Get help meeting the Nov. 15 deadline to avoid a penalty License renewal season is here, and the Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) has updated its Health Facility Renewal info/help web page to guide you through the process. The page also can be accessed from the Division of Public and Behavioral Health home page at http://dpbh.nv.gov/ by clicking on the graphic illustrated below. Facility staff are encouraged to reference this page frequently to answer any questions you have regarding this process. This page contains information about which facilities must renew, an application checklist, fee schedule and a video tutorial that will guide you through the Online Licensing System, which now can be accessed by typing myhealthfacilitylicense.nv.gov into your web browser address bar. General HCQC information is available through the Health Facilities home page.
The renewal deadline is Nov. 15, with licenses expiring Dec. 31. Renewal applications submitted after Nov. 15 will have to pay the regular renewal fee plus an additional 50 percent of that fee.
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Find out how today’s use of antibiotics will affect health care treatment and outcomes tomorrow Learn about the “Evolution of Antibiotics” and how responsible distribution today will affect future peoples at the annual Nevada Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Collaborative on Aug. 15, 2017. This day-long educational event will be held at locations in Reno and Las Vegas, and features eight sessions on topics ranging from antibiotic length of use and two-step C. diff testing, to managing sepsis in skilled nursing facilities and outpatient stewardship. Eight hours of continuing education credit for nursing are available for attendees. This event is co-sponsored by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health and HealthInsight Nevada. Click here for tickets, and for additional information, check out the event flier below.
Health Department course is worth 0.5 CEU A new training about proper hand hygiene is now available online from the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health. Created by the Office of Public Health Informatics and Epidemiology (OPHIE), the Hand Hygiene Training is good for 0.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and is available at no cost. This information is very important to preventing the spread of bacteria in general—particularly in licensed health facilities, child care facilities, medical laboratories and other such licensed businesses. To supplement this information, OPHIE has provided a white paper titled “The State of Hand Hygiene 2017,” published by Elyptol, an Australian manufacturer of skin care and hygiene products. The white paper can be accessed below.
Module 2 is coming up in Las Vegas and Reno Learn how to better care for veterans in Nevada elder care communities by participating in the Bravo Zulu: Achieving Excellence in Relationship-Centered Care training , presented by the Nevada Department of Veterans Services in partnership with the Perry Foundation. The training consists of 4 modules, and module 2 will be held on April 3 in Las Vegas and April 4 in Reno. Completion of all 4 modules satisfies the dementia education requirement of Nevada regulations. For full information, see the attached flier or visit www.perryfoundationnv.org.
Fill out the questionnaire below to help state officials assess potential impacts on small-business Changes are being proposed to Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) 449 as it relates to construction standards. Existing law requires the State Board of Health to adopt licensing standards for various medical facilities; and existing regulations adopt certain publications by reference as standards for the construction of those facilities. This regulation revises the publications adopted by reference. Below you will find a copy of the proposed regulations and a small-business impact questionnaire so you can provide feedback to the Division of Public and Behavioral Health feedback as to how the proposed regulations may affect your small business. Please review the proposed regulations, answer the questions in the questionnaire and return it to our office as instructed on the questionnaire document. This is optional for you to complete if you wish to provide input on how the proposed regulations may affect your business. If you have questions regarding the proposed regulations, please contact Steve Gerleman at [email protected].
Next meeting is March 7, 2017 The Dec. 6, 2016, meeting of the Skilled Nursing Advisory Council (SNAC) has been cancelled. The next scheduled meeting is on March 7, 2017.
The SNAC is comprised of up to 12 members of the skilled nursing industry who meet quarterly to make advisory recommendations regarding regulations, education, complaint processes, fees and other issues to the administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health, who passes on the recommendations to the State Board of Health. For more information, visit the Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance’s Advisory Councils web page. Quarterly e-publication will provide updates on federal processes The first edition of a new newsletter focused on federal regulations for long-term care facilities is now available for download. Titled “Nevada Long-Term Care Update,” this quarterly newsletter, compiled by the Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance, will summarize recent and/or upcoming changes affecting long-term care facilities. This includes information from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and this first edition contains important information about a portion of Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0, the Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) process and the addition of six new Quality Measures, and implementation of the mandatory phase of Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) for staffing. HCQC is the state agency in charge of licensing and inspection of the approximately 1,400 health-related facilities in Nevada. HCQC also is the state agency contractor for certifying health facilities and laboratories with CMS. HCQC conducts inspections/investigations to ensure compliance with federal statutes/regulations in accordance with the federal contracts/grants for these services, the State Operations Manual and the Mission and Priority Document generated all periodically updated by CMS. Starting in 2017, the Nevada Long-Term Care Update will be published online in March, June, September and December.
Use the Payroll-Based Journal to submit required information November 16 is the final deadline for the now-required quarterly electronic submission of staffing data for long-term-care facilities. As of July 1, 2016, electronic submission of staffing data through the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) is mandatory for all long-term-care facilities. There is a grace period of up to 45 days after the end of the quarter to submit data for the first reporting period (July 1, 2016-September 30, 2016), so the final submission file for this quarter is due on November 14, 2016. All nursing homes are required to register to submit data in order to meet this requirement and maintain compliance. Since this is new, the data submitted is not expected to be perfect, however all facilities are expected to submit data by the deadline. Facilities that are not compliant with this reporting requirement may be subject to sanctions or actions by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). For example, we may post information related to compliance with this requirement on nursing home compare or the Five Star Quality Rating System. According to recent data from CMS, nearly 18% of Nevada providers have not yet registered with the PBJ. For more information, download the quick reference guide below.
Rates, federal reporting, provider education are on the agenda The third meeting of 2016 for the Skilled Nursing Advisory Council (SNAC) will be next week on Sept. 6. Starting at 3:30 p.m., the SNAC will discuss topics of current interest to the skilled nursing industry in Nevada. On the agenda are discussions about rates, changes to be reported to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the state’s new online licensure database and ideas for provider education. The full agenda, including location and call-in information, is posted below. The Skilled Nursing Advisory Council meets four times a year with the task of making recommendations that are passed to the State Board of Health about:
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