Providers should ensure that policies and procedures are established.

State guidance adopts only some of the CDC’s new, less restrictive recommendations.

For purposes of compliance with COVID-19 infection prevention measures such as routine staff testing requirements in nursing homes, quarantine of exposed residents in nursing homes and ACFs, and work exclusion of exposed staff in all settings, staff and residents will be considered "up-to-date" if they are up-to-date under the prior CDC vaccination guidance through Oct. 15^th. After Oct. 15^th, the new up-to-date definition, which relies on the bivalent booster, will be enforced.

DAL modifies twice-daily screening requirements for home care and hospice personnel upon arriving at work to screening only once a day.

ARPA changes will bring workforce and training stipends and some temporary rate increases.