• Quarantine is no longer required for fully vaccinated newly admitted or readmitted residents. Newly admitted or readmitted residents who are not fully vaccinated, and residents with known exposures do still need to be in observation for 14 days.

• When a visitor and the resident are both fully vaccinated, while alone in the patient/resident’s room or the designated visitation room, patients/residents and their visitor(s) can choose to have close contact (including touch) and to not wear source control.

• Fully vaccinated HCP could dine and socialize together in break rooms and conduct in-person meetings without source control or physical distancing.

• For group activities and group dining, if all patients/residents participating in the activity and all staff present are fully vaccinated, then the residents may choose to have close contact and to not wear source control during the activity

• Identify new staff and admitted residents to the facility to ensure the individual's vaccination needs are met,

• Ensure that by May 30, 2021 their facility can demonstrate that they have established an ongoing relationship with a vaccine provider to maintain adequate access to meet their vaccination needs,

• Note: This requirement may be satisfied by registering in ImmuNet as a vaccine provider or by entering into a partnership with a healthcare provider registered in ImmuNet as a COVID-19 vaccine provider.

• ADDITIONAL NOTE: MDH is very strongly encouraging Immunet registration in our sector because there may come a time when nursing homes and assisted living campuses are directly allocated J&J vaccines from the federal or state government.

• Ensure that each facility’s vaccination data are reported via CRISP as outlined in Section 3.B to the Maryland Department of Health so that the information can be posted weekly on the Department of Aging’s website, and

• Ensure that each facility's vaccination data for staff and residents is displayed prominently to the public entering the facility.