As health officials work to overcome vaccine hesitancy among some members of the public, Pima County and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are teaming.
CDC taps Phoenix Children s in search to learn more about MIS-C
A team at Phoenix Children s is researching multisystem inflammatory syndrome.
and last updated 2021-05-05 09:29:06-04
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working to learn more about Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).
The agency is asking 4 hospitals, including Phoenix Children s, to help them find answers.
ABC15 Health Insider Dr. Wassim Ballan is no stranger to MIS-C. He is an infectious disease doctor at Phoenix Children s and is now on a team of medical experts selected by the CDC to investigate this rare but serious, pediatric health condition that affects children, weeks after a COVID-19 infection or exposure.
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A spokesperson for ADHS released the following statement to 12 News regarding the citation: ADHS is following Arizona state law, which sets a limit on civil money penalties at $500 per violation per day. However, ADHS penalties can and do lead to further enhanced enforcement by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which contracts with ADHS to inspect long-term care facilities and has much greater ability under federal law to impose monetary penalties.
“A $500 fine is pennies on the dollar for the nursing home. It’s almost negligible and really it’s laughable, Lee said.
Following Granite Creek s outbreak, the $500 fine was offset in a big way. The facility was given federal bonus payments in September, October, November and December totaling $187,969.
News Release
May 3, 2021
PHOENIX Governor Doug Ducey is working with the Arizona Legislature to strip all licensing and regulatory responsibilities from the board that oversees the leadership of nursing care and assisted living facilities.
The move follows an investigation by the Arizona Republic that detailed how the Board of Examiners of Nursing Care Institution Administrators and Assisted Living Facility Managers granted a license to an individual convicted of a felony for fraud, failed to investigate complaints in a timely manner, and did not provide accurate information to the public.
Governor Ducey’s call for greater accountability coincides with his veto of Senate Bill 1282, which would have reauthorized the board for eight years, until July 2029.