read more...
Regulatory Resources
MDS 3.0 Updates
By Doug Beardsley
Pressure ulcer "worsening" is defined as a pressure ulcer that has progressed to a deeper level of tissue damage on an assessment as compared to the previous assessment. Two training videos read more...
Clinical Matters
Flu Vaccines Begin to Ship
By Doug Beardsley
Influenza vaccines for the 2011-2012 flu season have begun shipping from manufacturers. The CDC reported that influenza A (H1N1) virus, influenza A (H3N2) virus and an influenza B virus are expected to be read more...
Medication Labeling Changes Update
By Doug Beardsley
The recently-released June 2011 MedWatch safety labeling changes posting includes 50 products with safety labeling changes to boxed warnings, contraindications, warnings, precautions, adverse reactions read more...
Education & Events Calendar
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Aug. 24-25 |
Assisted Living & Senior Housing Summit |
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Sep. 11-17 |
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Sep. 13-14 |
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Sep. 18-21 |
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Nov. 14-16 |
Care Providers of Minnesota Convention & Expo |
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