LeadingAge NY will keep members apprised should any new travel guidance or directives be issued by the State for HCP.

Fully vaccinated and recently recovered HCP are not required to quarantine or test upon return to New York from interstate or international travel. Unvaccinated HCP and those who have not recovered from COVID-19 in the past three months who work in nursing homes, EALRs, and ALPs must quarantine for 14 days upon return to New York from domestic or international travel. All other unvaccinated HCP and those who have not recently recovered must quarantine only after international travel for seven days if they are tested on day three to five or for 10 days if not tested.

Health care providers and travelers working in health care settings should consult with the Revised Protocols for Personnel in Healthcare and Other Direct Care Settings to Return to Work Following COVID-19 Exposure for relevant requirements.

The new guidance accounts for vaccination status and recovery from COVID-19; new policy starting April 1^st withdraws quarantine restrictions for the general public for all domestic travel.

On Nov. 4^th, the State implemented a new travel advisory policy that replaces the weekly list of states – which had grown to encompass nearly the whole country – with a new test-based strategy. Under the new policy, travelers coming to New York from states that are not contiguous to New York, or after travel to any CDC Level 2 or Level 3 Travel Health Notice country, must quarantine for 14 days unless they satisfy the test-based requirement to exit quarantine early.