Demonstration program will test approaches for continuing to serve medically fragile children after they reach age 21.

Advisories remind providers of regulatory requirements in hot weather months.

DOH reminds providers of regulatory requirements and precautions to take in the warm weather months.

Report must be submitted by nursing homes, hospice, and home care providers, including ALP home care agencies.

Income and resource levels, other financial eligibility criteria updated.

Guidance covers hospitals, nursing homes, home care agencies, hospices, and diagnostic and treatment centers.

DOH guidance released on Sept. 15^th allows nursing homes to welcome visitors if they have no new nursing home onset COVID-19 cases for 14 days, meet reporting requirements, submit a safety plan, have no staffing shortages as reported to the NHSN, have access to adequate testing, and meet other requirements. Visitors must present a negative test result within the last seven days and pass a symptom screening. The guidance is effective Sept. 17^th.

Efforts are being made to weave hospital and long term care facility COVID-19 protocols into coastal storm and emergency planning.