Pikes Peak Ethics Committee Meeting
- First Friday of every month at noon.
- Please consider bringing a case to the meeting. It’s a great opportunity to discuss difficult cases with your peers in LTC, share experiences, and learn from each other.
- Email me if you would like to be added to our email list to receive the agenda and reminders about the meeting.
- https://zoom.us/j/97461641616?pwd=YPpJU1ZHMG3bTChSVxAcD9gb39qVaY.1
Office of Inspector General Exclusions List
OIG has the authority to exclude individuals and entities from Federally funded health care programs.
Any person on the LEIE (List of Excluded Individuals/Entities) should be excluded from employment or contractual relationship if you accept Federal healthcare dollars. Failure to do so can lead to civil monitor penalties ($500,000 or more).
Check this list when hiring employees, contractors, professional services, healthcare providers, or any other organization that is going to provide services in the building.
Search the Exclusions Database | Office of Inspector General
Ryan’s Law – Medical Marijuana Use in Health Facilities – SB26-007
Medical Marijuana Use in Health Facilities
Senate Bill 26-007 — Senate Bill 26-007 — download
Bill Summary:
The act permits a health facility to allow patients who are terminally ill and who are registered in the state’s medical marijuana program to use medical marijuana within the health facility, subject to certain parameters. The act requires a health facility that allows such use to document the patient’s medical marijuana program registration and medical marijuana usage in the patient’s medical records and develop guidelines for and impose restrictions on the possession, usage, storage, and administration of medical marijuana to ensure the safety of others, safe facility operations, and compliance with other laws. A health facility is not required to handle medical marijuana for a patient.
The act prohibits the department of public health and environment (department) from requiring compliance with the act as a condition for a health facility to obtain or renew a license or certification that it is required to carry to operate as a health facility. Additionally, the act prohibits the department from requiring compliance if compliance would result in a violation of state law, a loss of federal funding, noncompliance with the federal medicare or medicaid programs, or noncompliance with accreditation or licensing requirements. Lastly, the act allows a health facility to suspend compliance with the act’s provisions in the event that, and only as long as, a listed federal entity takes an action that requires the health facility to suspend its compliance with the act.
The CHCA acted to make sure there are provisions in this bill so that LTC is not required to permit the use if medical marijuana in our PALTC facilities.
Influenza and COVID Vaccinations
RESIDENTS: I would plan to vaccinate RESIDENTS for influenza in mid-November or early December. If there is an outbreak in the community, we might want to start earlier.
COVID vaccinations can also be done now or wait until you perform Influenza vaccinations. REMEMBER – Those over 65 y/o who are considered immunocompromised should be offered a second dose about 3-6 months after the first dose. Many of our residents might be considered immunocompromised. I think it is best to offer the second vaccination. Titers from COVID vaccination begin to decay at about 6 months. Antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in nursing home residents support a Bi-annual update schedule – PubMed
EMPLOYEES: Vaccinations for inlfuenza can start now.
Choosing Wisely
Please disseminate these information sheets widely to anyone involved in the clinical care of patients in Long Term Care. You might even post these is places where nurses and other clinicians can see them.
Clarification of Abuse Reporting
Abuse/injury needs to be reported within 2 hours when there is an allegation.
Still required to offer vaccination to healthcare employees and resident and NHSN reporting
Obligated to provide education on vaccines
