Nursing Home Round Table 3.5.24

 

To: Nursing Home Providers/Stakeholders From: Chad Fear, Nursing Facilities Section Manager, Health Facilities    Here is the Agenda for Nursing Home Round Table on 3/5/24.   .

Annual Facility Survey reminder 2024

 

To: Acute care hospitals, critical access hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, and outpatient dialysis facilities.   From: Healthcare-Associated Infections & Antimicrobial Resistance Program of CDPHE   February 29, 2024 is the deadline for completion of the annual health care facility survey. It is important that all licensed health care facilities respond in order to ensure that they are meeting reporting requirements and are accurately represented in the HAI Annual Report. The survey should only take a few minutes to complete. Colorado Revised Statutes 25-3-601-607 require health care facilities to report specific healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) via the National Health Safety Network (NHSN). Here is the list of reportable HAIs. Each year, CDPHE sends out a brief survey to licensed health care facilities across the state to collect information on what conditions facilities are reporting to NHSN, and to collect contact information. Complete the annual health care facility survey by February 29, 2024. The survey was sent via email to Administrators at acute care hospitals, critical access hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, and outpatient dialysis facilities on 2/13/2024. Please forward the survey to the person responsible for NHSN reporting. The survey link is site-specific. Please do not forward the survey link to another facility. If you did not receive the survey or have any difficulties completing the survey and you require assistance, please contact Amy Harjes at amy.harjes@state.co.us.   .

LTC (NF) IDR Committee Meeting 3.5.24

 

To: LTC (NF) providers   From:  HFEMSD      The LTC (NF) IDR Committee will meet March 5, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. This will be a hybrid meeting; the public may listen to the committee discussion in person, by video, or by phone.   To listen in person: Carson Room at CDPHE, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive S, Denver 80246.   To listen by video (Google Meet):  Google Meet meeting link   To listen by phone: (US) +1 641-583-6025 PIN: ‪698 748 680#     Elaine Sabyan   .

ALR IDR Committee Meeting 2.22.24 - CANCELED

 

To: ALR providers  From: HFEMSD   The ALR IDR Committee will NOT meet on 02/22/24 at 10:00 a.m. The next scheduled meeting is March 28 at 10:00 a.m.   Thank you.     Elaine Sabyan   .

02/27 Stakeholder meeting in regards to “Patients’ Right to Know” Act, or HB23-1218

 

To: All Stakeholders interested in regulations related to “Patients’ Right to Know” Act, or HB23-1218 From: HFEMSD You are invited to participate in the stakeholder process regarding The “Patients’ Right to Know” Act, or HB23-1218, a law passed by the Colorado Legislature in the 2023 session. This new law requires hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, freestanding emergency departments, licensed hospital units, and community clinics to make publicly available a list of the health care services which are generally available or subject to significant restriction specifically relating to health care in three areas: Reproductive health-care services; LGBTQ health-care services; and End-of-life health-care services. In response to the new law the Division will develop, in collaboration with stakeholders, a “Service Availability Form.” Once the form itself is developed, the Division will work to establish rules which bring the law into the pertinent health facility licensing chapters. Once the form is finalized and published, the affected health facilities will be required to provide this form to patients, members of the public, and the Department for public display. For more information, please see the whitepaper here.  Our sixth monthly meeting will be Tuesday, February 27th, 2024, from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, and on the fourth Tuesday of the month thereafter until the process concludes in spring 2024.  Please note this meeting, and future meetings, will be held in hybrid format with an option to attend either in-person or remotely, via Zoom. The in-person meeting will be at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment main campus, 4300 Cherry Creek S Drive, Denver, CO 80246, in Building A, Room Snow. This meeting room is located on the first floor of Building A, down the hall from the main entrance.   Zoom Meeting Information  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84947474990?pwd=ZHJzdm05ZjZPZTBKb2laUjJiSWowUT09 Meeting ID: 849 4747 4990 Passcode: 002226 Notice of each meeting will be provided to facilities through the Division’s portal messaging system roughly two weeks in advance of each meeting. Notice will also be emailed directly to all individuals who sign up to receive such messages. Please sign up here. Please feel free to share this link with other interested parties. All who are interested are welcome to attend and participate. Meeting documents, including agendas, proposed rule language, presentations, etc., will be posted to the public meeting drive no later than a week before each meeting.  If you have any questions or comments prior to the meeting, feel free to contact Ash Jackson at ash.jackson@state.co.us, or Alexandra Haas, at alexandra.haas@state.co.us. .

ALR IDR Committee Meeting 2.22.24

 

To: ALR providers  From: HFEMSD   The ALR IDR Committee will meet on 02/22/24 at 10:00 a.m. This will be a hybrid meeting and you may access the meeting by way of Google Meet, by phone or in-person:   Google meet: meet.google.com/vst-czhh-ysi   Phone: (US) +1 678-373-0089 PIN: ‪536 093 747#   In-person: CDPHE Sabin room – 4300 Cherry Creek Drive S, Denver 80246     Elaine Sabyan   .

2024 Annual Health Care Facility Survey

 

To: Acute care hospitals, critical access hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, and outpatient dialysis facilities.   From: Healthcare-Associated Infections & Antimicrobial Resistance Program of CDPHE   Colorado Revised Statutes 25-3-601-607 require health care facilities to report specific healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) via the National Health Safety Network (NHSN). Here is the list of reportable HAIs. Each year, CDPHE sends out a brief survey to licensed health care facilities across the state to collect information on what conditions facilities are reporting to NHSN, and to collect contact information. Complete the annual health care facility survey by February 29, 2024. The survey was sent via email to Administrators at acute care hospitals, critical access hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, and outpatient dialysis facilities on 2/13/2024. Please forward the survey to the person responsible for NHSN reporting. If you did not receive the survey or have any difficulties completing the survey and you require assistance, please contact Amy Harjes at amy.harjes@state.co.us. .

ALAC Committee Member Vacancy Announcement

 

To: Assisted Living Providers and Consumers of Assisted Living Services   From: Sarah Peterson and Jane Flournoy, ALR Section, Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Service Division, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment   The Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is currently accepting applications for the Assisted Living Advisory Committee.   Per statutory requirements, the Assisted Living Advisory Committee members serve on a voluntary basis and are appointed by the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. This committee represents providers and consumers of assisted living residential services; the Colorado Commission on the Aging; county, district, or municipal public health agencies, or local boards of health; and consumer and other agencies and organizations providing service to or concerned with residents of assisted living residences.   The Assisted Living Advisory Committee members meet to review and discuss the rules that govern the licensing of assisted living residences in the State of Colorado, implementation and impact of the licensing program and effectiveness of enforcement. Currently, the advisory meetings are held every three months for two hours.   If you are interested in serving as a committee member, please click on the link below, fill out the application and click on the “send” button at the top of the form.   ALAC Committee Member Application   The deadline for submission is March 31, 2024.   Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, CO 80246 ATTENTION: Sarah Peterson Email: sarah.peterson1@state.co.us   For questions about the meeting, please contact Sarah Peterson at sarah.peterson1@state.co.us or Jane Flournoy at jane.flournoy@state.co.us.

February 20, 2024 Stakeholder Meeting: General Rule Updates to 6 CCR 1011-1, Chapter 22 -Birth Centers

 

To: All Stakeholders interested in General Rule Updates to 6 CCR 1011-1, Chapter 22 - Birth Centers  From: HFEMSD You are invited to participate in the stakeholder process to address general updates to 6 CCR 1011-1, Chapter 22 - Birth Centers. The last general update to Chapter 22 was in 2017, and there have been several statutory and regulatory changes since that time, as well as lessons learned and changes in the general healthcare landscape. As a general update, this stakeholder process will include modifications related to Senate Bill 21-101 and Senate Bill 23-167, regarding direct-entry midwives and certified nurse midwives, respectively, and a full review of the rule chapter to bring it into compliance with existing statutory requirements and ensure its consistency with other rule chapters regarding newborn screening and newborn hearing screening. It may additionally include changes made to staff qualifications and authority, general standards of operation, terminology, and organization.  Please note that language implementing Section 8 of Senate Bill 21-193, “Protection of a Pregnant Person’s Rights During the Perinatal Period,” as developed by The Labor and Childbirth Policy Stakeholder Group in a separate stakeholder effort undertaken from October 2023 through January 2024, will be incorporated into Chapter 22 at the end of this stakeholder process. We will not be revisiting that language as part of this general rule update as the impacted chapters and stakeholders are broader than birth centers–if that language needs revision based on changes in statute or other reasons, that stakeholder group will be reconvened for that purpose at a future date.  Stakeholder meetings for the Chapter 22 general rule updates will be held on the third Tuesday of each month, from February through August 2024. All stakeholder meetings are open to the public, and all interested parties are welcome to attend and provide input. Additionally, all stakeholders may provide input and are welcome to submit written comments to the Department at any time throughout the stakeholder process. The first stakeholder meeting will take place on February 20th, 2024, from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. This meeting will be a hybrid meeting, with an option to attend either in-person or remotely, via Zoom, to ensure equal access for participation, regardless of geographic location of the attendee.  The in-person meeting will be at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment main campus, 4300 Cherry Creek S Drive, Denver, CO 80246, in Building A, Room Snow. This room is located on the first floor of Building A. If you are planning to attend in-person, please send an email to nicola.koepnick@state.co.us. When- Tuesday, February 20, 2024, from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.  Where- This meeting will be held in hybrid format.  Colorado Department of Public Health Main Campus. 4300 Cherry Creek S Drive, Denver, CO 80246.  Building A Room Snow. Or Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85317297494 Meeting ID: 853 1729 7494 Details regarding the stakeholder process, including process timeline, expected topic schedule, and alternate ways to provide comment are included in the stakeholder information letter. All who are interested are welcome to attend and participate. Meeting documents, including agendas, proposed rule language, presentations, etc., will be posted to the public meeting folder no later than a week before each meeting.  Notice of each meeting is provided to facilities through the Division’s portal messaging system roughly two weeks in advance of each meeting. Notice will also be emailed directly to all individuals who sign up to receive such messages. Please sign up here. Please feel free to share this link with other interested parties. If you have any questions or comments prior to the first meeting of the Birth Center General Rule Updates Stakeholder Group, please contact Francile Beights at francile.beights@state.co.us. .

OASIS Broadcast February 2024

 

To: Home Health Agencies, Administrators, and OASIS Coordinators From: The Health Facilities Education and Quality (HFEQ) Branch of the Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division (HFEMSD) Monthly OASIS Broadcast February 2024 The OASIS Broadcast will contain information on sections such as Home Updates iQIES Education & Training Provider Questions Contact me Other questions? Contact wendy.castro@state.co.us or cdphe_oasis_colorado@state.co.us .

MDS Broadcast February 2024

 

To: MDS Coordinators, Directors of Nursing, Billing and Coding Personnel, Licensed Nursing Facilities Administrators From: The Health Facilities Education and Quality (HFEQ) Branch of the Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division (HFEMSD) MDS Broadcast February 2024 The MDS Broadcast will contain information on sections such as Home page Updates MDS and iQIES Education and Training Resources Test Your Knowledge Contact Me Other questions? Contact wendy.castro@state.co.us or cdphe_mds_colorado@state.co.us. .

LTC (NF) IDR Committee Meeting 2.6.24

 

To: LTC (NF) providers From: HFEMSD   The LTC (NF) IDR Committee will meet February 6, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. This will be a hybrid meeting; the public may listen to the committee discussion in person, by video, or by phone.   To listen in person: Snow Room at CDPHE, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive S, Denver 80246.   To listen by video (Google Meet):  meet.google.com/nfp-oicm-irc   To listen by phone: (US) +1 567-318-0035 PIN: ‪527 288 046#   Elaine Sabyan .

Explore the essential role movement plays in your life! Register for the CO-CARES Work & Well-Being Webinar on physical activity

To: All health care and public health workers From: CO-CARES Team (Colorado Alliance for Resilient & Equitable Systems) Serving the health care and public health workforce Help your staff to learn evidence-based information about physical activity! The CO-CARES Work & Well-Being Webinar: Physical Activity is a useful resource for all employees. Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm MT While we all know that physical activity is important and benefits our health, there are times when life just gets in the way. Many of us hold unhelpful beliefs and assumptions about what we should do that prevents us from doing what we want to do to be active. As we examine the evidence-base about how physical activity affects our body, mind, and spirit, we can reconnect with the play, resilience, and well-being that it can bring to our everyday experience.  Join us as we explore the essential role movement plays in our life. We will help you to identify physical activities you enjoy, benefits of being active, and a goal that inspires you to move. Register for the webinar!  CO-CARES Work & Well-Being webinars are held every other month. Check out our page on the CO-CARES website for details and registration for all the upcoming Work & Well-Being webinars. For further information, contact the Behavioral Health & Wellness Program team at: bh.wellness@ucdenver.edu. .

Training Opportunity for Frontline Hospitals: Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Preparedness

 

To: Hospital clinical staff providing care to special pathogens patients (ED, ICU, ID) Infection preventionists Laboratory staff Hospital emergency preparedness staff EMS Hospital directors and managers   From: CDPHE’s Healthcare-Associated Infections & Antimicrobial Resistance Program   The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has partnered with Denver Health to develop training for frontline hospital staff to learn about preparing for a suspect viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) patient. The training consists of an interactive training module followed by a statewide webinar.   This training is intended for:  Hospital clinical staff providing care to VHF patients (ED, ICU, ID) Hospital infection preventionists Hospital laboratory staff Hospital emergency preparedness staff EMS Hospital directors and managers Local public health departments   After completing the training module, hospital staff should have general knowledge of: VHF etiology, transmission, and symptom progression. The differences between Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and Marburg Virus Disease (MVD), and an overview of recent outbreaks. Public health monitoring and the need for frontline hospital preparedness. The “identify, isolate, and inform” framework.   Before accessing the training module, participants are asked to review the Ebola/VHF Frontline Hospital Toolkit, linked below.   Toolkit   The training module (Course ID 1116578) can be accessed on COTrain, linked below.   Training module   Please save the date for a 1.5 hour webinar led by CDPHE and Denver Health on March 4, 2024 at 9:30am MT. This webinar will discuss how frontline hospitals can safely initiate care of a suspect or confirmed VHF patient for 12-24 hours while awaiting transport to the Regional Emerging Special Pathogens Treatment Center (RESPTC). This webinar will also feature a VHF scenario at a frontline hospital and discuss how the facility prepares for and treats a suspect patient prior to transport. Registration for this webinar is required.   Register here   Questions may be directed to CDPHE’s training team at cdphe_dcphr_cdbtraining@state.co.us. .