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STATE OF WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Aging and Long-Term Support Administration
Residential Care Services
R020-055 – INFORMATION
May 7, 2020
|TO: |RCS Regional Administrators |
| |RCS NH Field Managers |
| |RCS NH Surveyors and Complaint Investigators |
| |RCS Management Team |
| |RCS Compliance Specialists |
|FROM: |Candace Goehring, Director |
| |Residential Care Services |
|SUBJECT: |QSO-20-29-NH INTERIM FINAL RULE UPDATING REQUIREMENTS FOR NOTIFICATION OF CONFIRMED AND SUSPECTED COVID-19 |
| |CASES AMONG RESIDENTS AND STAFF IN NURSING HOMES |
|Purpose: |To inform RCS staff about new nursing home reporting and notification requirements announced by CMS related to|
| |COVID-19. |
|Background: |The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking steps to respond to the COVID-19 public health |
| |emergency. |
| |In a previous QSO memo (20-26-NH), CMS announced it was pursuing rule making related to reporting and |
| |notification requirements related to COVID-19. |
|What’s new, changed, or |On May 8, 2020, CMS will publish an interim final rule in the Federal Register with comment period (see |
|Clarified: |related references). A summary of the new rules: |
| |COVID-19 Reporting Requirements: CMS is requiring nursing homes to report COVID-19 facility data to the |
| |Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at least weekly. This is reflected in new section 42 CRR |
| |§483.80(g), and will be at F884 in Appendix PP. Federal surveyors (not state agency staff) will review F884 |
| |off-site. |
| |Failure to report in accordance with 42 CFR §483.80(g) can result in an enforcement action, including a civil |
| |money penalty. |
| |CMS will begin posting the data from CDC at the end of May for viewing by facilities, stakeholders, or the |
| |general public. The COVID-19 public use file will be available on . |
| |Reporting must begin by 11:59 PM on May 17, 2020 with an initial two-week grace period to begin reporting |
| |cases that ends at 11:59 p.m. on May 24, 2020. |
| |COVID-19 Notification to Residents and Families: CMS is requiring facilities to notify residents, their |
| |representatives, and families when the facility has suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19. Notification |
| |must meet certain timelines and facilities must report to residents and families what they are doing to |
| |mitigate the transmission of COVID-19. This requirement will be located in F885 of Appendix PP, and review |
| |will be the responsibility of state and/or federal surveyors. |
| | |
| |Updated Survey Tools: CMS has updated the COVID-19 Focused Survey for Nursing Homes, Entrance Conference |
| |Worksheet, COVID-19 Focused Survey Protocol, and Summary of the COVID-19 Focused Survey for Nursing Homes to |
| |reflect COVID-19 reporting requirements. The updated documents are on the CMS Nursing Home webpage in the |
| |Survey Resources (COVID-19 Focused Survey subfolder). “COVID-19 Focused Survey for Nursing Homes,” the focused|
| |survey pathway, is attached to the QSO memo. |
| | |
| |Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): At the bottom of the QSO memo, CMS has attached a FAQ list regarding the |
| |new reporting and notification requirements. |
|ACTION: |RCS Staff will: |
| |Effective immediately, review the new rules and the updated COVID-19 Focused Survey documents. |
| |According to instructions, include requirements at F885 as part of your survey or investigation review. |
| |RCS Headquarters will: |
| |Notify providers about the QSO memo and the new reporting and notification requirements. |
|Related |The Federal Register website (Agency Docket: CMS-5531-IFC and Regulation ID Number (RIN): 0938-AU32). |
|REFERENCES: |QSO-20-29-NH |
| |Survey Resources (link to the CMS Nursing Home web page) |
|ATTACHMENTS: |Dear NH Administrator – ALTSA: NH #2020-032 |
|CONTACTS: |Lisa Herke, Nursing Home Policy Program Manager at (509) 209-3088 or lisa.herke@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
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