NHSN released an updated version of the Excel Data Tracking Worksheet for facilities reporting COVID-19 vaccination data on health care personnel through the Healthcare Personnel Safety Component. The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) provided a COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) Transition Briefing. CMS will hold a National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at 3:00 pm ET for long-term care providers, facility staff and resident advocates.
In accordance with Section 3 of Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2022, the prohibition on retaining residents who require skilled care in and ALR for more than 90 consecutive days (M.G.L c.19D, s.11), will resume on March 31st, 2023
The long term care sector’s urgent need to immediately hire 8,000 interdisciplinary care team members has wide reaching implications, including the hospital system’s ability to discharge patients on a timely basis.
Senate President Karen Spilka and Speaker of the House of Representatives Ronald Mariano announced their respective leadership teams and committee assignments for the 2023-2024 legislative session including the reappointments of the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Ways and Means.
The DPH sent a communication to all long-term care facilities strongly urging facilities to continue to provide and administer the primary COVID-19 vaccine series and COVID-19 booster vaccine to eligible residents and staff. MassHealth has announced that starting April 1, 2023, all current MassHealth members will need to renew their health coverage to ensure they still qualify for their current benefit.
The Massachusetts Legislative 2023-2024 Formal Session has convened and lawmakers have filed over 7,000 pieces of legislation including legislation related to nursing facility resident care, financial stabilization and workforce