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The Marion County Public Health Department has opened indoor visitation in the Long Term Care and Assisted Living facilities effective today (9/28/20). Outdoor visitation has been open and remains as such. The new Public Health Order 31-2020 can be viewed here.
This new guidance largely squares ISDH policy to incorporate CMS QSO-20-39-NH - which generally tracks what Indiana has been doing for months. The only true substantive change is that the Essential Family Caregiver category of visitation has been folded into the federal definition of Compassionate Care visitation.