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

• CDC Coronavirus Home Page
• CDC Resources for Clinics and Healthcare Facilities
• CDC Resources for Healthcare Professionals
• CMS Coronavirus Emergency Page
• CMS Coronavirus Partner Toolkit
• ODH Coronavirus Home Page
• Ohio Public Health Orders
• Director's Stay at Home Order
• Stay at Home FAQ
• SBA Coronavirus Home Page
• DOL Pandemic Home Page

Checklists/Emergency Preparedness/Infection Control

• CDC Preparedness Checklist for Skilled Nursing Facilities
• CDC Recommendations for Infection Control and Prevention
• 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

Nursing Home Visitation

• 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
• ODH Guidance on Hospice and End-of-Life
• ODH Letter to SNFs Regarding Admits/Hospice

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 PPE Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)
• FDA NIOSH-approved FFRs
• FDA Enforcement of Policies on Ventilators and Accessories
• ODH Summary of FDA Vent Policies Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator

Federal Waivers

• 1135 Waiver Fact Sheet
• MLN Article on 1135 Waiver (includes how to bill)
• CMS Q&A for Services Requiring 1135 Waiver

Billing

• 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
• CGS Instructions for Accelerated/Advance Payment
  (Note: To enact COVID-19 considerations, the second box "Delay in provider billing process of an isolated temporary nature beyond the provider's normal billing cycle and not attributable to other third party payers or private patients" should be checked and an explanation provided which indicates that the request is related to COVID-19.)

Medical Coverage/Benefits

• FAQs for Essential Health Benefits and COVID-19
• CMS letter to MA, Part D and Dual Eligible Plans
• 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

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
• General Business Screening Guidelines 03-19-2020
• General Business COVID-19 Check List 03-19-2020
• ODH Resources for Economic Support

Voter rights

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

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