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Ohio Department of Health Holds Stakeholder Meeting on Proposed License Regulations

8/10/2022

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​On July 26, the Ohio Department of Health held a virtual stakeholder meeting to discuss the proposed regulations for the licensure of Home Health Agencies and Non-Agency Providers, which will begin on October 1, 2022. The HCAOA Ohio Chapter had previously sent recommended regulations in March. 

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Ohio Department of Health Licensure Stakeholder Meeting Next Week

7/20/2022

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​The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) will hold a stakeholder meeting on Tuesday, July 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to discuss the licensure of Home Health Agencies and Non-Agency Providers starting October 1, 2022.

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Visiting Angels Franchise Owner Unanimously Selected as Chair of Cleveland Foundation Board

6/22/2022

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This week, Connie Hill-Johnson, owner and managing director of Visiting Angels Living Assistance Services in Cleveland, will chair her first Cleveland Foundation Board of Directors meeting, the world’s first community foundation started in 1914. Hill-Johnson’s unanimous choice as chairperson marks an exciting time in the foundation’s history. Hill-Johnson is in her 20th year as an in-home service provider assisting older adults to live as independently as possible by remaining safely in their own familiar home environment. She also spent five years as an institutional sales broker on an equity sales and trading desk for Merrill Lynch Capital Markets in Detroit.​

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HCAOA State Advocacy Roundup

3/23/2022

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​HCAOA’s state chapters have been active throughout the country during various legislative sessions. Here are a few advocacy highlights from Ohio, Connecticut, and Wisconsin:
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State Chapter Advocacy Efforts on Steroids

3/16/2022

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HCAOA Michigan Chapter Members meet virtually with State Rep. Mark Tisdel (R-45)
​HCAOA state chapters are focused on improving access to and the delivery of home care throughout the country. Whether it’s expanding the scope of services that home care aides in Illinois can provide, or advocating for auto accident victims in Michigan, or developing recommendations for Ohio’s new home care license law, or fighting against a bill that would prohibit non-solicitation clauses in Connecticut, HCAOA’s chapters have been doing great work on behalf of all members! Here are some highlights…

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New Chapter Meetings Announced

3/9/2022

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HCAOA’s state chapters have hit the ground running in 2022! We’ve just added a new round of chapter meetings to our events calendar, so now is the time to jump in.

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OHIO: HCBS Rate Increase Begins November 1

10/20/2021

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​​In accordance with the budget bill adopted by the 134th General Assembly, the Ohio Department of Medicaid is implementing rate increases for many of Ohio’s fee-for-service home- and community-based services (HCBS) waiver programs.

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OHIO: Be Part of the New Home Care Licensure Discussion! Join Us September 21

9/15/2021

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​Now that Ohio passed legislation requiring a license to operate a home care agency, don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the discussion on what the regulations to implement this new law will look like. Join members of the HCAOA Ohio State Chapter and the Ohio Council for Home Care & Hospice to discuss requirements for issues such as criminal background checks, training, applications for license and supervision. 


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HCAOA Teams Up with Ohio Council for New Home Care License Symposium

9/1/2021

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Last week, HCAOA members joined members of the Ohio Council for Home Care and Hospice to review recently passed legislation to license home care agencies. More than 100 agencies joined the symposium either in-person or on zoom to hear the main requirements for a license including criminal background checks, scope of services and application requirements. Click here to view the licensure legislation. 

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OHIO: Free Home Care Licensing Symposium on August 25

8/4/2021

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HCAOA’s Ohio State Chapter will be joining the Ohio Council for Home Care and Hospice on August 25, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. to review the new license law for home care agencies that recently passed. This event will focus on what the requirements will be to help agencies prepare for the implementation of the regulation and to ensure members understand what is needed to come into compliance.


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HCAOA Chapters: What Has Your State Been Up to Lately?

6/23/2021

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​HCAOA’s state chapters continue to monitor states’ legislative and regulatory actions. Here’s a quick listing of the most recent home care happenings around the country.


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OHIO: Senate Passes Budget Bill Including Home Care Licensure

6/16/2021

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The state Senate recently passed Ohio’s budget bill, which included home care licensure. It will now go to the Conference Committee and finally to the governor for signature. A few weeks ago, HCAOA sent a letter to Representative Ginter. Click here to read the letter. 

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OHIO: HCAOA Sends Letter to Representative Ginter Regarding Home Care Licensure

6/9/2021

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HCAOA members in Ohio recently participated in a meeting to discuss proposed legislation requiring licensure for Ohio’s medical and non-medical home care services. HCAOA decided to support current legislative language, rather than to propose additional specific services at this time. Click here to read the letter HCAOA sent to Representative Ginter. 

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HCAOA State Chapters Taking Action, Offering Suggestions to State Medicaid Directors on FMAP for HCBS

5/26/2021

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Several of HCAOA’s State Chapters took action this week, sending letters to their State Medicaid Directors to offer suggestions about how to use the available 10% FMAP increase for Medicaid home and community-based services. CMS recently provided guidance to states about how they can use the federal funds to supplement, not supplant, existing state funds for Medicaid effective April 1, 2021. In the letter, HCAOA Chapters state the industry’s biggest concern and primary suggestion is use the funds to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for personal care services and private duty nursing so agencies can adequately recruit and retain essential workers to provide critical care at home to patients and clients

The letter offers several other suggestions to enhance, expand, or strengthen Medicaid HCBS, including hazard pay, overtime pay, and shift differential pay for home care workers, new or additional Medicaid HCBS services especially during the pandemic, and support for family caregivers. To date, the Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Virginia, Wisconsin, Arizona, South Carolina and Connecticut Chapters have sent letters, with others to follow.
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You can read one of the full letters here.​

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State Chapter News

10/21/2020

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Connecticut: Chapter Continues Advocacy for Medicaid Rate Increase
The HCAOA Connecticut State Chapter continues to advocate for an increase in Medicaid reimbursement rates for home care providers. In a major disappointment, the Department of Social Services recently posted on its website a modest increase in reimbursement and then withdrew it, purportedly to await the results of its provider rate cost survey and study. Joe Markley of Companions & Homemakers has led the advocacy efforts of the Chapter’s DSS Medicaid committee, forming a coalition of organizations supporting an increase, drafting a letter to the Governor in support and lobbying state officials.  


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