Tools and Resources
News and Guidance
- Supreme Court (Effectively) Strikes Down OSHA’s “Vaccine or Test” ETS
- Medicaid Special Bulletins on Direct Care Worker and Support Staff Bonus and HCBS and ICF Wages Increases
- Important Clarification re: NC DHHS COVID-19 Update—January 6, 2022
- Public Service Announcements Regarding Visitation in LTC Facilities
- Court of Appeals Dissolves Stay of OSHA ETS Vaccine Mandate
- Health Experts Warn of Omicron Impact, Don't Wait to Vaccinate + Guidance for Winter Holiday Gatherings
- First Set of Phase 4 Relief Payments to be Released This Week
- NC DHHS Updated Notice of Statewide Waiver of Certain ACH/FCH Licensing Rules
- NC DHHS—Time Sensitive BinaxNOW COVID Test Ordering—Deadline 12/6
- COVID-19 Infection Prevention Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities
- Campaign Update and Latest on Vaccine Mandates
- FW: New Medicaid Bulletins Available, New SPECIAL COVID-19 Bulletins Available, and Thanksgiving Day Holiday
- Latest COVID-19 Infection Prevention Guidance for Post-Acute Care Facilities
- FW: Q&A Summary for CDC 9-10-21 Update Webinar Presented on 9-21-2021
- FW: New COVID-19 Special Bulletins for Medicaid Providers
- FW: CDC Director Overrules Advisory Panel
- FW: Action Requested (Survey Within): Update on COVID-19 Boosters
- FW: Summary of CDC September Updated Guidance
- ALERT: Administration Releases $25.5 Billion in Provider Relief Funds
- FW: NC DHHS COVID-19 Update — August 27, 2021
- FW: NC DPH COVID HCP Reminders
- Argentum Files Comments in Response to OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard
- FW: Vaccination Urged as COVID Hospitalizations Reach All-Time Highs + Pace of Vaccinations Accelerating as Delta Variant Spreads — August 16, 2021
- Call to Action: Argentum Launches Five-Week Campaign to “Release the PRF”
- FW: NC DHHS COVID-19 Update — August 6, 2021
- Requirement for Providers: OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard
- FW: Now Open: Provider Relief Fund Reporting Portal
- FW: N95 Risk Assessment Tool
- FW: DHHS COVID Medical Staffing Support Message
- FW: US Department of Labor’s OSHA issues emergency temporary standard to protect health care workers from Coronavirus
- Provider Relief Announcement Expected Next Week, New PRF Reporting Requirements, OSHA Guidance
- FW: NC DHHS DPH LTC Update - 6/3/2021
- FW: NC DHHS COVID-19 LTC Update - 05/24/2021
- FW: FAQs—NC DHHS LTC May 6th Webinar “Vaccine & Visitation”
- FW: NC DHHS Invitation for LTC Webinar on May 20 @ 10:00–11:00 AM
- FW: Important Update: 12+ Vaccine Rollout
- FW: CDC Project Firstline
- FW: Guidance for Visitation, Quarantine & Communal Activities in Post-Acute Care Facilities in Response to COVID-19 Vaccination (Issued 5-5-21)
- FW: Accessing NC DHHS LTC May 6th LTC Vaccine and Visitation Webinar Recording
- FW: Follow-Up & Slides from May 6 NC DHHS Webinar (DPH & DHSR)
- FW: COVID-19 Stakeholder Update - April 30, 2021
- FW: Expiration Date Extended on BinaxNOW Tests
- FW: COVID-19 Stakeholder Update - April 19, 2021
- FW: NC DHHS Division of Public Health LTC Weekly Update Email – 04/08/2021
- FW: Update on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
- FW: All Adults in NC Now Eligible for COVID Vaccine + NC's Vaccine Equity Work Recognized as National Model
- Update on Congressional Sign-on Letters and Provider Relief Fund
- How To Conduct PCR Tests and Retrieve Test Results
- FW: NC DHHS COVID-19 Update - March 29, 2021
- Urgent Action Requested: Please Contact US Senators and Ask Them To Sign-On to Letter Requesting Critical Financial Relief for Assisted Living
- FW: NC DHHS Division of Public Health – LTC Weekly Update Email – 03/25/2021
- FW: DHSR ACLS Provider Memo—Visitation & Residents’ Rights
- FW: Easing COVID-19 Restrictions, School Guidance Update – March 2021
- FW: NC DHHS COVID-19 Update - March 22, 2021
- FW: NC DHHS COVID-19 Weekly Email Update for LTC Providers - 3/17/2021
- FW: NC DHHS Visitation Guidance - March 17, 2021
- FW: NC DHHS COVID-19 Update - March 12, 2021
- RE: Provider Relief Fund Payment Status Assistance
- FW: Revised Federal Visitation Guidance
- FW: NC DHHS COVID-19 Update – March 5, 2021
- COVID-19 Cases Declining Rapidly in North Carolina Long-Term Care Settings
- FW: NC DHHS LTC COVID-19 Weekly Update Email - 03/03/2021
- Argentum Advocacy Progress in the American Rescue Plan
- Training on TNG Dx COVID-19 Testing Procedures Available
- FW: COVID-19 Updates—02/19/2021
- FW: NC DHHS LTC Weekly Update Email—02/16/2021
- FW: Updated CDC Guidance – 02/15/2021
- ACTION: COVID-19 Relief Reconciliation Package - Grasstops Outreach
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The following lists are in reverse chronological order (most recent at the top).
2021 Emails
- FW: New Medicaid Bulletins Available, New SPECIAL COVID-19 Bulletins Available, and Thanksgiving Day Holiday
- Argentum Launches New Campaign for Additional Federal Support
- Argentum Launches New ‘Don’t Leave Us Behind’ Campaign
- Fraudulent Emails
- FW: DHSR ACLS Provider Memo—Enterprise 2022 LRA and CHOW Update
- FW: ACH Cost Report Reminder—due September 30
- Administrator Certification Renewal
- FW: Expedited Hardship Advances for Managed Care Providers
- FW: Expedited Hardship Advances for Managed Care Providers
- FW: DHSR ACLS Provider Memo RE: Enterprise Online License Renewals/CHOWs/Payments
- FW: Guidance for Providers Experiencing Payment Issues
- Urgent Action Requested!
- NCALA Workforce Development Initiative
- FW: County DSS Monitoring—FY 21–22
- FW: Adult Care Cost Reports
- FW: NC Medicaid Open Enrollment Extended Through May 21
- Argentum Presses HRSA Administrator to Prioritize Senior Living Relief; President Biden Addresses Nation as Argentum Releases SENIOR Act
- FW: NC Medicaid Managed Care Fact Sheet: “Do I Need to Choose a Health Plan?”
- FW: Changes to Provider Verification Process in NCTracks Begin May 9, 2021
- FW: Announcement from NC DHHS
- FW: Choose Your Path to Better Health ad campaign
- FW: NC Medicaid's Managed Care Quality Strategy Posted for Public Comment
- FW: Tailored Care Management – Provider Manual Addendum
- Family Care Homes Deserve ‘Closer Look’ as Viable Alternative to Nursing Homes
- FW: NC DHHS Launches Statewide Open Enrollment for NC Medicaid Managed Care
- FW: Adult Care Medication Aide Examination Changes
- FW: Ebola Update - March 2021
- FW: NC Medicaid Enrollment Call Center and Web Site Are Live
- Change to AIT Applicant NC Criminal Background Check Process—Live Scan
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