Survey aims to inform policies and cost models for pre-kindergarten in Nevada The Nevada Department of Education’s Office of Early Learning and Development has contracted with WestEd, an education research and professional development company, to conduct a survey of early childhood education providers. This survey aims to help state education officials better understand costs to provide high-quality child care across the state, particularly among providers serving children between the ages of 4 and 5 years old. Responses from providers that serve 4- and 5-year-olds are needed!
The survey should take only about 10 minutes to complete, and the information will help to inform policies and cost models for state-funded pre-kindergarten for 4- and 5-year-olds within Nevada. Responses are requested by no later than Friday, April 8, 2022. Access the survey via this link. For questions or help completing the survey, contact Marian Knotts at [email protected].
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Guidance for health care workers, personal caregivers in home residence or community-based settings updated March 2022 The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services has developed a guidance document called “Recommended Infection Prevention and Control Plan for Agencies that Provide Services in a Client’s Home Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Response - Best Practices as of March 2022.” This guidance is for organizations that have health care workers (licensed and unlicensed staff) and personal caregivers who provide care to individuals at their home residence or community-based settings. The document provides general infection prevention and control guidance in relation to prevention of COVID-19 transmission.
The document can be viewed and downloaded from the following web pages dedicated to the specific licensed health facility types to which the guidance applies:
Beginning April 4 there are new requirements by certificate type, test complexity, and testing platform Entities in Nevada that have performed or analyzed a test intended to detect SARS-CoV-2 or to diagnose a possible case of COVID-19 have been mandated to report all results (positive, negative and inconclusive) to the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH). Due to recent updated guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state guidance and reporting requirements are being updated to reflect the following changes, which will become effective April 4, 2022.i The updated guidance replaces the blanket requirement to report all SARS-CoV-2 test results and reflects more tailored reporting requirements that are specific to entity and test type. This updated policy change should help reduce the burden on clinical laboratories, point-of-care testing sites, and jurisdictions, while ensuring public health decision makers in Nevada continue to receive important testing data.
A technical bulletin with full information can be found online at this link. |
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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