Both the State and CMS have completed the regulatory processes for repealing their respective COVID vaccination mandates for health care personnel. Nursing homes and ACFs are still required to provide COVID vaccination education to staff and residents and offer (or in the case of ACFs, arrange for an appointment to receive) COVID vaccinations.

Hand sanitizer's ignitable nature makes it a hazardous waste subject to federal regulation.

Federal resources to access tests.

With some of the most vulnerable populations at risk during the upcoming respiratory illness season, it is imperative that facilities make proactive efforts to prevent severe illness and outbreaks.

The CDC has posted training slides and a guidance document outlining the change.

Nursing homes are required to maintain at least a two-month supply of PPE, calculated based on each facility's average annual census and a series of positivity rates and multipliers provided by DOH.