Revised Visitation, Screening, and Staffing Directive for Long-term Care Facilities (October 6, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

Arkansas

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-109 to -110; 20-10-101(10)

Issued

2020-10-06 Oct. 6, 2020

Effective

2020-10-06

End

Superseded by the Dec. 23, 2020 revision (Ex. AR-068) (read as 2020-12-23)

In force

Oct. 6, 2020 to Dec. 23, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q4

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Health care orders

Addressees

• nursing homes, assisted living, intermediate care, residential care and post-acute head injury facilities

Functions reached

• VS visitation
• RS residential care
• HC visits by outside providers
• DN communal dining
• IC screening

Collection

Arkansas AR

Operative words

All long-term care facilities must prohibit all visitation except as allowed by this directive. This directive supersedes the directives on visitation, screening, and staffing in nursing homes previously issued by the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH), including the Guidance for Limiting the Transmission of COVID-19 for Long-term Care Facilities (Revised March 13, 2020) and the Requirements for Facilities to Expand Visitation, Activities, and Communal Dining (Revised July 22, 2020).... Long-term care facilities must allow all visitation that is medically necessary and all visitation by law enforcement, emergency personnel, representatives from Disability Rights of Arkansas, or representatives from government regulatory agencies

Enforcement