DADS release one information letter and several news alerts:
ICF/MR: DADS informed these providers about process changes for how allowable related-party hours for Medicaid cost reporting are determined; and new fully-funded model wage rates that apply to direct services providers, effective September 1. (Letter)
Recent news alerts:
The webinar will be held on November 5, at 10 a.m. CT/11 a.m. ET for an hour. You may register at this web page.
“Staphylococcus is a common cause of infections in hospitals and nursing homes, and increasingly in the community. Common sites of MRSA colonization include the rectum, perineum, skin and nares. Colonization may precede or endure beyond an acute infection. MRSA is transmitted person-to-person (most common), and on inanimate objects.
For more information, see the alert.
DADS will present the proposed new CBA Chapter 54 rules to the Medical Care Advisory Committee on January 14, 2010, and the DADS Council on January 20, 2010. Find out how to order a copy of the draft proposed rules and where to send written comments here.
Providers must update their facilities’ software. See the news alert for details.