Title: COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers

URL: https://www.ashe.org/system/files/media/file/2020/04/CMS%20Covid-19-emergency-declaration-waivers%2004292020.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is empowered to take proactive steps through 1135 waivers and rapidly expand efforts against COVID-19. This 36-page document describes the blanket waivers that are in effect.

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Title: COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for State Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies

URL: https://www.medicaid.gov/state-resource-center/downloads/covid-19-faqs.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

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Title: COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Billing

URL: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/03092020-covid-19-faqs-508.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

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Title: COVID-19 Long-Term Care Facility Guidance

URL: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/4220-covid-19-long-term-care-facility-guidance.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have issued the new recommendations in this three-page document to state and local governments and long-term care facilities (also known as nursing homes) to help mitigate the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

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Title: COVID-19 | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/covidvax-provider

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

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Title: Center for Clinical Standards and Quality/Quality, Safety & Oversight Group: Suspension of Survey Activities

URL: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-20-12-all.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

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Title: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Recommendations Re-opening Facilities to Provide Non-emergent Non-COVID-19 Healthcare

URL: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/covid-recommendations-reopening-facilities-provide-non-emergent-care.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: This five-page document describes how, if states or regions have determined with their public health officials that they passed the Gating Criteria (symptoms, cases, and hospitals) for COVID-19 announced on April 16, 2020, then they may proceed to Phase I, and subsequently to Phase II of re-opening. This document refers only to areas in Phase II: States and regions with no evidence of a rebound that satisfy the Gating Criteria.

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Title: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Data

URL: https://data.cms.gov/covid-19/covid-19-nursing-home-data

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

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Title: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Partner Resources | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/outreach-education/partner-resources/coronavirus-covid-19-partner-toolkit

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: This web page provides a toolkit to help partners stay informed on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) materials available on the COVID-19. Please share these materials, bookmark the page, and check back often for the most up-to-date information.

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Title: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Non LongTerm Care Facilities and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs/IIDs)

URL: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/covid-faqs-non-long-term-care-facilities-and-intermediate-care-facilities-individuals-intellectual.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: The purpose of this 18-page FAQs document is to clarify existing COVID-19 guidance and flexibilities, and provide stakeholders with additional information based on questions received regarding the following entities: Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs); Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs); Hospice; Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs/IID); and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs)/Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).

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Title: Coronavirus Test Coverage

URL: https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-tests

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

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Title: Coronavirus Waivers | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/coronavirus-waivers

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: Website from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services with information regarding coronavirus waivers and flexibilities

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Title: Current emergencies | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/Emergency/EPRO/Current-Emergencies/Current-Emergencies-page/

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: The "Current Emergencies" page from the Center for Medicare & Medicare Services website, with general information and updates, press releases, and clinical as well as technical guidance.

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Title: Elder Abuse Prevention | Guidance Portal

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/guidance/document/elder-abuse-prevention

Collection: Violence as a Public Health Issue web archive

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Title: Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Requirements and Implications Related to COVID-19 (Revised) | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/medicareprovider-enrollment-and-certificationsurveycertificationgeninfopolicy-and-memos-states-and/emergency-medical-treatment-and-labor-act-emtala-requirements-and-implications-related-covid19

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: This memorandum conveys information in response to inquiries from hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) concerning implications of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) for their compliance with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). This guidance applies to both Medicare and Medicaid providers. Every hospital or CAH with a dedicated emergency department is required to conduct an appropriate medical screening examination of all individuals who come to the emergency department, including individuals who are suspected of having COVID-19.

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Title: Frequently Asked Questions: COVID-19 Testing at Skilled Nursing Facilities/ Nursing Homes

URL: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/covid-faqs-snf-testing.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: This eight-page document provides answers to 27 frequently asked questions about COVID-19 testing at skilled nursing facilities and nursing homes.

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Title: General Provider Telehealth and Telemedicine Tool Kit

URL: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/general-telemedicine-toolkit.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

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Title: Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by Hospice Agencies | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/medicareprovider-enrollment-and-certificationsurveycertificationgeninfopolicy-and/guidance-infection-control-and-prevention-concerning-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-hospice

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

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Title: Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Home Health Agencies (HHAs) | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/medicareprovider-enrollment-and-certificationsurveycertificationgeninfopolicy-and/guidance-infection-control-and-prevention-concerning-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-home-health

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

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Title: Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of COVID-19 in Hospitals, Psychiatric Hospitals, and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs): FAQs, Considerations for Patient Triage, Placement, Limits to Visitation and Availability of 1135 waivers. | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/medicareprovider-enrollment-and-certificationsurveycertificationgeninfopolicy-and-memos-states-and/guidance-infection-control-and-prevention-covid-19-hospitals-psychiatric-hospitals-and-critical

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: This ten-page memorandum responds to questions and provides important guidance for hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) in addressing the COVID-19 outbreak and minimizing transmission to other individuals. It addresses FAQs related to optimizing patient placement, with the goal of addressing the needs of the individual patient while protecting other patients and healthcare workers.

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Title: Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Outpatient Settings: FAQs and Considerations | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/medicareprovider-enrollment-and-certificationsurveycertificationgeninfopolicy-and-memos-states-and/guidance-infection-control-and-prevention-coronavirus-disease-covid-19-outpatient-settings-faqs

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: This eight-page memorandum responds to questions and provides important guidance for outpatient settings other than hospital outpatient departments, specifically Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs), Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs), Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (CORFs), Outpatient Physical Therapy or Speech Pathology Services (OPTs), Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), in addressing the COVID-19 outbreak and minimizing transmission to other individuals.

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Title: Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IIDs) and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/medicareprovider-enrollment-and-certificationsurveycertificationgeninfopolicy-and-memos-states-and/guidance-infection-control-and-prevention-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-intermediate-care

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: This document provides additional guidance to Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IIDs) and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) to help control and prevent the spread of the virus SARS-CoV-2 and the disease it causes, COVID-19.

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Title: Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in dialysis facilities (Revised) | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/medicareprovider-enrollment-and-certificationsurveycertificationgeninfopolicy-and-memos-states-and/guidance-infection-control-and-prevention-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-dialysis-facilities

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing additional guidance in this memorandum to dialysis facilities to help them focus their infection control and prevention practices to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 (coronavirus). It also provides answers to frequently asked questions about COVID-19 and dialysis facilities.

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Title: Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in nursing homes (REVISED) | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/medicareprovider-enrollment-and-certificationsurveycertificationgeninfopolicy-and/guidance-infection-control-and-prevention-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-nursing-homes-revised

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

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Title: Guidance for use of Certain Industrial Respirators by Health Care Personnel | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/medicareprovider-enrollment-and-certificationsurveycertificationgeninfopolicy-and/guidance-use-certain-industrial-respirators-health-care-personnel

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

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Title: Guidance related to the Emergency Preparedness Testing Exercise Requirements- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

URL: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-20-41-all.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: This nine-page worksheet presents guidance for surveyors, as well as providers and suppliers, with relevant scenarios on meeting the emergency preparedness testing requirements in light of many of the response activities associated with the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). CMS regulations for emergency preparedness require specific testing exercises be conducted to validate a facility's emergency program.

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Title: Health Equity Programs and Healthcare Resources | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/priorities/health-equity/minority-health/equity-programs

Collection: Health Equity web archive

Description: Webpage on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website focusing on health equity programs and healthcare resources. The page includes frameworks, toolkits, financial resources, technical assistance resources, etc.

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Title: How to get your At-Home Over-The-Counter COVID-19 Test for Free | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/how-to-get-your-at-home-OTC-COVID-19-test-for-free

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

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Title: Information for Healthcare Facilities Concerning 2019 Novel Coronavirus Illness (2019-nCoV)

URL: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-20-09-all.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: This three-page memorandum provides information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding patients with possible 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) illness. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services strongly urges the review of CDC's guidance, and encourages healthcare facilities to review their own infection prevention and control policies and practices to prevent the spread of infection.

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Title: Information for PACE Organizations Regarding Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

URL: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/covid-19-pace-memo-3-17-20.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

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Title: Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC; Requirements and Enforcement Process for Reporting of COVID-19 Data Elements for Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/medicareprovider-enrollment-and-certificationsurveycertificationgeninfopolicy-and-memos-states-and/interim-final-rule-ifc-cms-3401-ifc-requirements-and-enforcement-process-reporting-covid-19-data

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released new regulatory requirements in this 12-page memorandum for all hospitals and critical access hospitals to report COVID-19 data elements in accordance with a frequency and in a standardized format as specified by the Secretary during the public health emergency for COVID-19.

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Title: Key Components for Continued COVID-19 Management for Dialysis Facilities | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/medicareprovider-enrollment-and-certificationsurveycertificationgeninfopolicy-and-memos-states-and/key-components-continued-covid-19-management-dialysis-facilities

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: To assist in preventing the transmission of COVID-19 within the dialysis population, CMS is reinforcing this 11-page infection control guidance based upon the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for dialysis facilities, which include screening for COVID-19, patient placement, personal protective equipment, isolation, cleaning, and disinfection.

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Title: List of Telehealth Services | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-General-Information/Telehealth/Telehealth-Codes

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: Website from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services with lists of telehealth services

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Title: Medicare & Coronavirus

URL: https://www.medicare.gov/medicare-coronavirus/

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: Website from the official Medicare website on the coronavirus and Medicare coverage, including coverage of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Title: Medicare Telehealth Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

URL: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/medicare-telehealth-frequently-asked-questions-faqs-31720.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

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Title: Medicare Telemedicine Health Care Provider Fact Sheet | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/medicare-telemedicine-health-care-provider-fact-sheet

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

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Title: Monoclonal Antibody COVID-19 Infusion | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/covid-19/monoclonal-antibody-covid-19-infusion/

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: Website from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibodies, gives links for fact sheets regarding authorized use

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Title: Non-Emergent, Elective Medical Services, and Treatment Recommendations

URL: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/cms-non-emergent-elective-medical-recommendations.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: At the start of the pandemic, CMS, in collaboration with medical societies and associations, created recommendations to postpone non-essential surgeries and other procedures. This two-page document provides recommendations to limit those medical services that could be deferred, such as non-emergent, elective treatment, and preventive medical services for patients of all ages.

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Title: Notification to Surveyors of the Authorization for Emergency Use of the CDC 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel Assay and Guidance for Use in CDC Qualified Laboratories

URL: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-20-10-clia.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: This three-page memorandum provides guidance to surveyors in regard to the authorization for emergency use of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel assay. Upon receipt of the CDC 2019-nCoV Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel assay and corresponding manufacturer's instructions (MI), CDC-qualified laboratories will verify assay performance specifications in their laboratory per the manufacturer's instructions.

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Title: Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations Frequently Asked Questions

URL: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/covid-nursing-home-reopening-recommendation-faqs.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: This five-page fact sheet answers a range of questions for nursing homes on the topics of reopening, visitation, and testing requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Title: Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations for State and Local Officials | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/medicareprovider-enrollment-and-certificationsurveycertificationgeninfopolicy-and-memos-states-and/nursing-home-reopening-recommendations-state-and-local-officials

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: This 10-page document provides recommendations to help determine the level of mitigation needed to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 in nursing homes. The recommendations cover these topics: Criteria for relaxing certain restrictions and mitigating the risk of resurgence: Factors to inform decisions for relaxing nursing home restrictions through a phased approach; Visitation and service considerations: Considerations allowing visitation and services in each phase; and Restoration of survey activities: Recommendations for restarting certain surveys in each phase.

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Title: Nursing Home Strategies for COVID-19 Only Isolation of COVID-19 Residents

URL: https://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/downloads/cib082420.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: This five-page document highlights specific actions that certain states have already taken to better support the nursing facilities' ability to safely care for all residents, including COVID-19-positive residents, during this public health emergency, and how enhanced nursing facility payment supported those efforts.

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Title: OPENING UP AMERICA AGAIN Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Recommendations Re-opening Facilities to Provide Non-emergent Non-COVID-19 Healthcare: Phase I

URL: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/covid-flexibility-reopen-essential-non-covid-services.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: For health care that cannot be accomplished virtually, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recommendations in this three-page document may guide healthcare systems and facilities as they consider resuming in-person care of non-COVID-19 patients in regions with low incidence of COVID-19 disease.

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Title: Prioritization of Survey Activities | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/medicareprovider-enrollment-and-certificationsurveycertificationgeninfopolicy-and/prioritization-survey-activities

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

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Title: Section 1135 Waiver COVID-19 State/Territory Request Template

URL: https://www.medicaid.gov/state-resource-center/downloads/1135-checklist-template.docx

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: States/territories can request approval that certain statutes and implementing regulations be waived by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), pursuant to section 1135 of the Social Security Act. The list in this four-page document includes some of the temporary flexibilities available to CMS under section 1135.

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Title: Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in Nursing Homes v26.5

URL: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/covid-toolkit-states-mitigate-covid-19-nursing-homes.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: This toolkit, updated throughout the pandemic, catalogs the many innovative solutions designed at the state level to protect the nation's vulnerable nursing home residents during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Title: Upcoming Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID-19 (or COVID-19 Persons under Investigation) Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes | CMS

URL: https://www.cms.gov/medicareprovider-enrollment-and-certificationsurveycertificationgeninfopolicy-and-memos-states-and/upcoming-requirements-notification-confirmed-covid-19-or-covid-19-persons-under-investigation-among

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: This three-page memorandum summarizes new requirements put in place to ensure appropriate tracking, response, and mitigation of COVID-19 in nursing homes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is reinforcing an existing requirement that nursing homes must report communicable diseases, healthcare-associated infections, and potential outbreaks to state and local health departments.

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