Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Guidance for Long-term Care Facilities (July 1, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

New Hampshire

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

RSA 141-C; RSA 151

Issued

2020-07-01 July 1, 2020

Effective

2020-07-01

End

Revised periodically through 2021 (read as 2020-12-31)

In force

July 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q32020 Q4

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Health care ordersQuarantine and isolation

Addressees

• nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities

Functions reached

• IC staff testing and screening
• RS admissions and cohorting
• WF staff exclusion
• HR

Collection

New Hampshire NH

Operative words

All nursing home staff should be tested every 7-10 days. All residents in an affected facility/unit should be tested [every] 7 days, per CDC guidance and CMS guidance, until the outbreak is closed. Outbreaks are closed by the DPHS team 14 days after the last case onset at the facility.... [Staff] must be screened at the beginning of each shift... Staff can be allowed back to work when at least 10 days have passed since [symptom onset]

Enforcement