{"id":"AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-064","kind":"context","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (federal); Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"FED-HEALTH-OTHER","eco":"","issuer":"Department of Veterans Affairs (Secretary Robert Wilkie)","authority":"38 U.S.C. 501, 1710, 7301; VHA facility management authority","instrument":"VA announcement of Mar. 10, 2020: \u0027No Visitor\u0027 stance and suspension of new admissions at all VA nursing homes (community living centers) and spinal cord injury and disorder centers","title":"VA announces safeguards to protect nursing home and spinal cord injury patients","dateIssued":"2020-03-10","effective":"2020-03-10 \u0027until further notice\u0027","end":"Relaxed by phased VA visitation guidance from mid-2020; facility-level restrictions continued through 2021 [end date not verified]","startDate":"2020-03-10","endDate":"2020-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["HC","GATH"],"addressees":["all VA community living centers and spinal cord injury/disorder centers; visitors; new admissions"],"clause":"effective March 10 and until further notice, VA is taking the following actions: All VA nursing homes will adopt a \u0027No Visitor\u0027 stance, meaning no outside visitors will be permitted to see residents. The only exceptions will be in compassionate cases, when Veterans are in their last stages of life on hospice units.... All VA nursing homes will suspend new admissions.... All VA SCI/Ds will adopt a \u0027No Visitor\u0027 stance, meaning no outside visitors will be permitted to see inpatients.","enforcement":"Facility access control by the federal operator (38 C.F.R. 1.218 conduct on VA property)","functions":["VS visitation and access","IN intake (admissions suspended)","RS residential care","CB families and referral sources"],"notes":"The first federal nursing-home visitation ban, three days before CMS QSO-20-14-NH; reached hospice, therapy, chaplaincy and vendor contractors serving VA CLCs.","sourceUrl":"https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5400","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":4779598,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER","url":"/library/AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-064","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-064","citation":"Department of Veterans Affairs (Secretary Robert Wilkie), VA announcement of Mar. 10, 2020: \u0027No Visitor\u0027 stance and suspension of new admissions at all VA nursing homes (community living centers) and spinal cord injury and disorder centers (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-064)","stateName":"","related":[]}