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CEO Message: Good News on Proposed Federal Medi-Cal Cuts

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On Monday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its intent to withdraw a proposal that would have cut total Medicaid funding by as much as $49 billion annually (8% of the program).  

Coronavirus Response Newsletter

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CDPH Describes Hospital Surge Monitoring Visits, Other Survey Activity
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued All Facilities Letter (AFL) 20-69, which outlines the survey activities the department will conduct for both hospitals and skilled-nursing facilities. 

Recommendations for Non-Emergency Transportation of SNF Residents 

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CDPH has issued AFL 20-70, which recommends that skilled-nursing facilities coordinate with their non-emergency medical transportation and non-medical transportation providers, in accordance with the Department of Health Care Services guidance.

Next CDPH Call for Health Care Facilities: Sept. 22, 8-9 a.m. (PT)
Dial: (844) 721-7239
Passcode: 7993227

Summary of Sept. 15 CDPH Call
CDPH has provided a summary of its most recent weekly call with health care facilities.

Upcoming CMS Calls
CMS will host its Lessons from the Front Lines call on Friday — a joint effort between CMS Administrator Seema Verma, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, MD, and the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Physicians and other clinicians are invited to share their experiences, ideas, strategies, and insights with one another related to their COVID-19 response. CMS will also host five other calls next week. Details are as follows:

Lessons from the Front Lines: Sept. 18 at 9:30 a.m. (PT)
Dial: (833) 614-0820
Passcode: 4446447
Audio Webcast

Hospitals: Sept. 22 at 2 p.m. (PT)
Dial: (833) 614-0820
Passcode: 2409459
Audio webcast

Home Health & Hospice: Sept. 22 at noon (PT)
Dial: (833) 614-0820
Passcode: 1169237
Audio webcast
Nursing Homes: Sept. 23 at 1:30 p.m. (PT)
Dial: (833) 614-0820
Passcode: 5839938
Audio webcast
 
Dialysis Organizations: Sept. 23 at 2:30 p.m. (PT)
Dial: (833) 614-0820
Passcode: 7026727
Audio webcast
Nurses: Sept. 24 at noon (PT)
Dial: (833) 614-0820
Passcode: 5872398
Audio webcast

CDPH Requires Weekly Testing of All Skilled-Nursing Facility Staff  

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CDPH has issued AFL 20-53.3, updating its guidance for testing health care personnel and residents at skilled-nursing facilities. The revised AFL clarifies and aligns with the CMS interim final rule on testing, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance and terminology. Among the important updates:

Skilled-nursing facilities without positive COVID-19 cases are required to test all health care personnel weekly.
Those with a positive COVID-19 case are required to implement response-driven testing, as described in the AFL.
Use of point-of-care antigen test instruments and associated requirements
Test reporting requirements

The AFL also clarifies policies for testing newly admitted/readmitted residents and residents previously diagnosed with COVID-19, and quarantine for newly admitted residents.

CMS Withdraws Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma announced on Twitter on Monday that the agency has withdrawn its proposed Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule.

New Discharge Planning Tool Available  

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, in partnership with the Administration for Community Living, has published a tool to support effective discharge planning and care coordination for adults with disabilities who have received hospital care for COVID-19 and require continuation or reconnection to supports and services. It explains the Olmstead decision, lays out potential pathways for adults with disabilities diagnosed with COVID-19, and provides information on state and federal resources.

Next CDPH Call for Health Care Facilities: Sept. 15, 8-9 a.m. (PT)
Dial: (844) 721-7239
Passcode: 7993227

Summary of Sept. 8 CDPH Call
CDPH has provided a summary of its most recent weekly call with health care facilities.

New Publishing Schedule for Coronavirus Response
Beginning the week of Sept. 14, Coronavirus Response will be published on Tuesdays. You can also find COVID-19-related news and updates in CHA’s twice-weekly newsletter, CHA News, which is distributed on Mondays and Thursdays.