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Updates for this week: December 2, 2022
State
- Another South Dakota Nursing Home Set to Close in Elk Point
- GP QIN Updates
- Governor Noem Signs Executive Order Banning Tik Tok for state government agencies, employees, & contractors using state devices
- Reminders from DOH OLC, Diana Weiland, on survey preparation
- States petition CMS to rescind vaccine mandate
- Life Safety ā Holiday Tree & DĆ©cor Reminders
- Reminder ā Are your visitation policies posted and in compliance with SD 34-12-67, 68 and 69
Federal
- Biden Administration Announces Six-Week Campaign to Get More Americans their Updated COVID-ā 19 Vaccine Before End of the Year.Ā
- The Importance of Timely Use of COVID-19 Therapeutics
- New CMS Memo for Hospitals on Workplace Violence ā but could flow over to other settings
- CDC Clarifies Infection Control Practices
- Keep your eyes on the National Labor Relations Board Propose Rule on Joint Employer Status
- CMS Quality in Focus Provider/Supplier Training
- New Infection Control Resources Available in Spanish
- OIG Report on Psychotropics in Nursing Homes
- HHS Proposed Changes to Rules Governing Substance Use Treatment Records.
- CDC Updates Guidance on Management of COVID-19 in Specific Congregate Community Settings
- CDC Up-to-Date Vaccination Definition
- SNF VBP Quarterly Reports Now Available
LeadingAge
- Hospice & Accountability Messaging
- LeadingAge Letter: Lame Duck Immigration Priorities
- LeadingAge and Other National Hospice Associations Write Letter to CMS on Increasing Hospice Oversight.
- Employersā Request Lame Duck Immigration Activity
- LeadingAge Reacts to White House COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Campaign
- Aging and Families Task Force Chair to be Next Minority Leader
Other
- Webinar on Nutrition and Companionship
- Check out SDAHOās NEW Hospice & Palliative Care Web Pages
- Legislative Forum Schedule ā Join us!