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JUNE JUNE 6-1-20: CMS announces significant increases in infection control surveys and enhanced enforcement remedies for nursing homes, mandating that state survey agencies complete infection control surveys in 100 percent of facilities by July 31, 2020. 6-5-20: President Trump signs into law the PPP Flexibility Act, providing many small businesses with greater flexibility in how they spend federal loans made under the PPP. 6-9-20: LeadingAge New York enlists Israel Rosenberg, Chief Operating Officer at Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions, for a presentation on COVID-19 billing and accounts receivable support during its weekly COVID-19 update webinar for members. LeadingAge New York convenes the second joint meeting of its CCRC, Housing and Retirement Housing Cabinets. Governor Cuomo signs EO 202.40 extending the nursing home and ACF COVID-19 staff testing mandate through July 9, 2020 but modifying it to require only once-weekly testing in regions that have moved into Phase 2 of New York Forward. 6-23-20: LeadingAge New York convenes the third joint meeting of its CCRC, Housing and Retirement Housing Cabinets. 6-24-20: Dawn Carter, Elliott Frost and Karen Puglisi, LeadingAge New York ProCare Consultants, present a webinar on the ins and outs of the CMS Infection Control Focused Survey and how providers can effectively manage their survey when it occurs. Governor Cuomo signs EO 205 requiring all individuals traveling from states with “significant community-wide spread” of COVID-19 to quarantine for a 14-day period. 6-29-20: LeadingAge New York enlists John Snow, Senior Vice President at Cool Insuring Agency, for a presentation on nursing home liability insurance COVID-19 exclusions during its weekly COVID-19 update webinar for members. (See JULY on page 16) leadingageny.org 15