COVID-19 Facility Information

Facility Information and Alerts

Section	Date	Brief Description of Changes During the State of Emergency	Link to full Document
Vaccines and Monoclonal Antibody Treatments	January 24, 2022	Information on Monoclonal Antibody sites statewide being closed until further notice after FDA removal of treatment authorization	Alert(New)
	January 14, 2022	Update on Biden Administration Vaccine Mandate (Updated 1.14.2022)	Alert(New)
	January 4, 2022	Update on Biden Administration Vaccine Mandate	Alert(New)
	December 29, 2021	COVID-19 Vaccination and Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Information for Long-Term Care Providers, Residents, and Staff	Alert(New)
	November 8, 2021	Message from Secretary Simone Marstiller Regarding Availability of COVID-19 Vaccinations and Monoclonal Antibody Treatments	Alert(New)
	November 4, 2021	Biden-Harris Administration Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers	CMS Press Release Regarding Staff Vaccines 11.04.2021(New) - HHS and CMS Omnibus COVID Health Care Staff Vaccination(New) - White House Vaccination Requirements Report(New) - CMS FAQ on Staff Vaccination Requirements 11.04.2021(New)
	September 30, 2021	AHCA E-Blasts on Long-Term Care Vaccination and Monoclonal Antibody Treatment	Alert-Alert-9/30/21(New)
	Continuous Updates	COVID-19 Vaccine Expiration Date Tracking Tool	COVID 19 Vaccine Tracking Tool
Testing	Continuous Updates	CMS Nursing Home COVID Testing	Revised CMS QSO-20-38-NH(New) - Alert(New) - Interim Final Rule, CMS-3401-IFC - - DOH Positivity Rate Archive
	Continuous Updates	Information on COVID-19 Testing and Laboratory Director Qualifications	Information on COVID-19 Testing and Laboratory Director Qualifications
	Continuous Updates	CDC Guidance for Healthcare Professionals about Coronavirus	Latest CDC Guidance
	Continuous Updates	Antigen Testing in Nursing Homes	Latest CDC Guidance
	January 6, 2022	Information on Governor DeSantis’s initiative to put seniors first for COVID-19 tests	Governor Ron DeSantis Puts Seniors First for COVID Tests(New) - Alert(New)
	June 14, 2021	CDC Guidance for Healthcare Workers about COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Testing	CDC Guidance for Healthcare Workers about COVID-19 Testing(New)
Regulatory Information	Continuous Updates	CMS Quality Safety & Oversight memoranda, guidance, clarifications and instructions to State Survey Agencies and CMS Regional Offices	CMS Policy & Memos to States and Regions
Regulatory Information	Current Law	Overcapacity Authority	Overcapacity 408.821(2), Florida Statutes
Staffing	January 21, 2022	CDC Strategies to Mitigate Healthcare Personnel Staffing Shortages	CDC Strategies
Staffing	January 21, 2022	CDC Interim Guidance for Managing Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure to SARS-CoV-2	CDC Interim Guidance
Transfer	September 10, 2021	Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Spread in Nursing Homes – New Admissions	New Admissions and Residents who Leave the Facility
General Facility Resource Information	February 24, 2022	New COVID-19 Guidance for Health Care Practitioners	Alert(New)
	Continuous Updates	CDC COVID-19 LTC Preparedness Checklist	Nursing Home and Long Term Care Facilities: COVID-19 Preparedness Checklist
	Continuous Updates	Federal Waivers: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid certification waivers	CMS Current Emergencies: Waivers and Flexibilities
	Continuous Updates	Discontinuation of transmission-based precautions and disposition of patients in long term care facilities	CDC discontinuation of transmission-based precautions guidance
	November 22, 2021	AHCA E-Blast with Holiday Visitation Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities	Alert(New)
Building and Physical Plant	February 11, 2021	Office of Plans and Construction (OPC) updates	OPC COVID-19 Updates
Building and Physical Plant	April 10, 2020	Hospital Isolation Room Conversion	Guidance for Temporary Isolation Rooms
CDC and DOH Guidance	Continuous Updates	Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 Information	Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 Website
	Continuous Updates	Florida Department of Health COVID-19 Information	Florida Department of Health COVID-19 Website
	January 14, 2022	CDC guidance on types of masks and respirators	Types of Masks and Respirators
	November 15, 2021	How to disinfect your facility properly when someone is sick	Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility When Someone is Sick
	September 10, 2021	CDC Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic	Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel

Health Care Facility Updates

The Agency requires all licensees providing residential or inpatient services to use an approved database for reporting its emergency status, planning or operations. Log into the Emergency Status System (ESS) to update information regarding census, available beds, and all other reportable event-related information. The system serves as a monitoring tool, so if you must make a request for assistance, please contact your local Emergency Operations Center--a link is available at: https://www.floridadisaster.org/counties/. For information and user guides on gaining access to ESS, logging in, or updating your emergency status, visit this webpage: http://ahca.myflorida.com/MCHQ/Emergency_Activities/index.shtml. For ESS support outside of normal business hours, please send a detailed email to AHCAESS@ahca.myflorida.com.