Archived AHCA COVID Updates
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - CDC Provides Updates on Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations (03/30/21)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - U.S. Senate Passes Medicare Sequester Relief Language (03/26/21)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - AHCA/NCAL Unveils COVID-19 Honors Program (03/24/21)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - CDC Study Shows Vaccine Effectiveness in Long Term Care (03/16/21)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - CMS Revises Memo on Nursing Home Visitors (03/10/21)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - CDC Updates Guidance for Fully Vaccinated Staff Outside of Health Care Settings (03/08/21)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Accessing the COVID-19 Vaccine in Long Term Care (03/04/21)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Applying New CDC Quarantine Guidance to LTC Staff (02/25/21)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Medicare AAP: How to Request an Extended Repayment Schedule (02/19/21)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Medicare AAP Repayment Dates Begin Soon (02/17/21)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Changes to CDC Quarantine Guidance for Vaccinated Staff (02/11/21)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Third Clinic Vaccine Policy (02/08/21)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - CDC Releases Information on Early COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake in SNFs (02/02/21)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Seeking Feedback on Staff and Resident Vaccination (01/28/21)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Provide Relief Fund Reporting Registration Update (01/22/21)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - CDC Updates Guidance on Antigen Testing in LTC Facilities (01/19/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - HHS Opens PRF Reporting Portal for Registration (01/15/21)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - HHS Extends Public Health Emergency (01/08/21)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Join CMS and CDC for a Fireside Chat on COVID-19 Vaccine Safety (01/05/21)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - COVID-19 Vaccine Safety: A Fireside Chat with AHCA/NCAL, CMS, and CDC (12/29/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Accurately Estimating Vaccine Quantity (12/26/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Update on HHS Phase 3 Provider Relief Fund TIN Validations (12/23/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Long Term Care to Receive $1.1 Billion in Phase 3 COVID-19 Provider Relief Funding Payments (12/16/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - COVID-19 Update Recording Available! AHCA/NCAL Webinar: Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics (12/11/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - TODAY - AHCA/NCAL Webinar: Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics PLUS Other Covid-19 Webinars (12/10/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Reminder - AHCA/NCAL Webinar Tomorrow: Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics (12/09/20)
- AHCA/NCAL Webinar This Thursday: Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics (12/07/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - CVS/Omnicare Webinar TODAY at 2pm Eastern (12/07/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Call to Action: CMS Rule Cuts Therapy Services (12/02/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Video: Staying Safe During the Holidays (11/25/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - CDC Updates Testing and Management Considerations and Reinfection Criteria (11/23/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - CMS Releases Alert Regarding Holidays (11/19/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - COVID-19 Update - AHCA/NCAL COVID-19 Impact Survey (11/17/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Updated HHS NHSN Reporting Requirements (11/12/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - HHS Updates Provider Relief Fund FAQs (10/30/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - SNFs Must Upgrade to NHSN SAMS Level-3 Access to Meet CLIA Reporting (10/29/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - LTC Vaccination Program Deadline Extended (10/27/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Updated Reporting Requirements to the Provider Relief Fund (10/22/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Weighing Pharmacy Options for the CDC Vaccine Distribution Program (10/22/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Sign Up Now for the CDC Vaccine LTC Distribution Program
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - White House Announces Vaccination Distribution Program for LTC Residents (10/16/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Helping Residents Vote in 2020 (10/16/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - New OSHA Guidance for COVID-19 and Resources (10/12/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - CMS Releases Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment (10/08/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - HHS Updates Provider Relief Fund FAQs (10/07/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Important Webinar Updates (10/05/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Ask the Experts: FFCRA Webinar Recording and Follow-up Webinar (10/02/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - HHS Announces New Opportunity to Apply for Provider Relief Fund Resources (10/01/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - President Trump Signs into Law Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (10/01/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements Office Hours Friday October 2 (09/30/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - REMINDER: Upcoming Webinars This Week (09/29/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Considerations When Testing Residents and Employees and Screening Employees for COVID-19 (09/28/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - HHS Releases PRF Reporting Guidance (09/23/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Now Available Payment Resource for COVID-19 Testing (09/21/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - How to Become a CLIA-Certified Assisted Living Facility & Receive Abbott Test Kits (09/18/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - CMS Memo on Nursing Home Visitors (09/17/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Assisted Living Funding Allocation Deadline Extended to Sept. 21 (09/15/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - AHCA/NCAL Investigates Reported False Positives in COVID-19 Testing: Survey and Resources (09/14/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Reminder: Private Pay AL- Funding Deadline is Sunday, Sept. 13 (09/10/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Reminder: Today's AHCA/NCAL Webinar on CMS COVID-19 Performance Payment Program (09/08/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - CMS Hosts COVID-19 National Nursing Home Call - Tuesday, Sept. 8 (09/04/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Webinar on CMS COVID-19 Performance Payment Program - Tuesday, Sept. 8 (09/04/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - HHS Announces $2 Billion Quality Incentive Program for Nursing Homes (09/03/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - CMS New COVID-19 Testing Requirements Effective Tomorrow (09/01/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - HHS Releases SNF Infection Control Distribution Terms and Conditions (09/01/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Member Webinar Recording Available Now (08/28/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - All Member Webinar Tomorrow with Mark Parkinson & Dr. David Gifford (08/27/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - CMS Issues Additional Guidance on Staff Testing and Reporting Requirements (08/26/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - CMS Launches National Training Program (08/26/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - CMS Issues New Reporting and Testing Requirements (08/25/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - CMS to Make Announcement on Call Today at 4:30 PM Eastern (08/25/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Tomorrow! CMS Call for Nursing Homes (08/12/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - HHS Updates Provider Relief Fund FAQs (08/12/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Tell Us About Your Financial Situation (08/07/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - HHS Provider Relief Fund Announcements (08/01/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - CMS Releases List of Nursing Homes Prioritized for POC Testing Instrument (07/23/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - CDC Updates Transmission Based Precautions, Duration of Isolation, and Return to Work Criteria (07/21/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Deadline Extended for Medicaid Application to Provider Relief Fund (07/17/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Summary of CMS Call on POC Testing in Nursing Homes (07/16/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Webcast Tomorrow on Medicaid Distribution from the Provider Relief Fund (07/07/20)
- AHCA Antigen Testing Machine Preparation (07/30/20)
- AHCA Considerations for Visitation and Resuming Activities
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - Tell Us About Your Testing Experience (06/26/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update - HHS Updates Provider Relief Fund FAQs (06/23/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 81 - Tutorials on Medicaid Provider Relief Fund Application (06/18/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 80 - Update on NHSN Reporting (06/12/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 79 - CMS Issuing Citations and CMPs for Failure to Report COVID-19 Data (06/11/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 78 - Relief Fund Portal for Medicaid Providers Launches (06/10/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 77 - HHS Releases $15 Billion for Medicaid Provider Relief (06/09/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 76 - Correcting NHSN Data Errors (06/05/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 75 - HHS Releases Guidance on Important CARES Fund Questions (06/03/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 74 - Tomorrow"s Provider Relief Fund Attestation Deadline (06/02/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 73 - CMS Releases NHSN Data and Guidance on Related Survey Activity (06/01/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 72 - Testing & Cohorting: When & How (05/28/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 71 - Attestation Window Extended on Provider Relief Fund (05/26/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 70 - COVID-19 Update #70 | CARES Act Provider Relief Fund CHOW FAQs (05/20/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 69 - Reimbursement and Legal Issues Related to COVID-19 Testing in Long Term Care (05/19/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 68 - CMS Issues Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations for State and Local Officials (05/18/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 67 - NHSN Trainings & Reporting Accurately (05/15/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 66 - White House Tells States to Test All Nursing Home Residents & Staff (05/12/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 65 - NHSN Accurately Report Staffing & PPE Shortages (05/11/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 64 - NHSN Enrollment Delays & Tips (05/08/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 63 - Summary of CMS Reporting Requirements (05/07/20)
- Summary of CMS COVID-19 Notification Requirements in Nursing Homes (05/07/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 62 - CMS Releases Interim Final Rule Updating Requirements for Reporting and Notification COVID-19 Cases (05/06/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 61 - Retrospective Reporting to Jan. 1 is Optional in NHSN (05/06/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 60 - Start NHSN Data Collection Now Despite Registration Lag Time (05/05/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 59 - Updated CDC Guidance on Return to Work and Clinical Care (05/04/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 58 - New SNF Reporting Requirements Take Effect May 1st (05/03/20) (CORRECTION)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 57 - CMS Updates SNF Blanket Waivers (05/01/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 56 - CMS Issues Interim Final Rule with New Reporting Requirements for COVID-19 (05/01/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 55 - Getting Started with NHSN Reporting on COVID-19 (04/30/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 54 - CDC Webinars on New Mandatory Reporting (04/29/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 53 - Document Your Calls for Help (04/28/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 52 - Resources to Help with Grants, Loans and COVID-19 Related Costs (04/27/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 51 - CMS Updates on Nursing Home Compare, Five Star, Staffing Data and FAQs (04/25/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 50 - Additional $20 Billion to be Distributed to Medicare Providers Today (04/24/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 49 - Congress Approves Additional $75 Billion for Provider Relief Fund (04/23/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 48 - Preparing for Widespread Testing (04/23/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 47 - Additional $20 Billion from Provider Relief Fund (04/22/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 46 - More on CDC Report to Work Guidance (04/21/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 45 - CMS Memo on Reporting Confirmed Cases (04/21/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 44 - CMS Announces New Requirements for Reporting for Confirmed Cases (04/19/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 43 - Updated Return to Work CDC Guidance (04/17/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 42 - Where to Turn for Help (04/16/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 41 - CMS Call Later Today (04/15/20)
- Guidance: When Residents Want to Leave Your Building
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 40 - When Residents Try to Leave (04/14/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 39 - New OSHA Resources (04/13/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 38 - Reporting COVID-19 to State Survey Agency (04/11/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 37 - Hospice Guidance (04/10/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 35 - Update on Personal Protective Equipment (04/09/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 34 - OSHA on PPE Shortages (04/08/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 33 - CMS Call Later Today (04/07/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 32 - Revised Resources on Cohorting and When COVID-19 Gets in (04/04/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 31 - CMS Releases Recommendations to Nursing Homes (04/03/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 30 - How to Reduce the Risk of Spread (04/02/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 29 - COVID’s Toll on Residents Families and Staff (04/01/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 28 - CMS Call Later Today for Nursing Homes (04/01/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 27 - AHCA/NCAL Launches a Free Temporary Nurse Aide Training (03/31/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 26 - CMS Issues Blanket Regulatory Waivers (03/30/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 25 - Updated Guidance on Hospital Transfers (03/30/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 24 - DOL Guidance on Leave Exemptions (03/29/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 23 - Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payments Now Available (03/28/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 22 - Third Stimulus Package Signed into Law (03/27/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 21 - Stimulus Package Passes the Senate (03/26/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 20 - CMS Call Today at 4:30 Eastern (03/25/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 19 - Tomorrow CDC Call on PPE Strategies (03/24/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: CMS Announces Prioritization of SNF Surveys (03/23/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 17 - Call on the Public for Supplies (03/23/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 16 - Guidance on Essential Staff Entering Your Building (03/22/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 15 - Beware of COVID-19 Scammers (03/21/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 14 - Interim Guidance on SNFs Accepting Patients from Hospitals (03/20/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 13 - Relief Package Signed by the President (03/19/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 12 - New CDC Guidance on Use of Masks, Gowns and Eye Protection to Conserve Supplies (03/18/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 11 - New Communal Dining Guidance and Supply Shortage of PPE (03/15/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 10 - 3-Day Stay Waiver Update (03/14/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 9 - National Emergency Declared (03/14/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 8 - New Resources on Interacting with Hospitals and Communicating with Residents & Families (03/13/30)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 7 - CMS Releases COVID-19 Medicare FFS and Medicaid Advantage Plan Guidance (03/12/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 6 - Implement Environmental Infection Control - Cleaning & Disinfection (03/11/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: New CMS Guidance on Industrial Respirators (03/11/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 5 - CMS Issues Revised Guidance for SNFs - Limiting Visitors (03/10/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 4 - Steps to Prevent COVID-19 from Entering Your Facility (03/09/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: COVID19 Screening Checklist
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 3 - CMS Issues Memo on Quality, Safety & Oversight (03/04/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Webinar - Coronavirus Recording (03/03/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 2 - Additional Steps for COVID-19 (02/29/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Update 1 - Preparing for COVID-19 and Personal Protective Equipment Strategies (02/28/20)
- AHCA/NCAL: Link to AHCA's Coronavirus Resources Webpage
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