News
Category: Federal News
Welcome to the Federal News category. These news items pertain to aging services national policies and programs.
GUIDE Model for Dementia Webinar is Dec. 19
On November 30, 2023 by Sharon Hollister
Join us at Noon on Wednesday, Dec. 19, for the webinar GUIDE Model: Collaboration in Dementia Care for Assisted Living and Senior Housing.
Telling Minnesota’s Assisted Living Story
On November 16, 2023 by Libbie Chapuran
Argentum, LeadingAge Minnesota's national partner for assisted living providers, has shared that a national publication based in Washington, DC, plans to report on several assisted living topics.
HUD Officially Extends Standards for Success Reporting to Dec. 31
On November 2, 2023 by Bobbie Guidry
In response to advocacy by LeadingAge and others, HUD has extended the 2023 Standards for Success report submission due date to Dec. 31.
NLRB Issues Joint Employer Final Rule
On November 2, 2023 by Mark Schulz
On Oct. 26, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a final rule that will significantly broaden the standard for determining whether separate entities are “joint employers” of particular employees within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act.
News from LeadingAge: HUD Announces ConnectHome Expansion to Multifamily Housing
On October 26, 2023 by LeadingAge
LeadingAge advocacy helped HUD expand the agency’s connectivity initiative to 50-100 new HUD-assisted properties.
Minimum Staffing Sample Comment Letter Posted
On October 19, 2023 by Mark Schulz
It’s essential that we flood CMS with comments about its proposed staffing rule and its impact on the people you serve. And if you do not know where to start, we’ve got you covered.
News from LeadingAge: HUD Posts Disaster Preparedness Plan Template
On October 12, 2023 by LeadingAge
HUD’s new Multifamily Disaster Preparedness Plan Template is designed to help HUD-assisted housing providers create property-specific plans to protect resident life and safety during a disaster.
Minimum Staffing Standard – Facility Assessment
On October 5, 2023 by Mark Schulz
In its proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposes to relocate, modify, and thereby strengthen the facility assessment requirements related to staffing.
CMS Issues Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program Revisions
On September 28, 2023 by Julie Apold
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued Memorandum QSO-23-23-NHs outlining structural changes to the Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program (CMPRP).
NHSN Quality Alert Errors
On September 28, 2023 by Kari Everson
The National Health and Safety Network (NHSN) appears to be generating inaccurate quality alerts for the Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Module for long-term care facility residents.
Nursing Home Network Special Call - Minimum Staffing
On September 21, 2023 by Mark Schulz
CMS published the nursing home minimum staffing standards proposed rule in the Federal Register on Sept. 6, 2023, and proposes standards that include minimum staffing for Registered Nurses (RNs) and nurse aides.
News from LeadingAge: LeadingAge Urges HUD Action on HOTMA
On September 14, 2023 by LeadingAge
In a Sept. 12 letter to leadership at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), LeadingAge requested “urgent action” on HOTMA implementation.
DOL Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Overtime
On September 7, 2023 by Mark Schulz
The US Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division provides notice it will issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to restore and extend overtime protections. In its news release, the DOL stated the proposed federal rule would guarantee overtime pay for most salaried workers earning less than $1,059 per week, about $55,000 per year.
NLRB Revises Representative Case Procedures Rule
On August 31, 2023 by Mark Schulz
In a final direct rule published Aug. 25, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final rule to remove unnecessary barriers to the fair, efficient, and expeditious resolution of representation questions.
News from LeadingAge: New Funding Increases Section 202 Preservation Rent Subsidies
On August 24, 2023 by LeadingAge
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) broke down how $12 million in new Congressional funding, for which LeadingAge advocated, will increase Section 202 rents as communities with Project Rental Assistance Contracts (PRACs) go through Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) conversion.
CMS Releases Guidance to States on Spousal Impoverishment Extension
On August 17, 2023 by Bobbie Guidry
In a Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services Informational Bulletin released on Aug. 15, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) outlines that states must continue to apply spousal impoverishment standards to married applicants and beneficiaries of Home and Community-Based Services through September 2027.
SNF QRP Announcements - Reporting Deadlines and Listening Session
On August 10, 2023 by Julie Apold
The next submission deadline for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) is Aug. 15 at 11:59 p.m.
HUD Releases New Funding - Relief for RAD Properties
On August 3, 2023 by Bobbie Guidry
On July 27, HUD published supplemental guidance for the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) to support senior housing communities undergoing preservation transactions.
SNF Quality Reporting Program Non-Compliance Letters
On July 27, 2023 by Julie Apold
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun notifying Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) that were determined to be out of compliance with the Quality Reporting Program (QRP) requirements for the Calendar Year 2022.
News from LeadingAge: House Subcommittee Advances “Unthinkable” HUD Funding Bill
On July 13, 2023 by LeadingAge
During a markup help by the House Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) on July 12, lawmakers advanced a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding proposal for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) that would enact serious cuts to affordable housing programs.