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Health Care: COVID-19

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  • Reporting
  • Evaluating & Testing
  • Infection Prevention & Control
  • Long-term Care
  • Health Care Facilities & Systems
  • Vaccine
  • Therapeutic Options
  • Surgeries & Procedures
  • Clinical Recommendations for Underlying Medical Conditions
  • Mental Health & Resiliency Tools

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  • COVID–19 Response Funding
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CDC has recently updated their Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel. MDH is working to review the CDC guidance and update our documents as appropriate.

Long-term Care: COVID-19

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Testing
Infection prevention and control
Visitors and outside services
Staffing
Vaccination

Changes to COVID-19 Reporting in Minnesota Congregate Care Settings

  • Reporting Requirements for Minnesota Long-term Care Facilities (PDF)
    One page summary of reporting requirements.
  • Please review the updated October 2022 video below and send questions to Health.LTC.COVID19.MDH@state.mn.us.
  • Different reporting types:
    • COVID-19 Long-Term Care Report Form
      Form to report case counts, deaths, and outbreaks to MDH
    • CDC: LTCF COVID-19 Module
      Information on case and lab reporting through NHSN
    • Uploading Lab Results to MDH RePortal
      Information on lab reporting through MDH RePortal

Video describing the COVID-19 reporting changes for skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, other MDH licensed facilities, and facilities licensed only by DHS.
Updated 10/5/22

Slides: Changes to COVID-19 Reporting in Congregate Care Settings (PDF)

Transcript: Changes to COVID-19 Reporting in Congregate Care Settings (PDF)

Testing

  • Long-term Care Testing: COVID-19
    All guidance and materials related to LTC testing activities.

Infection prevention and control

  • Visit Infection Prevention and Control: COVID-19 for the following guidance documents:
    • COVID-19 Source Control (Masking), PPE, and Testing Grid
    • Aerosol-Generating Procedures and Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
    • COVID-19 Action Plan for Congregate Care Settings
       
  • Employee Illness Tracking Tool (Excel) | Instructions (PDF)
    5/26/20
     
  • Resident Cohorts for Respiratory Outbreaks in Long-term Care (PDF)
    Updated 2/17/22
     
  • Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and Fan Considerations for Long-term Care during COVID-19 (PDF)
    5/19/21
     
  • Elections and Voting Guidance for Long-term Care Facilities (PDF)
    8/18/22
     
  • CDC: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Spread in Nursing Homes
     
  • CDC: Interim guidance for Managing Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure to SARS-CoV-2

Visitors and outside services

Long term care facilities in Minnesota should refer to CMS and CDC for updated visitation guidelines and recommendations:

  • CMS QSO-20-39-NH: Nursing Home Visitation - COVID-19 (revised) (PDF)
  • Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Spread in Nursing Homes
  • COVID-19 Guidance: Long-term Care Indoor Visitation for Nursing Facilities and Assisted Living Settings (PDF)
    Updated 6/17/22

Staffing

  • Health Care Worker Isolation and Exposure Recommendations
    Includes foundational CDC guidance links and supplemental MDH recommendations to establish isolation and exposure management protocols.
     
  • Defining Crisis Staffing Shortage in Congregate Care Facilities: COVID-19
    Review the criteria and definitions provided. A link to Clarification of Staffing Options provides more information.

Vaccination

  • MIIC User Guidance and Training Resources
    Learn to use population-based tools and reports in MIIC, such as client follow-up, to determine COVID-19 vaccination status of your long-term care residents.
     
  • How to Complete the Long-term Care COVID-19 Vaccination Reporting Form (PDF)
    Updated 5/26/21
    • LTC COVID-19 Vaccine Reporting Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
      9/15/22
       
  • COVID-19 Vaccination Tracking Tool for Long-term Care (Excel) | Instructions (PDF)
    1/6/21
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Last Updated: 12/23/2022

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