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STATE OF WASHINGTON

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

Aging and Long-Term Support Administration

Residential Care Services

R20-033 – INFORMATION

April 10, 2020

|TO: |RCS Regional Administrators |

| |RCS Field Managers |

| |RCS Management Team |

| |RCS Field Staff |

|FROM: |Candace Goehring, Director |

| |Residential Care Services |

|SUBJECT: |UPDATED COVID-19 INFORMATION AS OF APRIL 10, 2020 |

|Purpose: |To provide updated information about the governor’s latest proclamation 20-32, share guidance on health care |

| |workers returning to work after COVID-19 infection or exposure, and clarify information previously provided |

| |about Governor Proclamation 20-10. |

|Background: |The COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread and present a threat to residents of long-term care facilities, as |

| |well as all residents of Washington state. The information for preventing the spread of the disease is |

| |changing rapidly, and information is being updated when new information becomes available. |

|What’s new, changed, or |Governor Proclamation 20-32 (Applies to AFH, ALF, CCRSS, ESF, and ICF/IID) |

|Clarified: |Governor’s Proclamation 20-32 waives multiple Department of Health (DOH) requirements for many licensed |

| |healthcare providers, including continuing education requirements, and extends all license expiration dates to|

| |September 30, 2020 for licenses up for renewal between April 1 and September 30, 2020. |

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| |Governor Proclamation 20-38 (Applies to ALF) |

| |Governor’s Proclamation 20-38 waives and suspends specific Assisted Living Facility physical plant |

| |requirements in RCW 18.20.110 and related rules in chapter 388-78A WAC. These waivers and suspensions may only|

| |be applied to facilities in order to assist with the COVID-19 crisis and surge capacity within the health care|

| |system. |

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| |Assisted Living Facilities interested in utilizing these waivers and suspensions must send requests via email |

| |to Trish Harmon, Candy Goehring, and Amy Abbott. |

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| |Returning to Work after Recovery from or Exposure to COVID-19 (Applies to ICF/IID) |

| |RCS received questions from many providers about this and in response provides the following links to the |

| |recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). |

| |CDC criteria for return to work: |

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| |CDC risk assessment and management of healthcare personnel with potential exposure to COVID-19: |

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| |Returning to Work after Recovery from or Exposure to COVID-19 (AFH, ALF, CCRSS, and ESF) |

| |DOH and CDC have issued guidance for healthcare workers returning to work after having a confirmed or |

| |suspected COVID-19 or being exposed to someone with a confirmed or suspected COVID-19. The guidance from DOH |

| |can be found here. The guidance from the CDC can be found here. |

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| |Providers and administrators may review this guidance to determine how to apply it to prevent and limit the |

| |spread of infections consistent with the following rules: |

| |For Adult family homes, WAC 388-76-10260 |

| |For Assisted living facilities, WAC 388-78A-2600(2)(k) |

| |For Certified community residential services and supports providers, WACs 388-101D-0060 and -0645 |

| |For Enhanced services facilities, WAC 388-107-1580(3)(n) |

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| |They are directed to contact their local health jurisdiction for questions about how to address specific |

| |situations. Local Health Jurisdiction interactive directory map |

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| |Clarification (Applies to AFH, ALF, and ESF) |

| |RCS previously announced that certain training and certification requirements were waived. That announcement |

| |did not include reference to waiving and suspending chapter 388-112A WAC in Governor’s Proclamation 20-10. |

|ACTION: |Staff will: |

| |Review Proclamation 20-32 and CDC guidance on healthcare workers returning to work |

|Related |Governor’s Proclamation 20-32 |

|REFERENCES: |DOH Guidance |

| |CDC Guidance |

|ATTACHMENTS: |Dear AFH Provider - ALTSA: AFH #2020-007 |

| |Dear ALF Administrator - ALTSA: ALF #2020-010 |

| |Dear CCRSS Provider - ALTSA: CCRSS# 2020-005 |

| |Dear ESF Provider - ALTSA: ESF #2020-005 |

| |Dear ICF/IID Superintedent - ALTSA: ICF/IID #2020-005 |

|CONTACTS: |RCSPolicyUnit@dshs. |

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STATE OF WASHINGTON

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

Aging and Long-Term Support Administration

PO Box 45600, Olympia, WA 98504-5600

RCS MANAGEMENT BULLETIN

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