Today, LeadingAge Ohio submitted comments to the Ohio Department of Aging in response to the proposed AL waiver rules requirements for memory care, Chapter 173-39-02 ODA Provider Certification: Assisted Living Service. The rules reflect significant changes particularly as they pertain to the newly-created add-on payment for memory care. The rules do not include the rule appendix with reimbursement levels, but contacts at the Department of Aging indicate that rates should be available in the coming days. In the rules, two different levels of provider certification are outlined with significant new requirements for any assisted living community seeking the add-on payment for memory care.
The LeadingAge Ohio Clinical/Operations Subcommittee met for a complete review of the rules, noting numerous areas where they will oppose the draft language, and brainstorming possible improvements to the rule, including the following:
It is yet unclear whether the upcoming revisions to Ohio’s residential care facility (RCF) licensure rules will include memory care requirements that mirror those in the draft certification rules.
To read the complete comments, click here. Questions may be directed to Policy Director, Tiffany Bukoffsky, at tbukoffsky@leadingageohio.org.