{"id":"NE-030","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Nebraska","state":"NE","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Nebraska DHHS (Division of Public Health / Licensure)","authority":"DHHS guidance to licensed long-term care facilities (references the CMS QSO memorandum of Mar. 20, 2020)","instrument":"Novel Coronavirus: Long-Term Care Facilities (guidance, rev. Mar. 31, 2020)","title":"Novel Coronavirus: Long-Term Care Facilities (Including Assisted Living, Nursing Homes, Independent Living, etc.)","dateIssued":"2020-03-31","effective":"2020-03-31","end":"","startDate":"2020-03-31","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC"],"addressees":["nursing homes, assisted living and independent living facilities"],"clause":"Restrictions and social distancing: Discontinue communal dining and group activities. Restrict all visitation except for certain compassionate care situations, such as end of life situations or hospice. Restrict volunteers and non-essential healthcare personnel. Implement active screening of residents... Please review QSO Memo sent out on 03/20/2020 by DHHS Licensure.","enforcement":"Guidance; the visitation restriction was binding on certified nursing homes through the CMS QSO-20-14-NH memorandum it references","functions":["VS visitation","DN dining and activities","IC screening","HR volunteers and non-essential personnel"],"notes":"Guidance document, not a DHM; recorded because it is the State health department\u0027s instruction to licensed facilities in 2020 Q2","sourceUrl":"http://dhhs.ne.gov/Documents/COVID-19%20Long-Term%20Care%20Facilities.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200401234727/http://dhhs.ne.gov/Documents/COVID-19%20Long-Term%20Care%20Facilities.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":617854,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"NE","url":"/library/NE-030","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/NE-030","citation":"Nebraska DHHS (Division of Public Health / Licensure), Novel Coronavirus: Long-Term Care Facilities (guidance, rev. Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. NE-030)","stateName":"Nebraska","related":[]}