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duration-ofquarantine-FINAL-2021_1_27.pdf • The document summarizes recommendations for COVID-19 viral testing for residents and health care personnel in long term care facilities -content/uploads/2021/05/LTCF-Testing-Strategy-RevisedFINAL-2021_5_20.pdf Illinois (IL) Health Care Council of Illinois (HCCI) • Developed COVID-19 Resource page, updated daily with information regarding state and federal regulations, infection control, personal protective equipment (PPE), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) information • Prepares weekly member newsletters and email blasts on COVID-19 related resources and events throughout the state http://www.hccil.org/covid-19 Illinois Department of Public Health • Collaborating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to monitor the spread of identified COVID-19 variants, characterize emerging viral variants, and expand its ability to find new variants. The dashboard includes a variant update http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/variants • Issued COVID-19 safety guidance for nursing home residents and employees (e.g., screening and reporting symptoms), as well as visitation restrictions http://www.dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/diseases-and-conditions/diseases-a-zlist/coronavirus/long-term-care-guidance • Illinois Department of Public Health released region by region contact tracing data. This data can help inform nursing homes with planning for indoor visits. This website will be updated weekly http://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/contact-tracing 11 State Actions for COVID-19 Management and Response 2. Reporting/Guidance/Mandated Reporting Continued Indiana (IN) Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) • On February 26, 2021, ISDH provided guidance that health care workers that are fully vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 within 90 days are not required to quarantine upon return https://www.ihca.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Travel-Guidance-2.25.2021.-01.pdf • As testing at long term care (LTC) facilities has expanded with the addition of point of care testing kits, the State has likewise expanded the avenues through which data are collected from facilities. ISDH has released guidelines for facilities to help correctly and accurately submit resident and staff data _ N_COVID- • ISDH released updated guidance concerning the historical reporting of COVID-19 cases and deaths, the new REDCap survey used to capture cases and deaths within 24 hours beginning July 14th, clarification on aggregate facility-level reporting and NHSN submissions, and a request for all long term care facilities to complete a survey regarding their EHR vendor https://www.ihca.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/LTC_Facilities_7_11_20.pdf • ISDH issued clear guidelines for facilities so they can correctly and accurately submit COVID-19 data regarding their residents and staff. Importantly, the document announced that nursing facilities with SAMS Level 3 Access to National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) no longer have to report COVID-19 point of care (POC) test results to the state through the RedCaps Survey for POC test results, so long as those POC test results are reported through NHSN. However, until a nursing facility obtains SAMS Level 3 Access and reports POC test results to NHSN, the nursing facility must continue to report via the RedCaps Survey for POC test results attachments/1584487/L TC%20Data%20Submission%20Guidelines%20-%20Update%202%20-%202020.10.29.pdf • Released Long Term Care (LTC) Facility COVID-19 Data Submission Guidelines on October 29, 2020, which includes clear guidelines to LTC facilities for correctly and accurately submitting data regarding residents and staff https:// %.20.pdf Indiana Health Care Association (IHCA) • IHCA pushed notification out to their nursing homes encouraging COVID-19 vaccine reporting into the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) for tracking purposes /covid-19-vaccine-data-reporting-to-nhsn Iowa (IA) Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals • Fields individual nursing home questions specific to survey or regulation, created a website FAQ document for support on common questions, and provides 1135 waiver guidance. During surveys, the Department encourages nursing homes to reach out to the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) or Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) for support https://dia.iowa.gov/about/novel-coronavirus-covid-19 12 State Actions for COVID-19 Management and Response 2. Reporting/Guidance/Mandated Reporting Continued Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) • Long term care facilities are required to notify IDPH if they have a COVID-19 outbreak. A member of the IDPH Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) team will work with the facility to provide support and assess the number of cases in other residents and staff within 24 hours of reaching outbreak status https://idph.iowa.gov/Emerging-Health-Issues/Novel-Coronavirus/Long-Term-Care • Provides long term care guidance for COVID-19, including testing, visitation, outbreaks, personal protective equipment (PPE), and more
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