VHCA-VCAL | Monday 4:00 pm Member Webinar on CMS Testing Requirements

Greetings!

To help you sort through the complexities of the new CMS interim final rule for staff and resident testing, we will host a member webinar on Monday, August 31 at 4:00 pm.

We’ll talk about what nursing facilities must do to be in compliance and how to successfully implement the new requirements.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

I also wanted to share some quick links to key resources

CMS Interim Final Rule on Testing of Staff and Residents – Note: the rule will take effect on September 2 when it is officially published in the Federal Register.

QSO-20-38-NH: Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency related to Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Testing Requirements and Revised COVID19 Focused Survey Tool

CMS COVID-19 Nursing Home Data webpage – See the section on “COVID-19 Testing” for a link to the rates of county positivity.

We will record the call for those who cannot attend on Monday. Please note we will not hold our regularly scheduled Friday call on September 4.

Sincerely,

April Payne, MBA, LNHA

Vice President of Quality Improvement | Director of VCAL

Virginia Health Care Association | Virginia Center for Assisted Living

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