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Temporary Laboratory License for CLIA-waived COVID_19 Testing and Clinical Laboratory Alternate Sites (1/12/21)

Hospital Transfer and Discharge Guidance (12/31/20)

BinaxNOW Point of Care COVID-19 Testing for Long Term Care Facilities (12/29/20)

Updated Guidance Regarding the Elective Procedures Order (12/22/20)

Considerations for Health Care Personnel After COVID-19 Vaccination (12/16/20)

Non-essential Elective Procedures Order (12/7/20)

Updates to Long-Term Care Surveillance Testing (12/7/20)

November Update to Caring for Long-Term Care Residents during the COVID-19 Emergency (11/13/20)

Implementation of Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Control of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities (relating to freezing admissions as addressed in Nov. 5,2020 order) (11/13/20) 

COVID-19 Resurgence Planning and Response Guidance for Acute Care Hospitals (replaced 11/5/20) 

Limitations on Visitors in Long-Term Care Facilities during the COVID-19 Outbreak (replaced 11/4/20) 

Crisis Standards of Care Planning Guidance for the COVID-19 Pandemic (updated 10/20/20)

Considerations for Caring for COVID-19 Recovered Residents (for long-term care facilities, non-acute hospitals, and other congregate facilities) (10/16/20)

Point of Care Testing Devices for Nursing Homes (10/5/20)

Long Term Care Surveillance Testing (10/5/20)

Using Space on Clinic Premises for Vaccine Administration (9/24/20)

September Update to Caring for Long-Term Care Residents during the COVID-19 Emergency (9/16/20)

Allowing Non-Essential personnel in Long-Term Care Facilities (7/30/20)

BSAS Visitation Guidance effective July 1, 2020 (replaced 6/6/20 guidance)

Hospital Visitor Restrictions Guidance (6/6/20)

Limitations on Visitors in BSAS-licensed/contracted Programs (6/6/20)

Using Space on Clinic Premises for COVID-19 Testing (5/12/20)

Update to Caring for Long-Term Care Residents during the COVID-19 Emergency (4/29/20)

Reporting Requirement Extensions for Health Care Facilities (4/28/20)

Process to Transfer Hospital Intensive Care Unit Patients When There is a Surge in Demand for ICU Beds (4/28/20)

Screening Patients for COVID-19 Cases in BSAS-licensed/contracted Programs (4/28/20)

COVID-19 Nursing Facility Accountability and Support (4/27/20)

Crisis Standards of Care
Planning Guidance for the COVID-19 Pandemic (4/20/20)

Crisis Standards of Care (Updated 4/8/2020)

Massachusetts Clinical Laboratory Program
Changes to Exempt Test List and Definition of Physician (4/7/20)

Clinical Laboratories
Memorandum re Massachusetts Clinical Laboratory Program – Changes to Exempt Test List and Definition of Physician (4/7/20)

Substance Abuse Disorder Programs
DPH Waiver from Certain Regulatory Requirements for Substance Use Disorder Programs (4/7/20)