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Provider Information Notice (PIN) 20-33-ASC, Adult Day Programs COVID-19 Guidelines (with Addenda A-F)

Adult Day Programs COVID-19 Guidelines

California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division, Adult and Senior Care Program · California (licensed Adult Day Programs, Health & Safety Code div. 2, ch. 3; regional-center-vendored day programs) (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
California (licensed Adult Day Programs, Health & Safety Code div. 2, ch. 3; regional-center-vendored day programs) · California
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Health & Safety Code ss. 1500 et seq. (California Community Care Facilities Act); Governor's Proclamation of Emergency Mar. 4, 2020 and EO N-25-20 / N-33-20; statewide waivers under PIN 20-04-CCLD
Issued
2020-09-30 Sept. 30, 2020
Effective
2020-09-30
End
Superseded July 27, 2021 by PIN 21-33-ASC (Ex. SEC-24-004) (PIN 21-21-ASC of Apr. 15, 2021 intervening) (read as 2021-07-27)
In force
Sept. 30, 2020 to July 27, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Capacity limitFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • Adult Day Program licensees
Functions reached
  • AD adult day program operations (screening, exclusion, 50 percent reopening capacity, modified activities)
  • DD regional-center day programs (vendored ADPs)
  • TR staggered arrivals and transportation
  • HR staffing shortages and plan-of-operation changes
  • CB client exclusion and family notification
  • PY licensing conditions
Collection
Social Assistance and Community Services SEC-24

Operative words

This PIN provides statewide guidance for Adult Day Program (ADP) licensees on issues related to COVID-19 as follows: Addendum A: Prevention and Containment Measures...; Addendum B: Isolation Procedures for Positive COVID-19 Test Results...; Addendum C: Reopening Strategies... including dealing with staffing shortages, changing your plan of operation or repurposing a facility due to COVID-19...; Addendum D: Guidance on Activities and Visitation... Consider limiting initial reopening capacity to no more than 50% of licensed capacity.... Enact a sign-in policy and have all individuals check in with staff and be screened for symptoms prior to entry into the facility.... Exclude any client, visitor or staff showing symptoms of COVID-19... Licensees that are Regional Center vendors should also follow [DDS directives].

Enforcement

Licensing (Health & Safety Code s. 1550 et seq.); the PIN directs licensees to follow 'the strictest requirements' among CDSS, CDPH, local health officer and DDS instruments

Notes

The licensing agency's own statement, six months into the emergency, that Adult Day Programs were in a 'reopening' posture with capacity to be limited to 50 percent, screening at entry and modified activities;

Retrieval note

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