COVID-19 Healthcare Guidance
The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) is committed to supporting healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. DPH has issued these guidance documents for clinicians and healthcare facilities. As we learn more about COVID-19, guidance is subject to changes and updates. Note that aspects of older guidance may not be up-to-date.
2021
Please check the following information regularly as it is changes frequently.
Communications to COVID-19 Vaccine Providers from DPH Immunizations Program
- February 24 Call for Cases: COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Cases
- February 24 COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Case Report Form
2020
- December 16 Interim Guidance on the Length of Quarantine for Contacts of Persons with
SARS-CoV-2 Infection - October 14 Addendum: Interim Guidance for Abbott BinaxNOW™ COVID-19 Antigen Card
Recipients in Connecticut - September 29 Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Testing and Reporting in Connecticut
(rev. 10/20/2020) - September 25 Guidelines for Reporting COVID-19 Test Results and Cases
- September 11 Updated SARS-CoV-2 PCR Testing Recommendations
Provider Memos
2021
2020
- November 24 Updated Return-to-Work Guidance for Healthcare Workers and First
Responders During the COVID-19 Pandemic - August 5 Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Healthcare Providers
- June 11 Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Healthcare Providers
- May 20 Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Healthcare Providers
- May 5 Online Provider Reporting of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- April 24 Return-to-Work Guidance for Healthcare Workers and First Responders
During the COVID-19 Pandemic - April 21 Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Healthcare Professionals
- April 4 Updated Guidance for COVID-19
- March 30 Return-to-Work Guidance for Healthcare Workers and First Responders
During the COVID-19 Pandemic (archived) - March 24 Guidance for COVID-19 PPE Conservation and Testing Strategies
PPE Guidance
- May 27 Respiratory Protection and Filtering Facepiece Respirator (FFR) Fit Testing
- May 1 Use of KN95 Respirators During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- May 1 Use of Coveralls During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Long-term Care Guidance
- March 26, 2021 Nursing Home Visitation Algorithm
- February 15, 2021 Updated Step by Step Directions for Using the CT Long-Term Care Facility COVID-19 Portal
- February 15, 2021 Updated Instructions for Completing the CT Long Term Care Facility COVID-19 Portal Individual Data Elements
- November 13, 2020 Hospital Discharges to Post-Acute Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- August 12, 2020 Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Nursing Homes
- July 7, 2020 Nursing Home Testing Algorithm
- June 22, 2020 Updated COVID-19 Infection Control Guidelines for Nursing Homes
- June 22, 2020 Frequently Asked Questions – NHSN LTCF COVID-19 Module
- June 5, 2020 COVID-19 Infection Control Guidance for Nursing Homes
- May 11, 2020 COVID-19 Point Prevalence Survey Testing and Cohorting in
Nursing Homes - May 11, 2020 Example COVID-19 Cleaning Protocol for Long-term Care
- April 24, 2020 Hospital Discharges to Nursing Homes During COVID-19
Pandemic (archived) - April 22, 2020 COVID-19 Testing for Long-term Care Facilities and Congregate Settings
- March 26, 2020 COVID-19 Guidance for Long-term Care Facilities
This page last updated 3/30/2021.