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05.05.23
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CMS Proposes Rules To Strengthen Medicaid Access And Quality
DEA Extends COVID-19 Telehealth Flexibilities
Parties Delay Transgender Treatment Rule Until July 24
DHSS Issues Vaccine And Test Updates As COVID-19 PHE Ends
WHO No Longer Considers COVID-19 A Global Health Emergency
Champions of Care Winner: Nurse Champion
Staff Contact: Brian Kinkade
MHA published an issue brief on two rules proposed by CMS to strengthen Medicaid access, oversight and quality. One rule addresses Medicaid access generally, and the other focuses on managed care access and quality specifically. Both the access rule and the managed care rule are published in the May 3 Federal Register. The 60-day comment period ends Monday, July 3.
Staff Contact: Sarah Willson
The DEA will extend its COVID-19 telemedicine flexibilities for the prescription of controlled medications. An announcement from the DEA noted the agency received a record number of comments on its proposed telemedicine rules, which prompted the DEA and HHS to submit a draft temporary rule to the Office of Management and Budget requesting an extension. MHA submitted comments on the proposed telemedicine rules.
Staff Contact: Jane Drummond
The parties to a suit challenging the attorney general’s emergency rule on transgender care agreed to postpone the preliminary injunction hearing to Thursday, July 20, and allow the temporary restraining order to remain in place until further orders from the court. Pursuant to the agreement, the rule will remain enjoined until Monday, July 24, or a ruling is made on the preliminary injunction.
Staff Contact: Kara Amann-Kale or Keri Barclay
COVID-19 Vaccines: The Missouri standing orders are set to expire Thursday, May 11. DHSS encourages organizations to draft their own standing orders, and it provided resources from the CDC and immunize.org. Vaccines will continue to be available following the end of the PHE at no cost to COVID-19-enrolled providers through the DHSS order request form until the federal supply is depleted or expired. The transition to commercialization of COVID-19 vaccines is expected to occur in the fall.
COVID-19 Tests: The Missouri standing orders for ACON Flowflex antigen testing will end May 11; however, the standing order for the LifeSign Status COVID-19/FLU A&B Antigen Test will remain valid. These tests will be available to partners while testing kits remain available through the state. DHSS will continue to sponsor weekly drive-through COVID-19, flu and RSV PCR testing events in select locations throughout the state following the end of the PHE.
Staff Contact: Kara Amann-Kale or Keri Barclay
The WHO Director-General announced that COVID-19 no longer is considered a public health emergency of international concern. Instead, he concluded COVID-19 is an established and ongoing health issue that health care providers and systems will continue to manage. As a reminder, the COVID-19 PHE in the U.S. ends Thursday, May 11.
Katy has been a registered nurse at Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital for eight years. Katy lives the organization’s mission by finding creative ways to care for medically complex kids beyond the bedside. She provides expert care while making each day special and fun for her patients. In the winter months, Katy can often be found bringing her patients outside to enjoy the snow. She organized a unitwide snowball fight during a snowstorm to help bring some normalcy to the patients while they were in the hospital. She incorporates music, dancing and joking around into her daily routine and gives her patients fun nicknames.
Katy goes above and beyond each shift and encourages all staff to make their patient’s day by being more than a nurse but also their friend. Katy extends her skills by participating in medical mission trips and being a camp nurse during the summer. Katy’s excellent nursing skills and passion for pediatrics make her a champion of care.
More than 90 individuals and teams were nominated by their peers for going above and beyond to care for the communities they serve every day. Champions of Care winners, as well as all who were nominated, are featured on MHA’s website in stories submitted by their peers.
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READ: CMS issued updates to MLN Connects Provider eNews.