2022 Blast Faxes
2022-06 Visitation and Masking
2022-08A EO 14B Revised Compliance Guidance
EO 14B Compliance Guidance REVISED
2022-08B EO 14 B, Compliance Guidance Revised March 1, 2022
EO 14B Compliance Guidance Revised March 1, 2022
2022-9 Visitation Guidance for Nursing Homes
2022-10 Weather Alert
2022-11 Rapid Test Kits for Executive Order 14F
2022-12 PPE Availability and One-time Ordering
2022-13 EO 14B Webinar
2022-14 Nursing Home Staffing Level Requirements
2022-15 Extensions of EOs Pertaining to LTC
2022-16 Survey Request
2022-17 Legionella Workshop 2022
2022-18 EO 14B Reporting Webinar
2022-19 Essential Care Giver Policies
Visitation and Essential Care Giver Policy and Procedures
2022-20 Order of Reinstatement License Renewal Requirements
Order of Reinstatement of Licensure Renewal Requirements
2022-21 The Medication Administration and Supervision Training to Support Recovery (MASTSR) program
2022-22 Cooling Systems and Preventative Maintenance
2022-23 Possible Payment Scam
2022-24 Licensure Inspection Checklist and Entrance Document
2022-25 Fit Testing for N95 respirators
2022-26 Temporary Nurse Aide (TNA) Survey
2022-27 Guidance to Hospitals for Inpatient Medication Use for Opioid Withdrawal Management and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
2022-28 Hot Weather Alert
2022-29 MASTSR program.
2022-30 NH Visitation and Request for CMP Funds
2022-31 Essential Support Persons
2022-32 Holiday Vaccine Challenge
2022-33 Nursing Staffing Levels
Attachment for Blast Fax 2022-33
2021 Blast Faxes
2021-1 Survey Regarding Intravenous Therapy at the Nursing Home Level
2021-2 Connecticut County Positivity Rates for Nursing Home Testing and Visitation
2021-3 Long Term Care Information on Resident Vaccination Status
2021-4 Transition from Pharmacy Partnership to Federal Retail
2021-5 DSS, Treatment of Economic Stimulus Payment
2021-6 Labor Negotiations
2021-7 Hemodialysis Workforce Survey
2021-8 Revised Visitation Guidance from CMS
2021-9 SARS-CoV-2 Confirmatory Testing at the State Public Health Laboratory for Long Term Care Facilities
2021-10 ALSA-MRC Testing Toolkit
2021-11 Visitation Summit
2021-12 FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance
2021-13 Webinar-Strike Contingency Plans
2021-14 COVID-19 Testing
2021-15 Applicant Background Check Management System (ABCMS) Program
2021-16 Updated Requirement for COVID-19 Testing and Reporting
2021-17 Applicant Background Check Management System (ABCMS) Program
2021-17A ABCMS Program Webinars
2021-17B ABCMS Program
2021-17C ABCMS Program Webinars June and July 2021
2021-17D ABCMS Official Inquiry Regarding Employment of 7K Workers
2021-17F Available Appointments 7/15/21
2021-17G ABCMS Fingerprinting
2021-18 Weather Alert
Recommendations for Management of NH Residents during Hot Weather
2021-19 ALSA COVID-19 Testing Program
2021-20 Temporary Nurse Aid Bridge to CNA Program
2021-21 Project Firstline: The Power to Stop Infections. Together
2021-22 Important COVID-19 Vaccine Planning Survey-Boosters
2021-23 Commissioner Order re COVID Testing for Unvaccinated Staff
2021-24 Immunization Guidance for Executive Order 13B
2021-24A Updated Guidance for Executive Order 13B, Vaccination Mandate
EO-13B Compliance Guidance Update 8-20-21
2021-25 Weather Update
2021-26 Executive Orders 13E and 13F
2021-26A Executive Order 13F Compliance Guidance
EO-F Implementation Guidance for Executive Order 13F Vaccination Mandate for Staff in Long-Term Care Facilities
2021-28 Enrollment to administer COVID-19 vaccines
2021-29 Order of Production of Records
2021-30 Long Term Care Facilities Booster Pharmacy Partners
2021-31 Updated booster recommendations, and Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF) pharmacy matching support
2021-33 STATEWIDE ACCESS: Isolation Option for DMHAS and Other Behavioral Health Program Participants
2021-34 Infection Preventionist Qualifications
2021-35 CDC Health Advisory
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Advisory
2021-36 CMS's QSO 22-07
2020 Blast Faxes
2020-1 Facility Licensing and Investigations Section Contact Information for ICD facilities
2020-2 DPH HAI Educational Program
2020-3 Abbott Point of Care i-STAT
2020-4 COVID-19 and CMS Directives
2020-5 COVID-19 and CDC Guidance
2020-6 Laboratory Testing for COVID-19
Long Term Care Map- Members to Update Supplies and Vendors
2020-7 Visiting Restrictions in Nursing Homes
2020-7A Visiting Restrictions in Nursing Homes, excluding State Marshals, Attorneys and Conservators
2020-7B Visitor Restrictions
2020-8 Guidance for Certifying COVID-19 Deaths
2020-9 Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Dialysis Facilities
2020-10 Guidance for use of Certain Industrial Respirators by Health Care Personnel
2020-11 Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 COVID-19 in Hospice Agencies
2020-12 Reducing of eliminating the need for boarding of patients in the hospital ED and Authorization and guidelines for use of alternate space for assessment and treatment of ambulatory patients presenting with COVID-19
2020-13 Potential Resource for COVID-19 Alternative Site Testing (Trailer service)
2020-14 Orders from the Governor and DPH Commissioner
2020-15 Notice from Chief Medical Officer
2020-15A Information from Chief Medical Examiner
Change to the list of Reportable Laboratory Findings
2020-16 Answers to FAQ from the FDA related to tests for SARS-CoV2
Interim Recommendations for PPE in Home Care
Order from DPH Commissioner Coleman-Mitchell dated 3/23/2020
2020-18 Information on Office of Early Childhood
2020-19 CMS Guidance Regarding Prioritization of Survey Activities
2020-20 Resources for Behavioral Health during an Infectious Disease Outbreak
Covid-19 Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities
2020-21 Recommendations for Deceased in Nursing Homes
2020-22 CMS Guidance for CLIA Labs
2020-23 Registration for FLIS and LTC Ombudsman Meeting
2020-24 Guidance for Use of Isolation Orders, Return-to-work
2020-25 CMS Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of COVID-19 in Dialysis Facilities
2020-26 CMS Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of COVID-19 EMTALA
2020-27 CMS Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of COVID-19 in IICF/IID and PRTFs
2020-28 CMS Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of COVID-19 disease in Outpatient Settings
2020-29 Updated Guidance for COVID-19
2020-29A All Healthcare Facilities
2020-30 Infection Control Guidance and Containment Webinar
2020-32 Instructions on How to Update COVID-19 data -Ambulatory Surgical Centers
2020-33 Instructions on How to Update COVID-19 data - Nursing Homes ***DPH is requesting this data to be entered daily by 10:00 AM***
2020-34 Instructions on How to Update COVID-19 data -All Hospitals
2020-35 Instructions on How to Update COVID-19 data -All other facility types
2020-36 CMS Guidance for Processing Attestation Statements from ASC's
Memorandum COVID-19 Data Reporting Portal Closed
2020-37 Covid-19 Data Reporting Portal Closed
2020-38 Webinar Scheduled for April 15, 2020 at 2-3:00 PM
Hospital Discharges to Nursing Home During COVID-19 Pandemic
2020-38A Revised Discharge Criteria Document.
2020-40 Nursing Students Clinical Hours in Nursing Homes and Other Facilities
2020-41 CMS QSO 20-26-NH
2020-42 All Assisted Living Facilities
2020-43 All Nursing Homes
2020-44 Student Health Care Practitioners and Clinical Hours in Facilities
2020-45 COVID-19 Testing
2020-46 Infection Control Training
2020-46A Infection Control Training Sign Up Genius
2020-47 COVID-19 ALSA reporting
2020-49 HHA and Hospice Webinar for 5-1-2020
2020-50 Use of Coveralls and Use of KN95 Respirators
2020-51 LTCF COVID-19 Daily Reporting System
DPH Commissioner Renee Coleman-Mitchell's order dated May 9, 2020
2020-53 Request to Complete Daily Survey on COVID-19
2020-55 Interim Guidance and COVID-19 Cleaning and Protocol
Memorandum change in the COVID-19 reporting Reqirement for Long-Term Care Facilities
2020-56 CMS's Recommendation for Nursing Home Reopening
2020-57 Nurse Students Clinical Rotations
Revised Lab Executive Order from May 14, 2020
2020-58 Survey Monkey
2020-59 Survey Monkey Aggregate Numbers
2020-60 FFR Fit Testing
2020-61 Resident Room Doors
2020-62 Home Health & Hospice Meeting
2020-63 Infection Control Support Nurses
2020-64 Medication Administration Training Program
2020-67 COVID-19 Infection Control Testing Guidance
2020-68 Molecular Transport Media (MTM) Collection Kits
COVID-19 Testing, Recommendations for the use of Nucleic Acid Testing
Nursing Home Staff and Resident Testing
2020-71 Nursing Home Staff Testing Care Partner Assignments
2020-72 COVID-19 Infection Control Guidance, and FAQs-NHSN LTCF COVID-19 Module
2020-73 CT Long-Term Care Facility COVID-19 Daily Reporting System
2020-74 Guidance for Hospitals for Inpatient Medication Use for Opioid with Management and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
2020-74A Guidance to Hospital Inpatient Medication Medication Use for Opioid Withdrawal Management and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
2020-75 Assisted Living Services Agency and Staff Testing Tool Kit
2020-75A Assisted Living Services Agency/Managed Residential Community Resident and Staff Testing Tool Kit
2020-76 Testing Algorithms
2020-77 A Collaborative Approach to Staff Testing
2020-78 PPE Distribution, Region 2 Facilities
2020-79 Recommendations of Management of Health Care Facilities during Hot Weather
2020-80 Survey Monkey and Zoom Training
Revised FDA Letter for Blast Fax 2020-80
2020-81 Thermo Fischer
2020-82 Weather Alert; Heavy Rain, High Winds
2020-84 PODS for Region 2, Region 3
2020-84A PODS for Region 4 and Region 5
2020-84B PODS Status for Region 2 only
2020-84C PODS for Region 2 only
2020-84D PODS for Region 2 only
2020-84E Point of Distribution (POD) Status
2020-85 Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Nursing Home
2020-86 Survey Monkey on generators
2020-87 Supplemental DPH Guidance on Monthly Surveillance
2020-88 Zoom training for Donning and Doffing of PPE, Conservation Strategies and Hand Hygiene
2020-89 Supplemental DPH Guidance on the use of antigen testing in Nursing Homes
2020-90 Care Partners Reporting to DPH
2020-91 Emergency Use Authorization regarding Yales SalivaDirect
2020-92 CMS Nursing Home Visitation COVID-19 to all Nursing Homes
2020-93 DPH Guidance on Visitation in Chronic Disease Hospital
Commissioner's Order Regarding PPE
2020-94 DPH Webinar: The CLIA certificate of waiver and the antigen instrument
2020-96 CT Infection Control Guidelines for Temporary Indoor COVID-19 Testing Sites
2020-98 Personal Protective Equipment Inventory Attestation
2020-99 Binax NOW Training Toolkit Webinars
2020-100 Binax Now COVID-19 Antigen Cards
Attestation form for Blast Fax 2020-100
Addendum Interim Guidance for Abbott Binax NOW
Interim Guidance for SARS-COV-2 Antigen Testing and Reporting Updated 10/19/2020
2020-101 Testing Frequency
2020-102 Nursing Home Staffing Summit
2020-103 Nursing Home Visitation and Request for CMP Funds
2020-103A Nursing Home Visitation and Request for CMP Funds
2020-103B Nursing Home Visitation and Request for CMPs
2020-104 Pharmacy Partnership for Long Term Care Program
2020-105 Mass Vaccination Survey Dialysis
2020-106 Nursing Home Enrollment in the Connect to Care Jobs Portal
2020-107 LTC COVID-19 Daily Reporting
2020-108 Hospital Discharge Guidance
2020-111 COVID Alert CT App
2020-112 Survey on Mass Vaccination for COVID-19
2020-113 Return to work guidance for Healthcare workers and first responders
2020-114 Point Prevalence Testing
2020-114A Point Prevalence Testing
2020-115 Licensed Infirmaries Waiver Request Information
2020-116 Federal Pharmacy Partnership in Connecticut
CT Listing for Communication for Blast Fax 2020-116
2020-117 December PODs
2020-117A December PODs for Region 4
2020-118 Reporting Requirements for SARS-COV-2 Test Results
2020-120 Lateral transfers from a nursing home to a COVID-19 recovery facility
2020-121 Urgent Care Binax Invitation
2020-122 Guidance for VAMS Enrollment
2020-123 Nurse Staffing and Incidents of Workplace Violence
2019-2 The MASTSR program (the training program for the Medication Administration Training (MAT) initiative)
2019-3 Certificate of Training in Infection Prevention in the long-Term Care Setting
2019-4 Two training opportunities from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
2019-4A Attachment to Blast Fax 2019-4
2019-5 E-Licensing System
2019-6 Hospital License Renewal-E-Licensing
2019-7 Increase in Opioid Overdoses
2019-7A Increase in Opioid Overdoses (Press Release from City of Hartford)
2019-7B Increase in Opioid Overdoses (situational awareness)
2019-8 Joint Commission Bulletin
2019-9 Recommendations for Management of Health Facilities during Hot Weather
2019-10 Medication Assisted Treatment in Nursing Homes, Buprenorphine Waiver Training
2019-11 LSP Oxygen Regulator Recall
2019-12 Late Adopters Webinar, Part One
2019-12A Late Adopters Webinar, Part Two
2019-13 Legionella Updates
2019-14 CDC Webinar on Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities
2019-15 Fall Prevention Safety Summit for Skilled Nursing Facilities
2019-15A Attachment for Blast Fax 2019-15
2019-16 Waivers for the Regulations of the Connecticut State Agencies. Sectopm 19a-495-570(m) Service Operations (5) Physical Examinations
2019-17 Medication Assisted Treatment in a Nursing Home
2019-18 List of Reportable Diseases
2019-19 Optional State Assessment (OSA) and Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM)
2019-19A PDPM Assessments and Grouper Update
2019-20 Labor Negotiations
2019-21 Electronic Deficiency and Violation Letter
2019-22 A Summit on Serious Illness in CT
2019-23 Continuing Education from the CDC
2019-24 LPN Refresher Program
2019-25 CDC Educational Program
2019-26 Nurse Staffing Plan and Incidents of Workplace
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| 10-01 | Registered Nurse Staffing Requirement On Each Shift For General Inpatient Hospice Stay |
| 10-01a | Registered Nurse Staffing Requirement On Each Shift For General Inpatient Hospice Stay |
| 10-02 | New Electronic Survey Process |
| 10-03 | Long Term Care Mutual Aid Plan (LTC-MAP) for Evacuation and Resources/Assets February 17, 2010: WebEx Training for WebsiteData Entry |
| 10-03 | Long Term Care Mutual Aid Plan (LTC-MAP) for Evacuation and Resources/Assets |
| 10-03 | ASCEND PASRR and Level of Care Contract Implementation |
| 10-03a |
UPDATE: NAME OF COURSE: Long Term Care Mutual Aid Plan Regiion 3/Capitol Region: Website Data Entry Training Course ID# 1020767
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| 10-04 | ASCEND PASSR and Level of Care Contract Implementation |
| 10-04 | Home Health Care CAHPS Survey |
| 10-04a | Home Health Care CAHPS Survey |
| 10-06 | Norovirus Infection |
| 10-07 | MDS Oasis System Downtime |
| 10-07a | MDS Oasis System Downtime |
| 10-08 | Recall Automated peritoneal dialysis (PD) Systems |
| 10-10a | CTCCC Quarterly Training Conference |