The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule creating new requirements for staffing levels in CMS-certified long-term care facilities on May 10, 2024, in the Federal Register, effective June 21, 2024. The final rule makes the following changes: Hardship Exemptions Facilities may qualify for a temporary hardship exemption if the facilityContinue reading “Long-term Care Facilities Minimum Staffing”
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Overview of Medical Assistance Programs
Medical Assistance Programs The State of Kansas offers medical assistance to eligible Kansans through three major programs. Medicaid. Medicaid is part of KanCare, the state’s managed care program, and covers Kansans with limited income who meet program eligibility criteria in the following groups: pregnant women, children up to age 19, adult caretakers of children, personsContinue reading “Overview of Medical Assistance Programs”
Update on the Community Support Waiver 2025
Community Support Waiver Services The 2022 Special Committee on Intellectual and Developmental Disability Waiver Modernization (Committee) recommended the development of a Home and Community Based Services Medicaid Community Support Waiver (CSW) to serve youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disability (I/DD) who need less-intensive services and supports than those provided on the existing comprehensiveContinue reading “Update on the Community Support Waiver 2025”
Updated Child Care Regulations
During the 2023 Interim, the Special Committee on Child Care Centers and Child Care Homes (Committee) met for two days to study and make recommendations regarding policy options for child care facilities, including day care regulation. Among the recommendations, the Committee requested the Legislative Coordinating Council compose a letter to the Office of the AttorneyContinue reading “Updated Child Care Regulations”
Expedited Partner Therapy
Expedited partner therapy (EPT) is the clinical practice of treating the partners of patients diagnosed with certain sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) as a means of preventing further spread and reinfection. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), partner management was initially developed to control syphilis and later became recommended for chlamydia,Continue reading “Expedited Partner Therapy”
Federal 340B Drug Pricing Program
The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B) allows certain entities that serve low-income patients to receive discounted outpatient drugs from manufacturers that participate in Medicaid and Medicare. Manufacturers must sell covered drugs at 340B prices for Medicaid to cover the drugs. The 340B Program is intended to enable covered entities to use federal resources toContinue reading “Federal 340B Drug Pricing Program”
Foster Care Update
New Case Management Provider Contracts State fiscal year (SFY) 2025 is the first year of the newly negotiated contracts between the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) and case management providers (CMPs) of foster care. DCF will continue working with TFI, KVC Kansas, Cornerstones of Care, and Saint Francis Ministries. New to this contractContinue reading “Foster Care Update”
Community Support Waiver
Community Support Waiver Services The 2022 Special Committee on Intellectual and Developmental Disability Waiver Modernization (Special Committee) recommended the development of a Home and Community Based Services Community Support Waiver (CSW) to serve youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disability (I/DD) who need less intensive services and supports than those provided on the existingContinue reading “Community Support Waiver”
Eating Disorder Prevention Laws
Each year, approximately 10,200 individuals in the United States die from an eating disorder (ED), making it the second deadliest mental health disorder. The prevalence of eating disorders has risen in the past decade, with the most significant increase in diagnoses occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to an increase in ED diagnoses, severalContinue reading “Eating Disorder Prevention Laws”
Leveraging the Use of Technology in Behavioral Health
This article discusses the current terminology for technology in behavioral health as well as research findings on the effectiveness of such technology. Mobile Applications In 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced guidance (PDF) for technology in behavioral health and defined the following five categories: Mobile Platforms.Continue reading “Leveraging the Use of Technology in Behavioral Health”
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