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03.03.21
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MO HealthNet Files Medicaid Expansion Implementation Plan
Legislators Consider Health Workplace Disruption Bill
Committee Approves Bill Limiting Hospital Capacity To Compel Physician Board Certification
Occupational Therapist Licensure Compact Advance
Restrictions On Public Health Authority Advances
ASPR TRACIE Offers Healthcare System Cybersecurity Response Webinar
CMS Announces Upcoming Webinar
Call for Applications — 2021 Missouri Hospital Association Awards
MHA Campaign Reminds Missourians Of The Importance Of Mental Health Care
Bates County Memorial Hospital Holds Vaccination Clinics
2021 Healthcare Human Resources Spring Conference — Virtual Event
Thursday, April 15, and Friday, April 16
Register on or before Wednesday, April 14.
Staff Contact: Daniel Landon
The MO HealthNet Division filed Medicaid state plan amendments with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide formal notification of the state’s intent to implement Medicaid expansion as of July 1, 2021. The constitutional amendment approved by the state’s voters in August 2020 called for the filing of these Medicaid expansion plan amendments by March 1, 2021.
Staff Contact: Rob Monsees or Bill Anderson
A state House committee reviewed House Bill 1022, which creates crimes of interfering with access to or the functioning of health care facilities or ambulances. MHA joined various health practitioners in supporting the bill.
Staff Contact: Daniel Landon or Rob Monsees
A state Senate committee approved a new version of Senate Bill 13. The committee amended the bill to bar hospitals from considering “maintenance of certification” in their decisions to employ or grant medical staff privileges to physicians. Maintenance of certification is defined to encompass a medical specialty board certification process that requires periodic recertification reexaminations or completion of proprietary modules, or the payment of fees. The bill also applies the prohibition to insurers in their physician payment criteria or provider network decisions. An earlier version of the bill would have repealed certificate of need review for nearly all hospital capital expansion projects; this was removed.
Staff Contact: Daniel Landon or Ted Wedel
The Missouri Senate gave first-round approval to Senate Bill 330, which would authorize Missouri’s participation in an interstate compact providing for reciprocal licensure of occupational therapists. MHA testified in favor of the bill in committee. If the Senate gives its final approval, the bill moves to the House of Representatives.
Staff Contact: Daniel Landon or Ted Wedel
The Missouri House gave first-round approval to House Bill 75. The legislation establishes limits on the duration of local public health orders closing businesses, churches, schools or other public gatherings. If the House gives its final approval, the bill moves to the Senate.
Staff Contact: Stacie Hollis
ASPR TRACIE is hosting a webinar, “Cybersecurity Response: Experiences and Considerations,” at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, March 18. During the webinar, presenters will discuss their experiences and lessons learned from recent cybersecurity incidents. It will build upon ASPR TRACIE’s recently released publication on readiness and response, as well as its presentation that walks through the resource. Registration for the webinar is required.
Staff Contact: Sherry Buschjost
An outreach and education webinar for participants in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program and the Medicare portion of the Medicare and Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program is scheduled at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 9. The presentation will address data submitted questions related to the aligned reporting of calendar year 2021 electronic clinical quality measure data. The eCQM reporting deadline is Thursday, April 1. Registration is required.
Staff Contact: Leslie Porth or Christy Carel
MHA is offering three prestigious awards, presented to health care organizations and leaders, that recognize outstanding personal achievement as well as sustained improvements in the delivery of health care.
The Aim for Excellence Award identifies and honors Missouri hospitals’ innovation and outcomes. This year, the award will recognize member organization-based projects that addressed a specific COVID-19 challenge. Applications are due by Friday, April 30.
The Visionary Leadership Award recognizes outstanding achievements in clinical and health outcomes by a hospital or health system chief executive. When completing the nomination, consider the nominee’s role and accomplishments that extend beyond the hospital. Nominations are due by Friday, May 7.
The Trustee of the Year Award honors up to two individual trustees who currently serve on a Missouri hospital or health system governing board. The selection criteria is based on leadership skills, grassroots advocacy, community involvement, meeting participation and personal development. Nominations are due by Tuesday, June 1.
All awards will be presented during MHA’s Annual Convention in November.
Staff Contact: Kendra Hanauer or Dave Dillon
One in 10 Missouri adults have a serious mental illness, and 40% of those adults go without treatment. The destabilizing effects of COVID-19 may have further compounded mental health challenges in the state. Researchers found there were 6,807 fewer mental health inpatient admissions in Missouri between March and September 2020 — a decline of 17.5%.
Access to mental health services is an ongoing significant challenge, especially in rural Missouri where each of Missouri’s 99 rural counties is a designated Mental Health Professional Shortage Area.
MHA, the Missouri Department of Mental Health and the Missouri Coalition for Community Behavioral Healthcare encourage hospitals, clinics and community organizations to share the importance of intervention by distributing and sharing these important messages communitywide. Working together, we can remind Missourians that there is no reason to delay care, and regular care may save lives.
This is the fifth and final installment of the “COVID-19 and Delayed Care” digital campaign. Previous releases include data on screenings for cancer, heart disease, diabetes and substance use disorder, as well as well-child visits.
Staff Contact: Mary Becker
Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler, Mo., held its third vaccination clinic on Feb. 23. At the event, the hospital vaccinated 342 community members. To be included on the BCMH vaccine contact list, the hospital says to use its vaccine hotline at 660-200-7046 or use the Vaccine Navigator.