Contact Info
Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
Health Care: COVID-19
Guidance for reporting, evaluating and testing, infection prevention and control, and specific to long-term care and facilities and systems.
- Reporting COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Infections
Required disease reporting for COVID-19.
- Infection Prevention and Control: COVID-19
Guidelines and recommendations related to infection prevention.
- Long-term Care: COVID-19
Guidance and resources for long-term care facilities.
- Health Care Facilities and Systems: COVID-19
Facilities and systems specific guidance.
- COVID-19 Vaccine
Planning details and vaccine provider pre-registration instructions, as well as data and phases.
- Therapeutic Options for COVID-19 Patients
Information about investigational medication treatments (therapeutics), to be updated as new information is available.
- Surgeries and Procedures During COVID-19
General information about medical procedures and surgeries during COVID-19.
- Clinical Recommendations for Patients with Underlying Medical Conditions
High-risk conditions and clinical recommendations for health care providers.
- Mental Health and Resiliency Tools for Health Care Workers: COVID-19
Tools and resources for health care leaders and workers to deal with common mental, emotional, and psychological concerns they have because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
For all health care workers/settings
- Health Care Worker Isolation and Exposure Recommendations
Protocols for isolation and managing exposures of health care workers during conventional, contingency, and crisis staffing situations.
- Defining Crisis Staffing Shortage in Congregate Care Facilities
Crisis-level staffing criteria, strategies, and guidelines for congregate care facilities.
- Reporting COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Clusters in Health Care Facilities
- Guidance for Temporary Plastic Barriers in Health Care Settings
12/18/20
- Information for Organizations Requesting Cue Rapid Molecular Tests
- Ivermectin and COVID-19 (PDF)
Information for health care organizations and providers.
4/20/22
- Prescribing Antibiotics in Outpatient Settings during the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF)
Information and considerations for providers related to antibiotics.
4/9/21
- Best Practices for COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Sites: Disability-related Accessibility
- Minnesota Home Care Association (MHCA)
Includes a COVID-19 Home Care & Hospice Toolkit.
- CDC: Information For Healthcare Professionals
Interim CDC guidance for health care professionals on human cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Check the CDC guidance regularly as updates are posted when new information is available.