To improve communications within the health care community these notices were sent via a "Blast-Fax" system to pertinent health care institutions. The institutions included: Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Providers Group, Outpatient Surgical Centers, Substance Abuse Facilities, Mental Health Facilities, Residential Care Homes, Home Health Agencies, ICF/MR Facilities and Outpatient Dialysis Units.
2025-1 OUD Toolkit Webinar
2025-2 Pediatric Hospice Workgroup Survey
2025-3 Learning Sessions for Opioid Use Disorders in LTC Flyer for Blast Fax 2025-3
2025-4 Supplement Shakes
2025-5 Building Bridges Webinar
2025-6 Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition
Palliative Care Conference Brochure
2025-7 Hospital Nurse Staffing Reporting Due July 1, 2025
2025-8 Hot Weather Recommendations
Updated Hot Weather Recommendations
2025-9 Phishing Scam Alert - Fake DPH DocuSign Emails
2025-10 Internet Quality Improvement & Evaluation System (iQIES) Electronic Plan of Correction (ePOC) system
2025-11 Transfers and Discharges in Residential Care Homes
2025-12 Long Term Care Ombudsman Residential Care Home (RCH) Educations Series
2025-13 Home Health Agency Survey
2025-14 Public Act 25-168 AED in MRCs and Nursing Homes
2025-15 Home Care Provider Registry
2025-16 Public Act 25-168 Home Health and Hospice agency Requirements for Patient Intake Process, Employee Training, Violence and Abuse Reporting and Information Sharing
2025-17 Public Act 25-96 Hospital Emergency Department Diversion
2025-18 Public Act 25-17: An Act Prohibiting Long-Term Care Facilities from discriminating Against Long-Term Care Facility Residents
2025-19 Medical Diagnostic Equipment (MDE)
2025-20 Waivers for the Regulations of the Connecticut State Agencies Section 19a-495-570(m) service operation (5) Physical Examinations
2025-21 Spot the Orange Bracelet Information for Patients Information for Providers
2024 Blast Faxes
2024-1 Workplace Violence Reporting
2024-2 Weather Alert
2024-3 Amendments to Policies and Procedures Implementing 3.0 Staffing Ratio
2024-3A Amendments to Policies and Procedure Implementing 3.0 Staffing Ratios REVISED
2024-4 Hot Weather Alert
Recommendations for Management of Patients/Residents During Hot Weather
2024-5 Hospital Staffing Reporting: Updates to the FLIS Portal
2024-6 Web Based Reportable Event System- Behavioral Health Facilities
2024-7 Hospital Nurse Staffing Compliance
Proposed DPH Hospital Guidance
2024-8 Nursing Home Closures and Waiting Lists
2024-9 Hospital Nurse Staffing Compliance
2024-10 The Medication Administration and Supervision Training to Support Recovery program (MASTSR)
2024-11 Public Act 22-58 Section 73 MDE
2024-12 Back to Basics Conference
2024-13 Nursing Home rejection due to Mental Health Services
2024-14 Statute Changes effective October 1, 2024
2024-15 An Act Concerning Nursing Home Waiting List
2024-16 Web Based Reportable Event System-Residential Care Homes
2024-17 Home Health Care Agencies Workplace Violence Reporting
2024-18 Hospital Cybersecurity Plans
2024-19 Workplace Violence Reporting
2024-20 Hospital Staffing Plan
2023 Blast Faxes
2023-2 Nurse Staffing Plan & Workplace Violence Reporting
Attachment for Blast Fax 2023-2
2023-3 Labor Negotiations - Action Requested
2023-4 Increasing COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Among Nursing Home Residents
2023-5 Weather Alert
2023-6 Public Act 22-58, Section 73, Medical Diagnostic Equipment (MDE)
2023-8 Real Kosher Ice Cream Recall
2023-9 FLIS Events Portal Down
2023-10 Skilled Nursing Facility-Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (SNF-MOUD) Workgroup
2023-11 Respiratory Vial Season Informational
2023-12 Weather Alert
2023-13 MOUD Announcement
Managing Opioid Use Disorder Announcement
2023-14 Facility Licensing and Investigation Section Portal Updates
2023-15 Waivers