Resources

Newest documents

• THCA overview of PHE ending

AHCA/NCAL updates/information

• Information on free COVID testing for long-term care facilities 08.23.22
• AHCA/NCAL resource on NHSN reporting errors 01.12.22
• AHCA/NCAL vaccination reporting rule clarification 05.28.21
• AHCA/NCAL overview of visitation guidance changes 03.10.21
• Mark Parkinson’s appearance on CNN Nov. 25
• AHCA/NCAL information on vaccine distribution program Oct. 22
• AHCA/NCAL summary of HHS Provider Relief Fund reporting guidance Sept. 23
• AHCA summary of new testing requirements
• AHCA/NCAL July 20 summary of CDC updates
• AHCA/NCAL June 8 letter requesting assisted living funding
• AHCA/NCAL June 1 update with survey guidance, NHSN information
• AHCA/NCAL May 22 memo from Mark Parkinson regarding HHS funding
• AHCA/NCAL May 19 answers to questions on reimbursement, legal issues
• AHCA/NCAL May 8 update on NHSN enrollment delays
• AHCA/NCAL summary of CMS May 6 memo
• AHCA/NCAL May 4 update with updated CDC return to work guidance
• AHCA/NCAL May 1 update with overview of CMS blanket waivers
• AHCA/NCAL April 30 update regarding CMS interim final rule on reporting requirements
• AHCA/NCAL April 28 update with guidance on documenting assistance requests
• AHCA/NCAL April 27 loan and grant primer
• AHCA/NCAL COVID cost and loss calculator
• AHCA/NCAL April 23 update on preparing for widespread testing
• AHCA/NCAL April 22 update on distribution of additional provider relief funds
• AHCA/NCAL April 21 update with CDC return to work guidance
• AHCA/NCAL April 16 update with guidance for facilities facing PPE, staffing shortages
• AHCA/NCAL April 14 update with recommendations for when residents want to leave the building
• AHCA/NCAL April 13 update on OSHA guidance, webinar series
• AHCA/NCAL April 10 update providing guidance on collaborating with hospice
• AHCA/NCAL April 10 update on $30 billion distribution to Medicare providers
• AHCA/NCAL April 9 update on PPE
• AHCA/NCAL April 4 update providing steps to take when COVID-19 is in a facility
• AHCA/NCAL April 1 update on CDC call, MDS coding guidance
• AHCA/NCAL accelerated and advance payments FAQs 
• Revised screening checklist for visitors and staff
• AHCA/NCAL temporary nurse aide training program 
• AHCA/NCAL March 30 update on CMS blanket regulatory waivers
• AHCA/NCAL March 30 revised guidance on accepting admissions from hospitals
• AHCA/NCAL March 29 update on Department of Labor guidance
• AHCA/NCAL March 28 update on Medicare Accelerated Pay
• AHCA/NCAL March 27 update on third stimulus package, VA update
• AHCA/NCAL March 26 update on Senate passage of stimulus
• AHCA/NCAL March 25 update about CMS call, CDC guidance
• AHCA/NCAL March 24 update on CDC call, assisted living guidance
• AHCA/NCAL March 23 update about a public call for supplies
• AHCA/NCAL March 19 update
• AHCA March 13 update 
• AHCA March 11 memo regarding Medicare FFS and Medicare Advantage guidance
• AHCA/NCAL guidance regarding visitors to long-term care facilities
• What to do when COVID-19 gets into your facility
• AHCA talking points to assist facilities with media contacts
• AHCA/NCAL coronavirus general information and updates
• Recording of March 3 AHCA webinar

CDC guidance/documents

• Updated CDC guidance on Enhanced Barrier Precautions
• Updated CDC guidance for vaccinated individuals 04.27.21
• CDC revised guidance 03.10.21
• Updated CDC vaccine guidance Feb. 10
• CDC Federal Retail Pharmacy Program information
• CDC data on vaccination coverage Feb. 5
• CDC Long-term Care Facility Toolkit
• Summary of updated CDC instructions for completing NHSN pathway Aug. 14
• Updated CDC return to work criteria Aug. 10
• CDC April 13 updated criteria for returning to work
• CDC March 18 guidance for optimizing PPE supply
• CDC strategies to prevent coronavirus spread
• Sign that can be placed on facility doors

CMS guidance/documents

• CMS guidance regarding the end of the PHE 05.01.23
• CMS revised guidance for staff vaccination requirements 10.26.22
• CMS vaccine mandate time frames 01.13.22
• CMS vaccine mandate interim final rule
• CMS nursing home visitation FAQ 01.06.22
• CMS interim rule on COVID vaccine requirements 05.13.21
• Updated CMS memo regarding testing 04.27.21
• Updated CMS memo regarding visitation 04.27.21
• CMS memo announcing end of certain blanket waivers April 8
• CMS revised visitation guidance 03.10.21
• CMS Positivity Chart 03.08.21
• Medicare AAP Overview and Check List Feb. 19
• CMS NH visitation guidance
• CMS testing guidance
• CMS Tennessee County Data Nov. 17
• CMS county positivity rates Sept. 21
• CMS public reporting tip sheet Sept. 8
• Test Positivity Rates Sept. 3
• CMS interim final rule with new testing requirements
• Aug. 17 CMS memo on return to normal survey process
• CMS facility-level COVID-19 data
• CMS May 18 recommendations on reopening nursing homes
• CMS May 6 memo on updated reporting requirements for long-term care facilities
• CMS April 24 memo on Five Star updates
• CMS Waivers and COVID-19 Response presentation
• CMS March 23 memo on prioritization of survey activities
• CMS March 13 updated guidance
• CMS March 10 updated guidance regarding respirators
• CMS March 9 memo providing guidance for nursing homes
• CMS March 4 memo regarding suspension of survey activities

Governor’s executive orders

• Governor’s April 27 executive order #80
• Governor’s Sept. 29 executive order #63
• Governor’s Sept. 29 executive order #64
• Governor’s July 31 executive order #55
• Governor’s executive orders #36 and #50 regarding licensure barriers
• Governor’s July 2 executive order #53
• Governor’s June 12 executive order #49
• Governor’s April 28 executive order #30
• Governor’s April 17 executive order #28
• Governor’s April 13 executive order #27
• Governor’s April 2 executive order #23
• Governor’s March 26 executive order #20
• Governor’s March 24 executive order #19
• Governor’s March 23 executive order #18
• Governor’s March 22 executive order #17
• Governor’s March 19 executive order #15
• Governor’s March 12 executive order #14

TennCare/TDH/state documents

• TDH staffing assistance grants
• PASRR guidance 8.25.21
• Temporary Nurse Aide Bridge Program information August 2021
• Attestation form for temporary nurse aides August 2021
• TDH press release on visitation changes Feb. 24
• Tennessee Vaccination Plan Dec. 30
• TDH Test Positivity Data Nov. 15
• TDH updated visitation FAQs Oct. 30
• TDH COVID visitation aid
• TennCare memorandum regarding NF COVID Testing Sept. 30
• TDH information regarding critical infrastructure workers
• TDH long-term care testing FAQs July 24
• TDH long-term care testing FAQs July 7
• TDH long-term care testing FAQs June 15
• TDH guidance on allowing visitation June 10
• May 5 TDH ASIC call slides
• TDH April 22 weekly call slides
• Temporary Nurse Aide Certification April 3
• FINAL ACLF IG Rule – Admit or Retain Resident COVID-19 April 1
• FINAL ACLF RHA IG Rule – Fire Drills April 1
• FINAL HHA IG Rule – Allow NP PA in place of physician April 1
• FINAL HHA IG Rule – Physician Signature CP Review April 1
• FINAL HHA Rule – Adjust Supervisory Visit April 1
• FINAL Hospice Rule – Adjust Supervisory Visit April 1
• FINAL Hospice Rule – Allow NP PA to Fulfill April 1
• FINAL IG – Hospital Rule – Critical Access Hospital Definition April 1
• FINAL IG Hospital Rule – Emergency Admit April 1
• FINAL IG NH Rule – Admission Excess Licensed Bed Capacity April 1
• FINAL IG NH Rule – Nurse Aide Hours Greater Than Four April 1
• TDH Board Policy #82 April 1
• TDH Board Policy #83 April 1
• TennCare April 1 memo on federal PASRR requirements
• TDH March 28 COVID guidance
• TennCare March 19 memo on Redeterminations and PASRR
• Slides from March 10 TDH webinar
• Tennessee Department of Health coronavirus website

Miscellaneous

• THCA overview of PHE ending
• Supreme Court ruling on CMS vaccine mandate
• Supreme Court ruling on OSHA emergency temporary standards
• Public health emergency extension April 21
• Legal insights: What should employers consider when designing COVID-19 vaccine incentive programs?
• Legal insights: Employers and required flu shots
• THCA/TNCAL resource chart on SNF visitation March 1
• THCA media statement on state visitation changes Feb. 25
• PPE Registration Process Dec. 8
• Updated HHS NHSN reporting requirements Oct. 22
• HHS updated Provider Relief Fund FAQs
• COVID testing flow chart Oct. 1
• In-Person Visitation Application Template
• In-Person Visitation Application FAQ
• Report on discordant COVID test results
• HHS Sept. 3 announcement of $2 billion quality incentive program
• Nursing home infection control self-assessment May 12
• May 4 THCA/TNCAL statement on statewide testing
• April 22 immunity letter to governor
• Hilton offers rooms to frontline health care workers
• THCA summary of BLHCF actions April 1
• PPE Request Form
• Franchise and Excise Tax notice
• Nursing home infection prevention assessment tool
• March 19 memo on applicability of paid-leave provisions in Coronavirus Response Act
• EPA guidance on cleaning agents
• Toolkit for facility visitor screening

• Current County Assignments 11.14.2023
• Current county assignments 04.27.2023
• SNF regional survey offices 2021
• Assisted living regional survey offices 2021
• Conditional Assistance memo 3.26.2021
• FAQs: Conditional Assistance Concerning Life Insurance Issues 04.16.2021
• TEDS Verification Checklist
• TennCare Connect Application Life Cycle
• CMS downloads (scroll to the bottom of page) related to nursing home payroll and census reporting
• CHOICES renewal eligibility help guide Dec 2015
• 2015 Legislative Conference IIDR presentation
• Survey Toolkit
• Final Level-of-Care Emergency Rules
• Urgent Memo – New PAE Form and Checklist
• Preadmission Evaluation (PAE) for Long-Term Care
• Preadmission Evaluation Checklist
• CHOICES renewal eligibility help guide
• Amendment #7
• TennCare’s presentation to the Select Oversight Committee on Long Term Care
• TennCare/DHS memo on Elimination of Retroactive Medicaid Eligibility

• AHCA Hazard Communication Standard training
• Summary of MRSA Prevention Guidelines from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
• Multidrug-Resistant Organisms Self Assessment
• Helpful Reminders About MRSA Infection
• Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Best Practices Guidelines for Hospitals
• Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005

• 2018 Perspective magazine tutorial on voting
• Elder Justice Act crimes reporting form
• Elder Justice Act sample employee notice
• Elder Justice Act policies and procedures
• Elder Justice Act sample poster
• Estate of Martha S. French v. Stratford House ET AL. OPINION
• Estate of Martha S. French v. Stratford House ET AL. DISSENTING OPINION
• Red Flags Rule Resource Documents Prepared by AHCA
  • Reed Smith Red Flag II Memorandum
  • Address Discrepancy Memo
  • ID Theft Prevention Program Policy
  • Red Flag Procedures
• Summary of the Tennessee Medicaid False Claims Act
• State Medicaid False Claims Act
• Federal False Claims Act

• A note to our members – We need you!

• Letter Template – Requesting legislator facility visit
• Letter Template – Thank you to legislators
• Legislative agenda talking points
• Issue Brief – Due process following survey
• Issue Brief – Provider assessment
• Issue Brief – Workforce
• AHCA How to Guide for hosting elected officials
• Article excerpt – Grassroots activism

• Reimbursement system Q & A
• A guide to the new system
• Myers and Stauffer provider training
• Myers and Stauffer provider downloads

• Information on emergency preparedness rule
• State Operations Manual emergency preparedness guidance
• Surveyor Training Key Points
• AHCA materials
• New requirements of participation surveyor training
• Checklist
• Playbook Summary
• Extracted Pages from Federal Rule
• Compliance Tool
• Revisions to State Operations Manual (phase 2)
• Federal Regulatory Groups for long-term care facilities
• Breakdown of Tags
• Facility Assessment Tool
• Facility Assessment Tool Powerpoint presentation
• CMS surveyor training videos

• Excess resources FAQ

• Find Your Legislator

Detailed synopses from AP survey articles:

2024

• Feb. 2, 2024 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Jan. 5, 2024 Survey Deficiency Summary

2023

• Nov. 17, 2023 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Oct. 13, 2023 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Sept. 15, 2023 Survey Deficiency Summary
• July 21, 2023 Survey Deficiency Summary
• June 30, 2023 Survey Deficiency Summary
• June 8, 2023 Survey Deficiency Summary
• May 19, 2023 Survey Deficiency Summary
• April 21, 2023 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Feb. 17, 2023 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Jan. 27, 2023 Survey Deficiency Summary

2022

• Dec. 30, 2022 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Dec. 2, 2022 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Oct. 28, 2022 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Sept. 23, 2022 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Sept. 16, 2022 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Sept. 9, 2022 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Sept. 2, 2022 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Aug. 26, 2022 Survey Deficiency Summary
• April 15, 2022 Survey Deficiency Summary
• March 18, 2022 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Feb. 18, 2022 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Jan. 14, 2022 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Jan. 7, 2022 Survey Deficiency Summary

2021

• Nov. 12, 2021 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Oct. 22, 2021 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Sept. 17, 2021 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Aug. 20, 2021 Survey Deficiency Summary
• July 16, 2021 Survey Deficiency Summary
• June 18, 2021 Survey Deficiency Summary
• May 21, 2021 Survey Deficiency Summary
• April 21, 2021 Survey Deficiency Summary
• March 19, 2021 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Feb. 19, 2021 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Jan. 8, 2021 Survey Deficiency Summary

2020

• Sept. 18, 2020 Survey Deficiency Summary
• July 17, 2020 Survey Deficiency Summary
• April 17, 2020 Survey Deficiency Summary
• March 20, 2020 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Feb. 21, 2020 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Jan. 17, 2020 Survey Deficiency Summary

2019

• Dec. 20, 2019 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Nov. 15, 2019 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Oct. 18, 2019 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Sept. 20, 2019 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Aug. 16, 2019 Survey Deficiency Summary
• July 19, 2019 Survey Deficiency Summary
• June 21, 2019 Survey Deficiency Summary
• May 17, 2019 Survey Deficiency Summary
• April 18, 2019 Survey Deficiency Summary
• March 15, 2019 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Feb. 15, 2019 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Jan. 18, 2019 Survey Deficiency Summary

2018

• Dec. 21, 2018 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Nov. 16, 2018 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Oct. 19, 2018 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Sept. 21, 2018 Survey Deficiency Summary
• August 24, 2018 Survey Deficiency Summary
• July 20, 2018 Survey Deficiency Summary
• June 22, 2018 Survey Deficiency Summary
• May 18, 2018 Survey Deficiency Summary
• April 20, 2018 Survey Deficiency Summary
• March 16, 2018 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Feb. 16, 2018 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Jan. 19, 2018 Survey Deficiency Summary

2017

• Dec. 15, 2017 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Nov. 17, 2017 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Oct. 20, 2017 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Sept 15, 2017 Survey Deficiency Summary
• August 18, 2017 Survey Deficiency Summary
• July 21, 2017 Survey Deficiency Summary
• June 16, 2017 Survey Deficiency Summary
• May 19, 2017 Survey Deficiency Summary
• April 21, 2017 Survey Deficiency Summary
• March 17, 2017 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Feb. 17, 2017 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Jan. 20, 2017 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Feb. 17, 2017 Survey Deficiency Summary

2016

• Dec. 16, 2016 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Nov. 18, 2016 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Oct. 21, 2016 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Sept. 16, 2016 Survey Deficiency Summary
• July 15, 2016 Survey Deficiency Summary
• June 17, 2016 Survey Deficiency Summary
• May 20, 2016 Survey Deficiency Summary
• April 15, 2016 Survey Deficiency Summary
• March 18, 2016 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Feb 19, 2016 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Jan. 15, 2016 Survey Deficiency Summary

2015

• Dec. 18, 2015 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Nov. 20, 2015 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Oct. 16, 2015 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Sept. 18, 2015 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Aug. 21, 2015 Survey Deficiency Summary
• July 17, 2015 Survey Deficiency Summary
• June, 19, 2015 Survey Deficiency Summary
• May 15, 2015 Survey Deficiency Summary
• April 17, 2015 Survey Deficiency Summary
• March 20, 2015 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Feb. 20, 2015 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Jan. 16, 2015 Survey Deficiency Summary

2014

• Dec. 19, 2014 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Nov. 21, 2014 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Oct. 24, 2014 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Sept. 19, 2014 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Aug. 15, 2014 Survey Deficiency Summary
• July 18, 2014 Survey Deficiency Summary
• June 20, 2014 Survey Deficiency Summary
• May 16, 2014 Survey Deficiency Summary
• April 17, 2014 Survey Deficiency Summary
• March 21, 2014 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Feb. 21, 2014 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Jan. 17, 2014 Survey Deficiency Summary

2013

• Dec. 20, 2013 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Nov. 15, 2013 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Oct. 18, 2013 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Sept. 20, 2013 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Aug. 16, 2013 Survey Deficiency Summary
• July 19, 2013 Survey Deficiency Summary
• June 14, 2013 Survey Deficiency Summary
• May 17, 2013 Survey Deficiency Summary
• April 19, 2013 Survey Deficiency Summary
• March 15, 2013 Survey Deficiency Summary
• Feb. 15, 2013 Survey Deficiency Summary
• January 18, 2013 Survey Deficiency Summary