QSO-20-14-NH, Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nursing Homes (Mar. 9, 2020; REVISED Mar. 13, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

United States (Medicare and Medicaid nursing homes)

Level

Federal

Authority

42 C.F.R. § 483.10(f)(4) (resident rights: visitation), § 483.80; survey authority

Issued

2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020

Effective

2020-03-13

End

visitation guidance superseded by QSO-20-39-NH (Sept. 17, 2020, FED-154); memo expired Mar. 28, 2023 (read as 2020-09-17)

In force

Mar. 13, 2020 to Sept. 17, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureGathering capHealth care orders

Addressees

• all Medicare/Medicaid certified nursing homes; State Survey Agencies

Functions reached

• VS visitation closed to all visitors and 'non-essential healthcare personnel' (home-care-senior-living; hospice; therapy contractors; hair and podiatry services; clergy)
• RS admissions and cohorting
• DN communal dining and group activities cancelled
• IN referral flows from hospitals

Collection

Federal health, safety and transport layer FED-A

Operative words

[As CMS restated it in QSO-20-39-NH:] In March of 2020, CMS issued memorandum QSO 20-14-NH providing guidance to facilities on restricting visitation of all visitors and non-essential healthcare personnel, except for certain compassionate care situations, such as an end-of-life situation. [QSO-20-14-NH revised text:] Facilities should actively screen and restrict visitation by those who meet the following criteria... Restricting means the individual should not be allowed in the facility at all, until they no longer meet the criteria above.

Enforcement

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