The Academy of Senior Health Sciences, Inc: COVID-19 Resources

• CDC Coronavirus Home Page
• CDC Guidance for U.S. Healthcare Facilities
• CDC Resources for Healthcare Professionals
• CMS Coronavirus Emergency Page
• CMS Coronavirus Partner Toolkit
• CMS Waiver and Flexibility Homepage
• ODH Coronavirus Home Page
• ODM LTSS COVID-19 Webpage
• Ohio Public Health Orders
• SBA Coronavirus Home Page
• DOL Pandemic Home Page
• HHS Coronavirus Home Page
• CDC COVID-19 Guidance Documents Home Page
• CDC Guidance Documents
• CDC What’s New Page
• National Coronavirus Home Page
• OSHA COVID-19 Home Page
• ASPR TRACIE COVID-19 Home Page

Checklists/Emergency Preparedness/Infection Control

• CDC Infection Control Guidance
• CDC Preparedness Checklist for Skilled Nursing Facilities
• CDC Recommendations for Infection Control and Prevention NHs and LTC Facilities
• CMS QSO-20-9-ALL: Information for Healthcare Facilities Concerning 2019 Novel Coronavirus Illness (2019-nCoV)
• CMS QSO-20-14-NH (30-13-2020): Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nursing Homes
• CMS QSO-20-12-ALL: Surveyors to focus on infection control
• FAQ document regarding focus surveys
• Required reporting of COVID-19
• CMS QSO-20-20-ALL (3-23-2020): Targeted surveys, self-assessments
• CDC Resources for Hospitals and Healthcare Professionals Preparing for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
• CDC FAQ on Infection Control
• CMS COVID-19 Long-Term Care Facility Guidance
• ODH LTCSS Toolkit
• ODH Emergency Preparedness in LTC Facilities
• ODH Discontinuing Transmission-Based Precautions Guidance
• ODH LTC Facilities Checklist
• ODH Exposed Essential Worker Checklist
• ODH Updated Guidance for Discontinuation of Isolation (05052020)
• CMS QSO-20-28-NHs: Five-Star Info, Staff Counts, FAQs
• ODH Updated Guidance for Discontinuation of Isolation 05042020
• CDC ICAR Tool
• Considerations for Memory Care Units in Long-term Care Facilities

Nursing Home Visitation and Transfers

• CMS QSO-20-14-NH (30-13-2020): Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nursing Homes
• ODH Revised Director's Order for NH Visitors
• Revised ODH Guidance on Hospice and End-of-Life
• ODH Letter to SNFs Regarding Admits/Hospice
• CMS QSO-20-25-NH 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Long-Term Care Facility Transfer Scenarios
• CMS QSO-20-30-NH: Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations for State and Local Officials
• CMS QSO-20-30-NH FAQ

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)/Ventilators

• CDC Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE
• FDA Surgical Mask and Gown Conservation Strategies - Letter to Healthcare Providers
• FDA FAQs on Shortages of Surgical Masks and Gowns
• FDA Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) including PPE
• FDA Enforcement of Policies on Ventilators and Accessories
• ODH Summary of FDA Vent Policies
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator
• Battelle Contact Form for Mask Decontamination
• STERIS Mask Decontamination Information
• ODH Order Requiring Ventilator Tracking
• ODH PPE/Vent/Staffing/Capacity Daily Survey
• ODH Updated HAN Guidance for PPE (April 1, 2020)
• ODH Strategies for Optimizing PPE
• ODH Instructions for Reuse of Facemasks
• ODH Instructions for N95 Respirator Use
• ODH Printable Instructions and Videos for Optimizing PPE
• ODH PPE Contingency Planning
• ODH Guidance on Contacting EMA
• CDC Guidance on Cloth Masks
• CDC Information on Counterfeit Masks
• OSHA Information on Counterfeit Masks
• PPE Needed for Healthcare Workers Graph
• ODH Decontamination Checklist
• ODH Face Coverings Checklist

Local Collaboratives and Health Care Isolation Centers (HCICs)

• Local Collaboration Protocol
• Local Collaboration Checklist
• Regional Zone Map
• HCIC Information
• HCIC Technical Assistance (zip file)
• Regional Map with Contact Info

Federal and State Waivers

• 1135 Waiver Fact Sheet
• MLN Article on 1135 Waiver (includes how to bill)
• CMS Q&A for Services Requiring 1135 Waiver
• CMS Fact Sheet on NH Waivers and Flexibility for COVID-19
• CMS Emergency Waiver Summary Document (Updated frequently. Please check for update.)
• ODH NH Rule Waivers
• ODH Nurse Aide Training Waivers
• Ohio's 1135 Federal Waiver Acceptance Notice
• CMS QSO-20-28-NHs: Five-Star Info, Staff Counts, FAQs

COVID-19 Testing and Reporting

• ODH Updated Guidance for COVID-19 Testing
• ODH Testing Priorities Graphic
• Updated ODH Laboratory COVID Testing
• Sample ODH Test Order Form
• ODH COVID-19 Case Definition
• ODH Updated Health Alert on Reporting COVID-19
• ODH LTC Facility Notification Order
• QSO-20-26-NH: Upcoming Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID-19 (or COVID19 Persons under Investigation) Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes
• CDC LTC Module for Mandated Reporting COVID-19
• CDC Testing in Nursing Homes
• CDC Priority Testing
• CMS QSO-20-29-NH:Reporting Requirements, Updated COVID Focus Survey, Reporting FAQ
• CDC SNF COVID-19 Reporting Information Sheet

Billing

• CMS COVID-19 FAQs on Medicare FFS Billing (4/09/2020)
• MLN Article on 1135 Waiver (includes how to bill)
• New ICD-10-CM code for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), October 1, 2020
• ICD-10-CM Official Coding Guidelines - Supplement Coding encounters related to COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak
• CMS Accelerated/Advance Payment Fact Sheet (UPDATED – SUSPENDED)
• CGS Instructions for Accelerated/Advance Payment

Medical Coverage/Benefits and Managed Care

• FAQs for Essential Health Benefits and COVID-19
• CMS letter to MA, Part D and Dual Eligible Plans
• Medicare Advantage and Part D Plan Guidance (04212020)
• Individual and Small Plan Guidance
• CMS Fact Sheet on Medicare Telehealth and COVID-19
• CMS FAQs for Telehealth and COVID-19
• State Guidance for Medicaid Telehealth Benefits
• COVID-19 Test Pricing
• FAQ Medicaid Telehealth
• "MITS Bits" for Telehealth
• CMS Toolkit for NH Telehealth
• Medicaid MCPs letter to LTC Providers
• ODM MCP Emergency Provider Agreement

Recorded Webinars/Training

• CDC LTC Infection Control Webinar Series (At bottom of page.)
• CDC Recorded Webinar: Preparing Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities for COVID-19
• CDC Downloadable Videos
• CDC NHSN LTC COVID-19 Module Training (Towards bottom of page.)

Unemployment Coverage/Benefits and Child Care

• JFS FAQ on Expanded Unemployment Benefits
• Website for list of pandemic child care centers and forms
• DOL FAQ on FFCRA General
• DOL FAQ on FFCRA Notice Requirements
• DOL FFCRA Employer Paid Leave Information

General Business Information

• Bureau of Workers Compensation Delayed Premium FAQ
• Bureau of Workers Compensation COVID-19 FAQ (04-22-2020)
• General Business Screening Guidelines 03-19-2020
• General Business COVID-19 Check List 03-19-2020
• ODH Resources for Economic Support
• U.S. Treasury PPP Loan FAQs

Voter rights

• Memo to County Election Boards Regarding Voters Confined in Medical Facility

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