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Cortesía de Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County Descarga PDF AQUÍ

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Courtesy of Justice in Aging, Disability Rights California and Western Center on Law & Poverty Our organizations have received numerous questions about how SSI recipients will receive the payments that were provided to every adult and child in the country with a Social Security number in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES). In an effort to provide the most accurate and up to date information possible, we have developed this fact sheet and answered some of the most frequently asked questions about SSI and CARES payments.

Courtesy of The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care On April 2, CMS and CDC issued a new set of recommendations after learning from on-site surveys that more needs to be done to prevent further spread of COVID-19.  Major highlights of this guidance are presented below. Advocates are urged to read the full guidance. Nursing homes should ensure they are complying with all CMS and CDC guidance about infection control, with a particular focus on hand hygiene.State and local leaders should work together to help address nursing home needs for PPE and tests.Facilities should screen every single person entering the facility (with the exception of EMS personnel responding to an emergency).Access points should be limited and have screening stations.PPE should be used to a greater extent.All staff must wear facemasks.Staff must wear full PPE:To care for a resident with COVID-19.To care for all residents when there is COVID-19 transmission in the facility.Residents should wear facemasks:If and when they leave the room regularly for care (e.g.

April 2, 2020 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are issuing new recommendations to State and local governments and long-term care facilities (also known as nursing homes) to help mitigate the spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Long-term care facilities are a critical component of America’s healthcare system.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services We are empowering medical providers to serve patients wherever they are during this national public health emergency. We are especially concerned about reaching those most at risk, including older persons and persons with disabilities. – Roger Severino, OCR Director. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for enforcing certain regulations issued under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, to protect the privacy and security of protected health information, namely the HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules (the HIPAA Rules). 

Courtesy of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services In order to increase cash flow to providers of services and suppliers impacted by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded our current Accelerated and Advance Payment Program to a broader group of Medicare Part A providers and Part B suppliers.

Courtesy of Medicaid.gov You can download the PDF directly from the medicaid website HERE. Please check that link first in case it is updated. If you are unable to access it, we are providing a backup download below. covid-19-section-6008-faqsDownload

Courtesy of Justice in Aging In response to the COVID-19 emergency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved several home and community-based services (HCBS) waiver modifications under Appendix K authority, including programs for older adults in Alaska, Kentucky, Rhode Island, Washington, and West Virginia. Justice in Aging is reviewing and summarizing the approvals pertaining to aging-focused HCBS waivers to help advocates identify both useful and problematic or unwanted modifications.