- New Testing Requirements (Effective Sept. 2, 2020)
- Click here to check county positivity rate and testing frequency.
- New Rule
- CMS Testing Requirements: Steps to Get Started - This resource is geared toward providers who are not routinely testing and need to quickly implement a testing program.
- AHCA/NCAL High-Level Summary - CMS New Reporting and Testing Requirements for Nursing Homes
- AHCA/NCAL Analysis and Summary of Additional Provisions in the CMS Interim Final Rule
- AHCA/NCAL Summary of QSO-20-38-NH and QSO-20-37-CLIA-NH - This resource summarizes the QSO memos and the guidance established by CMS for testing and reporting.
- Rapid Point-of-Care Antigen Devices: What SNF's Need to Know
- QSO-20-38-NH - Interim Final Rule, Updated Testing Requirements (8/26/20)
- QSO-20-37-CLIA-NH - Interim Final Rule, Updated Reporting Requirements (8/26/20)
- CMS Press Release - "CMS posts guidance for implementing new testing requirements in nursing homes and labs" (8/26/20)
- CMS Press Release - "Trump Administration Strengthens COVID-19 Surveillance with New Reporting and Testing Requirements for Nursing Homes, Other Providers"(8/25/20)
- Targeted COVID-19 Training for Nursing Homes
- Click HERE to access the training on the CMS Quality, Safety & Education Portal.
- CMS Press Release - "Trump Administration Launches National Training Program to Strengthen Nursing Home Infection Control Practices" (8/25/20)
- FAQs for ICF/IID Facilities (6/10/20)
- COVID Nursing Home Compare Data (6/4/20)
- Nursing Home Data Release FAQs (PDF) (6/4/20)
- Infographic: Nursing Home Reporting Numbers for 5/31/20 (PDF) (6/4/20)
- Posting Nursing Home Inspections (6/4/20)
- Releasing COVID Nursing Home Data (6/4/20)
- COVID-19 Survey Activities, CARES Act Funding, Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control Deficiencies, and Quality Improvement Activities in Nursing Homes (6/1/20)
- Toolkit for States to Mitigate COVID-19 in Nursing Homes (PDF) UPDATED (November 2020 Version 14)
- Nursing Home Reopening Recommendation FAQs (PDF) (5/18/20)
- COVID-19 Focused Survey for Nursing Homes
- May 11th Letter from CMS Administrator, Seema Verma (5/11/20)
- CMS Memo - Interim Final Rule Updating Requirements for Notification of Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19 Cases Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes (May 6, 2020) Ref: QSO-20-29-NH (5/6/20)
- Guidance on Notification Requirements of Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19 Cases Among Nursing Home Residents and Staff (5/6/20)
- Accelerated and Advanced Payments Fact Sheet (PDF) UPDATED (4/26/2020)
- Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating Updates, Nursing Home Staff Counts, and Frequently Asked Questions (4/24/20)
- New Nursing Home Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID-19 Among Residents and Staff (PDF) (4/19/20)
- 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Long-Term Care Facility Transfer Scenarios (PDF) (4/13/20)
- Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IIDs) and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) (4/8/20)
- Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Dialysis Facilities UPDATED (4/8/20)
- COVID-19 Long-Term Care Facility Guidance (PDF) (4/3/20)
- Letter requesting hospitals report data in connection with their efforts to fight the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (PDF) (3/30/20)
- Revised CMS Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nursing Homes (3/13/20)
- CMS Memo - Prioritization of Survey Activities (Mar. 23, 2020) Ref: QSO-20-20-All (3/23/20)
