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For Marion County Providers
Marion County Public Health Order 21-2020 ( click here ) includes language to suspend LTC and AL indoor visitation; and will soon be posted to the MCPHD COVID-19 website ( click here ). LAIN will update members if other counties follow suit. 

Provider Relief Fund Update from HHS (and Associate Member – BKD)
These reporting requirements will apply to recipients of the Relief Funds. For UPL program participants, this reporting will likely require cooperation between Hospital recipients and their nursing facility managers. Read Here
From LeadingAge National
Public Health Emergency Extended
Secretary Alex Azar has renewed the Public Health Emergency , effective Saturday, July 25. The new PHE will last 90 days or may terminate earlier if the Secretary determines the emergency has ceased to exist. All Section 1135 waivers that have provided some relief to aging services providers will continue unless individually terminated by the department.
 
HHS/CMS $5 Billion Provider Relief Fund – CMS press release  
The new $5 billion in Provider Relief Funds will be devoted to CMS-certified nursing homes and state veterans homes. This money can be used for include hiring additional staff, implementing infection control “mentorship” programs with subject matter experts, increasing testing, and increasing technology services to facilitate resident-family visits. In order to be eligible for this funding, a nursing home must complete a new COVID-19 training that is being rolled out by CMS and CDC. This new training is online, on-demand, and self-paced and it focuses on COVID-19 infection control best practices. There are still lots of unknowns here. 

CMS Testing Announcement 
CMS will begin requiring, rather than simply recommending, testing of all nursing home staff on a weekly basis for those nursing homes in states with 5% or greater positivity rates (this will include Indiana)




From ISDH

COVID-19 LTC Facility Infection Control Guidance SOP (ISDH)  (updated 7/23/20); incorporates new CDC guidance on resident transmission based precautions and Staff return to work matters. 



Mask Up Hoosiers - Mask Up 101  (updated 7/23/20)
Total positive cases: 60,598
Total deaths: 2,687
Total tested: 678,749
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