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NASOP Public Policy & Advocacy

  • Works to implement recommendations related to systems advocacy, program effectiveness, training, and data consistency.
  • Provides Washington, DC-based public policy consultation
  • Provides long-term care ombudsman policy consultation to members
  • Develops positions regarding the Older Americans Act and other laws that impact long-term care, the interests of residents, and the long-term care ombudsman program
  • Testifies before Congress and comments on critical issues for long-term care residents
  • Participates in workgroups on issues such as assisted living, guardianship, elder abuse, ombudsmen as advocates, quality measurement, and White House conferences
  • Advocates for policies that serve the interests of long-term care residents
  • Keeps membership informed of critical policy issues

Advocacy Efforts


Update on national and state criminal background checks

An amendment sponsored by Senator Herb Kohl was adopted as part of the Senate Budget Resolution that would create a deficit neutral fund for a 3-year extension of the pilot program for national and state criminal background checks on direct patient access employees of long term care facilities or providers.

March 12, 2008    Announcement by the Elder Justice Coalition

                           Amendment to S.Con.Res. 70                       

To advance excellence in America's nursing homes

February 8, 2008    NASOP is pleased to be a new member of the national steering committee guiding the work of the Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes Campaign.  We appreciate NCCNHR Director Alice Hedt’s persistence in representing consumers and getting the ombudsman network added to the group.  The campaign presents ombudsman an opportunity to empower consumers to be actively engaged in their own care plan and in improving the quality of nursing homes.  Joani Latimer (Virginia – NASOP Board Member) and Beverley Laubert (Ohio – NASOP Board Member) represent NASOP on the steering committee and will engage other members as opportunities arise.  For more information about the campaign, visit www.nhqualitycampaign.org
                        

To improve nursing home transparency, enforcement and quality of services

                    Nov. 15, 2007    Testimony before the U.S. Senate Special Commiittee on Aging
                                            Sarah Slocum, MI State Ombudsman and NASOP Secretary

To support S. 1151, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007
July 17, 2007      Testimony before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging
                         Beverley Laubert, NASOP President

To improve communication between state survey agencies and long-term care ombudsmen programs

January 2007       NASOP Letter to CMS

May 2007            CMS Response to NASOP  

July  2007           CMS Memorandum to State Survey Agencies  
 
     
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