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Welcome to the PANAC Legislative Committee section. We will keep this area updated with all the latest information on upcoming legislative communications, bills that affect our residents and other issues such as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and how it may relate to Long Term Care.
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The CMS Developing Outpatient Therapy Payment Alternatives (DOTPA) Project
The purpose of this project is to identify, collect, and analyze therapy-related information tied to beneficiary need. The ultimate goal is to develop payment method alternatives to the current financial cap on outpatient therapy services. The five year contract for implementing DOTPA was awarded on January 29, 2008 to Research Triangle
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Comments Needed on Nursing Home Residents' Access to Pain Medication (Download)
Recent actions by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) pursuant to the Controlled Substances Act caused delays for providers in several states in obtaining controlled substances prescriptions for residents. We are urging the DEA to recognize the facility nurse as an agent of the prescribing physician and acknowledge chart orders as valid prescriptions. On June 29, the DEA issued a notice requesting feedback on revising existing regulations to give long-term care facility residents timely access to controlled substance medications. The DEA notice specifically requests comments from practitioners, pharmacists, nursing facilities, nurses, residents and families of residents in long-term care. Please send comments to panac_legiscom@yahoo.com by August 10th.
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AAHSA states, "Anti-Arbitration Legislation Must Be Defeated"
AAHSA opposes “Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act”
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HB 1429--PANPHA's Joint Training Bill
House Unanimously Approves Bill- Last evening, the Health and Human Services Committee in the State House of Representatives unanimously voted in favor of HB 1429, PANPHA's Joint Surveyor-Provider Training Bill--representing the first major hurdle to cross before the bill can become a law.
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What's in the Health Reform Law???
AAHSA has come up with a brief summary of what the recently Health Care Reform means to Long Term Care. One main point is that the Therapy Cap Extension has been increased to December 31, 2010!
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Pennsylvania Medicaid Case Mix Interim Reporting (Download)
The Pennsylvania Medicaid system is still in a state of flux, therefore the Office of Long Term Living has sent out an iterim plan.
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CMS Final Rule cuts Medicare benefit
Rule will cut Medicare reimbursement by an average of 1%
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Contact your State and Federal legislature (Download)
State and Federal Representatives
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Tell Congress to Stop the Proposed Medicare Payment Freeze
Tell Congress to stop the proposed Medicare payment freeze
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Progress on Health Care Reform – Keep Up the Good Work
Progress on Health Care Reform
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ARRA Letter to legislators (Download) Here is the letter for the ARRA stimulus package for Health information Technology. Please open and download the letter. There is still time to send this information to your legislators to encourage them to ensure the Long Term Care is involved in this important process.
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ARRA information (Download)
Here is the information for the ARRA stimulus package for Health information Technology. Please open and review the information. There is still time to get invoved with your legislators to encourage them to ensure the Long Term Care is involved in this important process.