Remember to use the catch-up period between now and September 8, 2022 to conduct LTSS Screenings for any individual residing in a nursing facility without one. This is also a great time to touch base with your hospital referral partners and sign up for a Lunch & Learn session in July for a refresher on the LTSS Screening process.

As we informed you last week, a June 10 Medicaid Bulletin establishes a 90-day catch-up period for nursing facilities to conduct LTSS Screenings. Facilities should take advantage of the catch-up period to review records for all current residents to ensure that individuals who needed to be screened prior to admission were fully screened and determined functionally eligible (and have the documentation thereof), or the facility will face non-payment. After September 8, 2022, there will be no remedy if a NF admits a patient who was required to have been screened prior to admission without that screening having been completed. 

Advice on Outreach to Hospital Referral Partners

April Payne advises members to reach out to your partnering hospitals to make sure you have open lines of communication about needed screenings for patients being transferred from acute to post-acute care. Both the nursing facility and the hospital should ensure they have up-to-date contact information for the other entity, as well as a protocol and contact information for afterhours transfers.

Sign Up for a Lunch & Learn Webinars on Medicaid LTSS Screening

VHCA-VCAL will host three Lunch & Learn webinars in July to review the LTSS Screening process for nursing facilities and answer any member questions.

The information covered in in the webinar will be the same for each session, so you only need to attend on one date. These sessions are free, but advance registration is required. 

Webinar: Medicaid LTSS Screening in Nursing Facilities, Screening Restoration after COVID-19 Flexibilities

July 12, 2022 | 12:00 – 1:30 pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BcMvAkDlSwutSHTzbItMnw

July 19, 2022 | 12:00 – 1:30 pm
 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_F5x6dQ2NQCyjDtUM0oCs9A

July 26, 2022 | 12:00 – 1:30 pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_87nx2M-4SgSNEu3jDEuLmg