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Monday, December 5, 2016
Nursing Home Requirements of Participation Phase I Training
LeadingAge Colorado is offering a half-day training program on December 13 to
(1) Help nursing home providers understand the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) final rules changes to nursing home requirements, and to
(2) Navigate the changes that need to be in place before the surveyors arrive.
These are the most significant changes to the delivery of nursing home care since OBRA 1987. The CMS officially published the final rules on Oct. 4, 2016. They will be implemented in three phases, with the first phase being November 28, 2016. The majority of Phase I requirements involve documentation and clarification of written policies and procedures, including new definitions.
Presenters include Todd Selby, attorney, Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.C., and Jo Tansey, nursing facilities section manager, Health Facilities & Emergency Medical Services Division at the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE)
For more details and to reserve your spot, please view the training announcement at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByqZDBabyNVSN2JueHBINFV0cFk/view?usp=sharing.
The registration deadline in December 9.
When: Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Time: 9 a.m. to noon
Where: Palace Construction,7 S. Galapago St., Denver, CO 80223
Cost: $25 for members; $50 for non-members
For more information, contact Sarah McVeigh at 303-837-8834 or info@leadingagecolorado.org
