Division of Quality Assurance: Notifications & Updates

Attn: All Regulated Health Care Providers

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Update regarding COVID-19

CMS recently issued guidance to state survey agencies regarding survey activities (QSO-20-12-all) as well as specific guidance for hospitals, nursing homes, hospices and EMTALA requirements. Much of the CMS guidance for nursing homes is also appropriate for assisted living facilities.

• QSO-20-12-All: Suspension of Survey Activities Memo
• QSO-20-13-Hospitals: Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): FAQs and Considerations for Patient Triage, Placement and Hospital Discharge
• QSO-20-14-NH: Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in nursing homes (Revised)
• QSO-20-15- Hospital/CAH/EMTALA: Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Requirements and Implications Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• QSO-20-16-Hospice: Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by Hospice Agencies

Please continue to refer to the following resources for updates:

• DHS COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/disease/covid-19.htm
  o   Yesterday’s webinar is now posted at https://livestream.com/accounts/14059632/events/9034343/videos/202751527
• DHS Outbreaks in Wisconsin https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/outbreaks/index.htm
• CDC Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
• CDC Resources of Healthcare Facilities https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/healthcare-facilities/index.html

Email your questions to DHSRESPONSE@dhs.wisconsin.gov

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