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Mental Health and Addiction Services • Includes practical tips for cleaning and disinfecting within the COVID-19 Long Term Services and Support (LTSS) Pre-Surge Planning Toolkit https://medicaid.ohio.gov/COVID/Long-Term-Services-and-Support Oklahoma (OK) Oklahoma Assisted Living Association • Posts recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prepare for COVID-19 in long term care facilities and nursing homes • Provides additional interim guidance for infection prevention and control • Hosts links to COVID-19 resources, such as a COVID-19 checklist, sample letters to families, volunteers and friends, and CDC and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services updates https://www.okala.org/covid19 Utah (UT) State of Utah • Created an official YouTube account, Utah Coronavirus, for COVID-19 response and information. A new set of video resources are available, including the "Protect Yourself" video playlist that includes tips for self-isolation, proper mask wearing, hand hygiene and more 8 State Actions for COVID-19 Management and Response 1. Cleaning/Disinfection Continued?list=PLa8O8Iicbk0umwGmBF323D-Iv0m2TIbjC Virginia (VA) Laurels of University Park • Provided all environmental services staff with laminated daily and terminal room cleaning checklists. They can keep them on their carts and use as reference to ensure all cleaning steps were completed. Because they are laminated, they will use dry erase markers and disinfect between rooms Virginia Department of Health (VDH) • VDH released guidelines for cleaning and disinfection for SARS-CoV-2 _Cleaning_and_disinf ection_tips_for_COVID_04222020.pdf 9 2. REPORTING/GUIDANCE/MANDATED REPORTING Alaska (AK) Alaska Department of Health and Human Services • Receives updates and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is shared through the Alaska Public Health Alert Network (PHAN) to local health officials https://covid19.alaska.gov/health-mandates Arizona (AZ) The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) • The ADHS released reporting guidance for facilities performing laboratory tests for COVID-19, including facilities using point-of-care devices such as FDA-authorized antigen diagnostic tests. The guidance follows a governor's executive order and requires facilities to report both positive and negative results for COVID-19 directly to ADHS within 24 hours. To assist long term care facilities, ADHS’ guidance outlines the reporting process, how to enroll in the state system, and key considerations for establishing an efficient testing and reporting process /R eporting%20Guidance%20COVID-19%20in%20Arizona.pdf Arkansas (AR) Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) Office of Long Term Care (OLTC) • The state Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) is collaborating with Cecelia Vinson, Director OLTC, on National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) COVID-19 reporting and enrollment assistance o OLTC will refer nursing homes to the QIO for any assistance needed (CDPH) • Provides resources for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) on preventing, detecting, and preparing for COVID-19 in a toolkit titled “Preparing for COVID-19 in California Skilled Nursing Facilities” cument%20Library/AFL-20-25- Attachment-01-SNF-Checklist.pdf Florida (FL) Florida Department of Health • Provides daily data updates for the number of positive cases, tests performed, deaths, number of long term care facilities with positive cases, number of persons under investigation, and other information https://floridahealthcovid19.gov Georgia (GA) Georgia Department of Public Health • Georgia Department of Public Health – December 24, 2020, Updated Interim Guidance for LongTerm Care (LTC) Facilities Admitting Residents from a Hospital. At the link, scroll to the bottom for the PDF 10 State Actions for COVID-19 Management and Response 2. Reporting/Guidance/Mandated Reporting Continued https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-19-long-term-care-facilities Georgia Healthcare Facility Regulation Department • Worked closely with the Georgia Department of Health, Georgia Health Care Association, and the Georgia National Guard to stay abreast of COVID-19 activity and the impact on centers • Provides website updates with changes in rules and regulations, contact information, and a nurse aide program temporary waiver for staffing • Surveyors have been connecting with long term care organizations, collecting information related to COVID-19 and coordinating with the National Guard to develop a system for collection of COVID-19 data • The data collection platform will update the public daily at 2 PM, replacing a previous report from the Governor’s Office https://dch.georgia.gov/divisionsoffices/healthcare-facility-regulation Idaho (ID) Idaho Department of Health and Welfare • The state of Idaho has made the decision not to shorten the quarantine for contacts of persons with COVID-19. The Department of Health and Welfare recommends that long-term care facilities maintain the 14-day quarantine https://coronavirus.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Shortening-
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