NEW & NATIONAL
NEW
- Quality Safety & Oversight Memo QSO-21-11-ALL New Platform for Submissions of 1135 Waiver Requests and Inquiries
- CMS 1135 Waiver December 1, 2020
- The following letter affects Inpatient Hospice providers: GL 20-1011-A-2 Emergency Hospital Off Site Facilities in Response to COVID 19 (amended)
- COVID Vaccine Information for Hospices
- CDC Updates COVID-19 Quarantine Guidance
- COVID 19 Vaccine Allocation Guiding Principles and Health Care Workers Definition
- HSC Publishes Infection Control Basics & PPE Training for Essential Caregivers
- HHSC Publishes Guidance for Activities, Dining, and Volunteers for Hospice Inpatient Units (PL 20-54)
- HHSC Publishes Influenza Guidance During COVID-19 for HCSSA Providers (PL 20-52)
- Process to Request Free COVID-19 Point of Care Antigen Test Kits (PL 20-49)
- HHSC Publishes PL 20-44 COVID-19 Response – Expansion of Reopening Visitation for NF Providers HHSC has published Provider Letter 20-44, COVID-19 Response – Expansion of Reopening Visitation for nursing facilities. This letter replaces Provider Letter 20-38. This letter describes the process for requesting the required limited indoor and outdoor visitation as well as the requirements for essential caregiver visits.
WAIVERS:
Coalition of Hospice Organizations Seek Support from Congress
CMS Blanket Waivers for All Health Care Providers
Federal-1135-Waiver-FAQs-032520
Palmetto GBA:
COVID-19 Accelerated/Advance Payment Request
CMS:
CMS QSO-20-39-NH Nursing Home Visitation – COVID-19
QSO-20-30-NH Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations for State and Local Officials
Employee Return to Work For Healthcare Personnel With Confirmed or Suspected COVID 19
CMS Emergency Update Information: To keep current on all emergencies, CMS Guidance and updates
CMS Coronavirus (COVID-19) Partner Toolkit
QSO-20-20-All Prioritization of Survey Activities
QSO-20-12–ALL – Suspension of Survey Activities
QSO-20-17-ALL – Guidance for use of Certain Industrial Respirators by Health Care Personnel
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This is a Federal Government must for all providers as part of emergency preparedness plans etc.
TRACIE Emergency Preparedness Information Gateway
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FEMA: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Eligible Protective Measures
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- CDC: N95 and Other Respirators
- CDC: Proper N95 Respirator Use for Respiratory Protection Preparedness
- COVID-19: How to Prepare Yourself
- PPE Strategy
- PPE Strategy – Face Masks
- Guidance on Post-Mortem Specimens
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U.S. Dept of Labor: COVID-19 or Other Public Health Emergencies and the Family and Medical Leave Act Questions and Answers
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HIPAA
2020 – NHPCO’s “Quick Guide to Virtual Care”
Telehealth and HIPAA during the COVID-19
HHS: HIPAA – Discretion Regarding Telehealth
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Coalition of Hospice Organizations Seek Support from Congress
Ancillary National Resources
Small Business Administration FAQ on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
C-TAC: Coronavirus Resource Hub
STATE
TEXAS RESOURCES
- QSO-20-41-ALL Guidance related to the Emergency Preparedness Testing Exercise Requirements- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- GL 20-2021 Hospital Visitor Screening & Access in Response to COVID-19
- HHS Publishes Expanded Visitation Emergency Rules for Assisted Living (AL) Facilities
- HHSC Publishes Expanded Visitation Emergency Rules for Nursing Facilities
- Texas Hospice Inpatient Emergency Rules
- PL 20-39 Hospice Inpatient Unit Operated by a Home and Community Support Services Agency
- HHSC Publishes Expanded Visitation Emergency Rules for ICF/IIDs
- New LTC Expansion of Visitation Guidelines
- PL- 20-24 Phase 1 COVID-19 Visitation Requirements
- Information Letter No. IL20-37 Telemedicine Flexibility for Face-to-Face Reassessments
Department of State Health Services and on DSHS’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @TexasDSHS.
Texas DSHS released Return to Work Guidelines on May 4, 2020
State of Texas Assistance Request (STAR)
Texas Division of Emergency Management
TEXAS TRAINING RESOURCES
TNMHOs Recording of the CARES ACT for Hospice Providers
TNMHOs Recording of the Emergency Billing Updates for COVID-19
LTCR Releases Web-based Infection Control Training for Home Health and Hospice Providers
NEW MEXICO RESOURCES
NM Long Term Care Visitation Guidelines
New Mexico Long Term Care Ombudsman
TNMHOs Recording of the CARES ACT for Hospice Providers
TNMHOs Recording of the Emergency Billing Updates for COVID-19
New Mexico Department of Health
New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM)
New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
ANCILLARY STATE RESOURCES
Texas Board of Nursing Provides Staffing Resources for LTC Providers
Texas Office of Inspector General
Texas Workforce Commission-COVID-19 Resources for Employers