April 23, 2021
Updated Employee and Visitor Screening Forms
On April 21, 2021, the Indiana Department of Health issued new screening documents for fully vaccinated individuals to serve as infection control tools for long-term care facilities. The Employee Screening Tool for fully vaccinated individuals can be found here, and the Visitor Screening Tool for fully vaccinated individuals can be found here. Read more
NHSN COVID-19 Resident Impact Historical Data
On April 21, 2021, the Indiana Department of Health provided an update that the National Healthcare Safety Network’s (NHSN) COVID-19 Resident Impact Historical Data may not be uploading and saving correctly.  NHSN has recommended all users log in to the NHSN COVID-19 Module and verify their Resident Impact Field Data for the months of February and March. Read more
OMPP Announces Extension of 3% Rate Enhancement for NFs
On April 9, 2021, the Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning announced that  that additional COVID relief has been approved for nursing facilities for 2Q 2021. A temporary rate increase of 3.0 % will be implemented beginning 4/1/2021 and ending 6/30/2021. The 3% increase for 2Q 2021 represents a reduction to the 4.2% rate increase that had been in place for the thirteen months ending 03/31/2021. Read more
HHS Extends Public Health Emergency
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra extended the ongoing federal COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) for an additional 90 days, effective April 21, 2021, which wa​s the date that the federal PHE was set to expire. The new expiration date for the COVID-19 PHE is now set for Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Read more
Upcoming Webinar: IHCA/INCAL Weekly Webinar for Long-Term Care Providers | April 29, 2021 from 12-1 p.m. EST
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Other COVID-19 Updates & Resources
April 22: IHCA/INCAL Webinar for LTC Providers  - Recording and Handouts
April 21
: IDH's LTC Toolkit
#GetVaccinated Toolkit: New PSA videos to encourage staff vaccination
Careers in Aging Toolkit: Graphics Packet
VISIT COVID-19 INFORMATION HUB FOR MORE UPDATES
Questions?
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Lori Davenport at ldavenport@ihca.org
Zach Cattell at zcattell@ihca.org
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