Additions include hospital worker testing information, updated quarantine protocol for long-term care facility residents Nevada health officials have released an update to the state’s “Crisis Standards of Care: Crisis Level Guidance for COVID-19” document. Notable updates include:
For more information, guidance and resources about the COVID-19 response in Nevada, visit https://nvhealthresponse.v.gov/.
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Applications received after Nov. 15 will result in a 50% late fee on top of regular fee Health facility license renewals in Nevada are due by 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 15, which is this coming Monday night. Renewal applications are “on time” once the renewal fee is paid.
Nevada health facilities must submit their license renewal applications by Nov. 15 to avoid an extra 50% late fee being tacked onto their renewal fee. Current licenses expire Dec. 31, 2021, renewal applications are due Nov. 15, and completed and approved license renewals will take effect on Jan. 1, 2022. Facility staff will need to access your facility’s account in the Nevada Online System to submit the renewal with the Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC). All of Nevada’s health facility licensing is done online, and the system can be accessed easily by typing myhealthfacilitylicense.nv.gov into your web browser address bar. When accessing the system, here are a few tips:
To print the license, licensees need to log in to their online account and follow the steps below. A reminder will also pop up in your facility’s online licensing account upon approval of renewal.
Updated guidance from CMS is applicable at all times for all nursing home residents The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memo today stating that visitation is now allowed for all nursing home residents at all times.
With full approval and Emergency Use Authorization of COVID-19 vaccines and millions of vaccinations being administered to nursing home residents and staff, CMS, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is updating its visitation guidance accordingly, but emphasizing the importance of maintaining infection prevention practices. In addition, CMS requires nursing homes to educate residents and staff on the risks and benefits of the vaccines, offer to administer the vaccine, and report resident and staff vaccination data to CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network. CMS now posts this information on the CMS COVID-19 Nursing Home Data website along with other COVID-19 data, such as the weekly number of COVID-19 cases and deaths. For full information, see QSO-20-39-NH Revised linked at the CMS website. Name change reflects expansion of protected group under 2019 legislation The training requirement for health facilities commonly known as “Elder Abuse” now goes under a broader definition of “Adult Protective Services.”
In 2019, Senate Bill 540 expanded the definition of “protective services” to include any “vulnerable person” who is over 18 years of age and suffers from a condition of physical or mental incapacitation because of a developmental disability, organic brain damage, mental illness or having one or more physical or mental limitations that restrict his or her ability to perform daily activities. Because of this expansion beyond individuals over 60 years of age, the Department of Health and Human Services changed the name of Elder Protective Services to Adult Protective Services, and along with the change came a new name for the training that is accepted for health facilities. The name of the link on the Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance’s Training & Education web page has been updated to “Elder Abuse/Adult Protective Services” so providers will recognize it. The training itself only states “Adult Protective Services,” but the content has been reviewed by health facility licensing staff and approved for that requirement. State health officials offer clinical considerations in light of new CDC recommendation On Nov. 2, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended use of the Pfizer-BioNTech 10mcg COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5-11 years in the United States. This comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded its Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech 10mcg COVID-19 vaccine to include this age group on Oct. 29, 2021. Previously the Pfizer vaccine was authorized for those ages 12 years and older in a higher dosage.
The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services has issued a technical bulletin that addresses clinical considerations such as dosages; side effects; packaging, storage and handling of the vaccine; and co-administration with other childhood vaccines. Visit the Division of Public and Behavioral Health website to read the technical bulletin. |
AuthorThe Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) licenses medical and other health facilities, child care facilities and personnel, and medical laboratories and personnel in Nevada. HCQC also conducts compliance surveys and takes complaints. Archives
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