DLC Covid-19 Requirements

COVID-19 Guidance

Community Engagement

• Guidance Regarding Community Engagement for Nursing Homes, Assisted Housing and ICF/IID Facilities 1/26/2021 Revised 5/24/2021

  • Table 3-A (Revised 5-24-2021, applies to Group A of the “Guidance Regarding Community Engagement for Nursing Homes, Assisted Housing, and ICF/IID Facilities 1/26/2021-Revised 5/5/2021”), which is the group subject to testing.

  • Table 3-B (Revised 5-24-2021, applies to Group B of the “Guidance Regarding Community Engagement for Nursing Homes, Assisted Housing, and ICF/IID Facilities 1/26/2021-Revised 5/24/2021”),  which is the group not subject to testing.

• Long-Term Care and ICF/IID Community Engagement Guidance 10-09-2020 (PDF) ) [superseded by “Guidance Regarding Community Engagement for Nursing Homes, Assisted Housing, and ICF/IID Facilities 1/26/2021-Revised 5/5/2021”].
• Long-Term Care Pharmacy Partnership FAQ 10-22-2020

Investigations

• Healthcare Facility Covid-19 Exposure Investigation Response Checklist 12-4-2020

Staffing

• Recruitment and Retention Toolkit
• Revised Long-Term Care & Assisted Housing Guidance on Staffing 9-24-2021
• Long-Term Care & Assisted Housing Staffing (PDF)
• Long-Term Care & Assisted Housing PPE (PDF)
• Assisted Housing and NF and ICF/ID Revised Staffing Guidance 12-8-20 

Testing

• Guidance Regarding Testing for Long Term Care, ICF-IID and Assisted Housing Facilities 9-24-2021
• Nursing Facility COVID-19 Testing and Gradual Reopening Memo 08-06-2020  (PDF)
• Guidance for Assisted Housing Staff Testing & Community Engagement 10-09-2020 (PDF)
• Revised Guidance for Staff Testing and Community Engagement, issued 1/26/2021 (replacing the Assisted Housing-only “Guidance for Staff Testing and Community Engagement,” issued 10-9-2020 (PDF)).
• Clarification on Facility Testing and Visitation 4-7-2021
• Guidance Regarding Community Engagement for Nursing Homes, Assisted Housing and ICF/IID Facilities 1/26/2021 Revised 5/24/2021

  • Table 3-A (Revised 5-24-2021, applies to Group A of the “Guidance Regarding Community Engagement for Nursing Homes, Assisted Housing, and ICF/IID Facilities 1/26/2021-Revised 5/5/2021”), which is the group subject to testing.

  • Table 3-B (Revised 5-24-2021, applies to Group B of the “Guidance Regarding Community Engagement for Nursing Homes, Assisted Housing, and ICF/IID Facilities 1/26/2021-Revised 5/5/2021”),  which is the group not subject to testing.

Training

• Advisory Memo: Clinical Students and Instructors in Nursing Facilities and ICF/IIDs (PDF)

Vaccinations

• Promoting COVID-19 Booster Vaccinations in Nursing Facilities, Assisted Housing, ICF/IIDs - 9/30/2022
•  Report Vaccination Rates for Your Facility - 6/22/2021
• Healthcare Worker Covid-19 Vaccination Rates - 6/22/2021
• Vaccination Rates by Facility Type
• Reporting of Staff Vaccination Rates 6-3-2021
• Long-Term Care COVID-19 Vaccination Info 10-22-2020

Visitation

• Visitation and Residents Rights   11/23/2021 (PDF)
• Updated Nursing Home Visitation Guidance 11/12/2021 (PDF)
• CMS COVID-19 Nursing Home Visitation Memorandum 09-17-2020 (PDF)
• Long-Term Care and ICF/IID Visitation Guidance 10-09-2020 (PDF)
• Guidance for Visitation at Nursing Homes, ICF-IID and Adult Assisted Housing 3-11-2021
• Clarification on Facility Testing and Visitation 4-7-2021
• Visitation Guidance 4-15-2021