Division of Quality Assurance: Notifications & Updates

Attn: Nursing Home Providers

New CMS Guidance - Nursing Home Visitation DQA Webinar, Tuesday, November 30, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

On November 12, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revised CMS Memo QSO-20-39-NH REVISED, Nursing Home Visitation. Visitation is now allowed for all residents at all times. CMS, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is updating its visitation guidance accordingly but emphasizing the importance of maintaining infection prevention practices and adhering to the Core Principles of COVID-19 Infection Prevention.

The Division of Quality Assurance will host a webinar on Tuesday, November 30, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. to provide information about the following CMS memos and answer your questions.

• QSO-20-39-NH REVISED (cms.gov) – Revised Nursing Home Visitation Guidance
• QSO-22-02-ALL (cms.gov) - Changes to COVID-19 Survey Activities and Increased Oversight in Nursing Homes

Submit questions you would like addressed on the webinar by emailing them to: DHSDQACOVID19@dhs.wisconsin.gov by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 24, 2021.

To Join:
Join Zoom Meeting 
Passcode: 731813
Webinar ID: 161 085 3696

Or by Phone: (669) 254-5252
Webinar ID: 161 085 3696

For additional information regarding the Revised Nursing Home Visitation Guidance visit the DHS COVID-19 website at: COVID-19: Nursing Homes | Wisconsin Department of Health Services. 

Please do not reply directly to this email message. If you have a question about this information, email the Division of Quality Assurance.