{"id":"NH-061","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"New Hampshire","state":"NH","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"DHHS Division of Public Health Services, Bureau of Infectious Disease Control","authority":"RSA 141-C; RSA 151 facility licensing; Executive Order 2020-04 para. 3","instrument":"Visitation Guidance for Long-term Care Facilities (LTCF) (July 10, 2020)","title":"Visitation Guidance for Long-term Care Facilities","dateIssued":"2020-07-10","effective":"2020-07-10","end":"Superseded by later DHHS and CMS visitation guidance (QSO-20-39-NH, Sept. 17, 2020 and revisions)","startDate":"2020-07-10","endDate":"2020-09-17","quarters":["2020Q3"],"types":["HC","MASK"],"addressees":["nursing homes, assisted living and similar residential settings"],"clause":"This guidance updates the State\u0027s prior recommendations regarding visitor prohibition issued on March 15, 2020 for long-term care facilities (LTCFs).... Facilities are required to develop a facility-specific visitation plans that outlines the process for visitation to occur at the facility, and must comply with these guidelines.... Residents must wear a surgical face mask covering their nose and mouth at all times... Visitors must be limited to no more than two individuals per visitation. Visitors must be over the age of 12","enforcement":"DHHS facility licensing (RSA 151); EO #65","functions":["VS visitation","RS residential care","IC infection control"],"notes":"The June 16, 2020 version (downloaded, not saved) first permitted scheduled outdoor visits after the Mar. 15, 2020 prohibition.","sourceUrl":"https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/cdcs/covid19/documents/ltcf-visitation.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200723031145/https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/cdcs/covid19/documents/ltcf-visitation.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":272011,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"NH","url":"/library/NH-061","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/NH-061","citation":"DHHS Division of Public Health Services, Bureau of Infectious Disease Control, Visitation Guidance for Long-term Care Facilities (LTCF) (July 10, 2020) (Ex. NH-061)","stateName":"New Hampshire","related":["NH-062","NH-063","NH-064","NH-065"]}