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Connecticut COVID-19 Landing Page

Department of Public Health Order on PPE in nursing homes and rest homes (9/24/20)

Department of Public Health Order rescinding restrictions on visitors in nursing homes, residential care homes, and chronic disease hospitals (9/25/20) 

Department of Public Health Order regarding nurse aid training and employment (9/4/20) 

Connecticut Department of Public Health Order expanding nursing home visitations (8/27/20)

Department of Public Health Order regarding LPN virtual simulation training (8/14/20)

Connecticut COVID-19 Landing Page with Guidance for Health Care Professionals

Press Release: Governor Lamont Releases Dental Guidance Agreed Upon by Working Group of Dentists, Hygienists, and Assistants (5/18/20)

All Emergency Orders Issued by Governor and Executive Agencies

Executive Order No. 7HHH: 6-month extension of authorization for continued temporary suspension of the requirements for licensure, certification, or registration of out-of-state providers (7/14/20)

Executive Order No. 7AAA: Mandatory weekly COVID-19 testing for staff at nursing homes, managed residential communities, and assisted living services agencies (6/17/20)

Executive Order No. 7XX:  Suspension of the involuntary discharge of nursing facility residents and residential care home residents who may be discharged to homeless shelters (6/5/20)

Executive Order No. 7UU: Mandatory COVID-19 testing for staff of private and municipal nursing homes, residential communities and assisted living agencies (6/1/20)

Executive Order No. 7SS: Creation of temporary nurse aide for nursing and rest homes (5/27/20)

Executive Order No. 7NN: Authorizing additional CARES Act distributions to nursing homes and COVID recovery facilities and easing limitations on caregiver relative support (5/13/20)

Executive Order No. 7GG: Temporary suspension of Controlled Substance Registration for out-of-state providers, among other things (4/30/20)

Executive Order No. 7KK: Permitting Pharmacists to order and administer FDA-approved tests for COVID-19 (5/7/20)

Executive Order No. 7FF: Additional flexibility for Medicaid-enrolled providers to perform telehealth through audio-only methods for new patients (4/24/20)

Executive Order No. 7EE: Mandatory Reporting for Nursing Homes and Managed Care Residential Communities; Waiver of Certain Medicaid Requirements 4/23/20)

Executive Order No. 7DD: Including expansion of telehealth/out-of-state provider practice and relaxing supervision and education requirements for certain providers (4/22/20) 

Executive Order No. 7AA:  Approval of temporary additional nursing home beds for COVID-19 recovery (4/15/20)

 

 

 

 

 

Department of Public Health Order regarding the temporary suspension of licensure, certification or registration requirements to allow out-of-state providers to assist in COVID-19 efforts for the duration of the emergency (7/20/20)

Department of Public Health order regarding parental in-person visitation of minors in certain long-term care facilities (June 12, 2020)

Department of Public Health order regarding support persons for patients with disabilities in health care facilities (6/9/20) 

Department of Public Health Order regarding the certification of unlicensed assistive personnel to administer medications in residential care homes (6/1/20) 

Department of Public Health Order modifying administrative deadlines and procedures (5/27/20)

Order modifying regulations for behavioral health facilities and nursing homes (including staffing ratio requirements) (5/22/20)

Department of Public Health Order temporarily suspending the requirements for licensure, certification or registration for certain professions for sixty days (5/15//20)

CMS Approval of Connecticut’s 1135 Waiver (3/27/20)