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

Federal Resources

• National Coronavirus Home Page

  CDC

• CDC Nursing Home Landing Page
• CDC Guidance for Infection Control
• CDC Coronavirus Home Page
• CDC Guidance for U.S. Healthcare Facilities
• CDC Resources for Healthcare Professionals
• CDC COVID-19 Guidance Documents Home Page
• CDC What's New Page

  HHS/CMS

• HHS Coronavirus Home Page
• ASPR TRACIE COVID-19 Home Page
• CMS Nursing Home Resources Page

  DOL and SBA

• DOL Pandemic Home Page
• OSHA COVID-19 Home Page
• SBA Coronavirus Home Page

State Resources

• ODH Coronavirus Home Page
• ODM LTSS COVID-19 Webpage
• AGE COVID-19 Webpage
• Ohio Public Health Orders
• Ohio's Public Health Advisory System
• Ohio COVID-19 Risk Level Guidelines

CMS QSO Memos
COVID Vaccine Information
Checklists/Toolkits/Emergency Preparedness/Infection Control
Nursing Home Visitation and Transfers
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)/Ventilators/Staffing
Local Collaboratives and Health Care Isolation Centers (HCICs)
Federal and State Waivers
COVID-19 Testing and Reporting
Billing and Coding
Medical Coverage/Benefits and Managed Care
Recorded Webinars/Training
Unemployment Coverage/Benefits and Child Care
General Business Information

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CMS QSO Memos

• CMS QSO-20-9-ALL: Information for Healthcare Facilities Concerning 2019 Novel Coronavirus Illness (2019-nCoV)
• CMS QSO-20-12-ALL: Surveyors to focus on infection control
  • FAQ document regarding focus surveys
• 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-20-20-ALL (3-23-2020): Targeted surveys, self-assessments
• CMS QSO-20-25-NH 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Long-Term Care Facility Transfer Scenarios
• QSO-20-26-NH: Upcoming Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID-19 (or COVID19 Persons under Investigation) Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes
• CMS QSO-20-28-NHs: Five-Star Info, Staff Counts, FAQs
• CMS QSO-20-29-NH: Interim Final Rule Updating Requirements for Notification of Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19 Cases Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes
• CMS QSO-20-30-NH: Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations for State and Local Officials
  • CMS QSO-20-30-NH FAQ
• QSO-20-31-all:COVID-19 Survey Activities, CARES Act Funding, Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control deficiencies, and Quality Improvement Activities in Nursing Homes
• QSO 20-32-NH: Release of COVID-19 Nursing Home Data
• QSO 20-33-NH: Posting of Nursing Home Inspections
• QSO-20-34-NH: Changes to Staffing Information and Quality Measures Posted on the Nursing Home Compare Website and Five Star Quality Rating System due to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
• QSO-20-35-All: Enforcement Cases Held during the Prioritization Period and Revised Survey Prioritization
• QSO-20-37-CLIA,NH: Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Updating Requirements for Reporting of SARS-CoV-2 Test Results by Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Laboratories, and Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
• QSO-20-38-NH: Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency related to Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Testing Requirements and Revised COVID19 Focused Survey Tool
• QSO-20-39-NH: Nursing Home Visitation – COVID-19
• QSO-20-41-ALL: Guidance related to the Emergency Preparedness Testing Exercise Requirements - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• QSO-21-02-NH: Compliance with Residents’ Rights Requirement related to Nursing Home Residents' Right to Vote

COVID Vaccine Information

• CDC COVID Vaccination Page, Including LTC Pharmacy Partnership Program
• CMS COVID Vaccination Page

Checklists/Toolkits/Emergency Preparedness/Infection Control

CDC

• Clinical Questions about COVID-19: Questions and Answers
• Infection Control Guidance
• Preparedness Checklist for Skilled Nursing Facilities
• Preparedness Tools for Healthcare Professionals and Facilities Responding to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control FAQs for COVID-19
• Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Tool for Nursing Homes Preparing for COVID-19
• Discontinuation of Transmission-Based Precautions and Disposition of Patients with COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings (Interim Guidance)
• Considerations for Memory Care Units in Long-term Care Facilities
• Guidance for Duration of Isolation and Precautions for COVID-19

HHS/CMS

• See related CMS QSO memos
• COVID-19 Long-Term Care Facility Guidance (04-02-2020)
• ASPR TRACIE: COVID-19 Considerations for Long-Term Care Facilities
• ASPR TRACIE: COVID-19: Considerations, Strategies, and Resources for Crisis Standards of Care in Post-Acute and Long-term Care (PALTC) Facilities

ODH

• COVID-19 Pre-surge and Longer Term Planning Toolkit for LTSS
• Emergency Preparedness in LTC Facilities
• LTC Facilities Checklist
• Exposed Essential Worker Checklist
• Updated Guidance for Discontinuation of Isolation 05042020

Nursing Home Visitation and Transfers

CMS

• See related QSO memos
• FAQ on NH Visitation, other guidance

ODH

• Fifth Revised Director's Order for NH Visitors
• ODH Nursing Home Visitation Guidelines
• Letter to SNFs Regarding Hospice and End-of-Life
• Letter to SNFs Regarding Admits/Hospice
• Director's Order for RCF and ICF Outdoor Visitation
• RCF and ICF Outdoor Visitation Guidance; End-of-Life Definition
• Nursing Facility Transfer Protocol

• 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

• Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator
• Guidance on Cloth Masks
• Information on Counterfeit Masks
• Factors to Consider when Purchasing International Masks
• CDC Blog: Understanding the Use of Imported Non-NIOSH-Approved Respirators
• OSHA Information on Counterfeit Masks
• Strategies to Mitigate Healthcare Personnel Staffing Shortages

• Use of Ventilators and Other Respiratory Devices
• Order Requiring Ventilator Tracking
• Updated HAN Guidance for PPE (April 1, 2020)
• Strategies for Optimizing PPE
• Instructions for Reuse of Facemasks
• Instructions for N95 Respirator Use
• Printable Instructions and Videos for Optimizing PPE
• Guidance on Contacting EMA
• Decontaminating Facepiece Respirators

• Battelle Contact Form for Mask Decontamination
• STERIS Mask Decontamination Information

• EMA Request Information Document
• EMA Request Form
• Local Collaboration Protocol
• Local Collaboration Checklist
• Regional Zone Map
• Regional Map with Contact Info
• NF Hospital Partner List
• HCIC Technical Assistance (zip file)
• HCIC Rule
• HCIC Billing

Federal

• See related QSO memos
• 1135 Waiver Fact Sheet
• MLN Article on 1135 Waiver (includes how to bill)
• Q&A for Services Requiring 1135 Waiver
• Fact Sheet on NH Waivers and Flexibility for COVID-19
• Emergency Waiver Summary Document
• CMMI COVID-19 Flexibilities Webpage

State

• NH Rule Waivers
• Nurse Aide Training Waivers
• Ohio's 1135 Federal Waiver Acceptance Notice

COVID-19 Testing and Reporting

CDC

• Considerations for Use of SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Testing in Nursing Homes
• Considerations for Interpreting Antigen Test Results in Nursing Homes (Flow Chart)
• NHSN PPE Reporting Instructions
• COVID-19 NH Data from NHSN Reporting
• CDC Testing Guidance for Nursing Homes
• CDC Performing Facility-wide SARS-CoV-2 Testing in Nursing Homes
• CDC Priority Testing
• CDC LTC Module for Mandated Reporting COVID-19 (Must be done at least weekly.)
• CDC SNF COVID-19 Reporting Information Sheet

CMS

• See related QSO memos
• CMS FAQ on POC EUA for Prevalence Testing
• CMS Slides: New COVID 19 Testing and Reporting Requirements
• CMS FAQ: COVID-19 Testing at Skilled Nursing Facilities/ Nursing Homes
• Memo to Medicare Advantage, Dual Eligible, and PACE Plans Regarding NH Testing (06/19/2020)

FDA

• FAQs on Testing, Including Off-Label Asymptomatic Screening

ODH

• ODH COVID-19 Test Reporting Main Page
• Ohio Nursing Home Testing Webpage

ODA

• Ohio RCF COVID Testing Initiative

Billing and Coding

• CMS COVID-19 Billing FAQs
• ICD-10-CM COVID Guidelines
• MLN Article on 1135 Waiver (includes how to bill/testing coverage)
• 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
• HRSA COVID Uninsured Reimbursement
• CMS FAQ on Medicare FFS Billing
• Medicare Coverage of COVID-19 Tests

Medical Coverage/Benefits and Managed Care

CMS

• 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

ODM

• FAQ Medicaid Telehealth
• "MITS Bits" for Telehealth
• Medicaid MCPs letter to LTC Providers

Recorded Webinars/Training

• CDC Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course
• CDC Applying COVID-19 IPC Strategies in Nursing Homes Webinar (Recorded 6/16/2020)
• CCURT NF Staff Testing Keys to Success Webinar 9/3/2020
• CDC LTC Infection Control Webinar Series (At bottom of page.)
• Scripps Gerontology Center: Communicating effectively while wearing a face mask
• CDC Downloadable Videos
• CDC NHSN LTC COVID-19 Module Training (Towards bottom of page.)
• QIO National Nursing Home Training
• CMS Nursing Home COVID-19 Training Modules
  CMS and CDC Bi-Weekly NH Training Q&A Session Registration
  Every Thursday from 4 to 5 PM ending January 7, 2021
  Zoom registration required

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)
• Responsible Restart Ohio
• CDC Recommendations for Building Ventilation Systems
• ODH Resources for Economic Support
• U.S. Treasury PPP Loan FAQs

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