Archived Covid Resources

MHCA Created Resources

• COVID-19 Positive Return to Work Guidance
• PPE Optimization During Crisis Levels
• Essential Worker Template Letter
• Five things Your MDS Coordinators Should Know
• Sample Family Letter-In House Confirmed Case
• Non-Nursing Personnel Example Policy
• SDS for Maine Craft Distilling Hand Sanitizer
• Rotation Strategy for Extended Use PPE
• COVID-19 Resource Request Form (ICS 213 RR)
• MHCA Staffing Decision Trees
• Healthcare Worker Exposure Risk Guide

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Emory University PDF for proper storage of N95 masks
• Emory University signage getting the most our of N95 masks
• Additional Emory University School of Medicine PDFs for every COVID PPE scenario
• KN95 mask details with link to the CDC on K N95 masks, not NIOSH approved. *Most have ear loops, which make it impossible to achieve an appropriate fit.
• List of Maine Fire Stations Providing Fit Testing
• Maine DLC PPE Guidance
• CDC Cloth Face Cover Guidance
• Strategies to Optimize PPE
• NIOSH-Approved Respirators
• CDC Guidance for Extended Use and Limited Reuse of N95 respirators in health care settings

Testing

• MHCA Testing Protocol Example Plan (Revised 9/10/20)
• MeMDA Containment Protocol

Vaccinations

• MHCA Vaccination Update (12/21/20)

• AMDA Example Letter to Residents and Families (Word file)
• AMDA Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Medical Director Version (Powerpoint file)
• AMDA Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Staff Version (Powerpoint file)
• AMDA QA Covid-19 Vaccine for PALTC
• AMDA Improving Staff Resident Confidence in Covid-19 Vaccine
• Walgreens Support Documents: Facility Tip Sheet and Resident Handout: What to Expect (English/Spanish)
• Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Presentation Slides: December 2020 Meeting​

Maine DHHS Guidance/OADS

• Maine DLC revised LTC COVID-19 Staffing Guidance (12/08/20)
• Memo to Nursing Facilities (11/17/20)
• County Positive Rate Data (CMS)
• Maine DHHS Nursing Facility Covid-19 Testing and Gradual Reopening Guidance (08/07/2020)
• Maine DHHS/CDC LTC Med Directors Call Q&A (04/28/20)
• Maine DLC Staffing/Non Nursing Personnel Guidance (04/28/20)
• Steps to Prepare for Your HETL Testing
• HETL Lab Web Portal Quick Start Guide Version 3
• AHCA Algorithms for Testing
• ME CDC Guidance on Ordering Swabs

• US CDC & CMS Updates & Clarifications (03/16/21) (PowerPoint file)
• CMS Nursing Home Visits for Families (03/11/21)
• Visitation NF AHF ME DHHS Guidance (03/11/21)

• Maine State 1135 Blanket Waiver (04/24/20)
• CMS COVID-19 Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (04/23/20) (NF SNF see page 9, ICF IID see page 16)
• State Regulatory Relief (04/04/20)

Maine CDC 

• Maine CDC LTC Covid-19 Call (06/01/21) PowerPoint file
• Maine CDC Risk Assessment Form (05/21) Word file
• Maine CDC PPT Slides from (05/14/21)
• Maine CDC COVID Travel Guidance (05/05/21)
• Maine CDC Testing and Community Engagement - Table 3, Group A Update (05/05/21)
• Maine CDC Testing and Community Engagement - Table 3, Group B Update (05/05/21)
• Maine CDC Testing and Community Engagement - Maine DHHS Guidance Rev'd (05/05/21)
• OADS Stakeholder Call (04/28/21) PowerPoint file
• IPC Self Assessment (04/09/21) Word file
• Maine CDC Worker Guidance (03/04/21)
• Maine CDC COVID-19 Preparedness Briefing for Congregate Living Facilities on February 10, 2021 (Zoom Link)
• Maine DHHS BinaxNOW Guidance (12/15/20)
• Exposure Investigation Checklist (12/04/20)
• Covid Case Investigators List (11/20/20)
• Maine CDC Respiratory Protection PPE FAQ (11/23/20)
• Maine CDC Covid-19 Preparedness Call for LTC Providers on November 10
• POC Reporting Guidance (11/09/20)
• Maine CDC Outdoor Visitation Guidance (06/10/20)
• Maine CDC Emergency Rulemaking-Reporting Requirements (05/12/20)
• Maine CDC Temporary Updates (04/22/20)

PPT Slides

• September 3, 2020
• August 26, 2020
• August 19, 2020
• August 12, 2020
• August 5, 2020
• July 29, 2020
• July 22, 2020
• July 15, 2020
• July 1, 2020

• OADS COVID 19 Congregate Care Call - January 20, 2021
• OADS COVID 19 Congregate Care Call - October 14, 2020

• Covid-19 Stakeholder Call - Congregate Settings - October 28, 2020

Staffing

• FrontLine Warmline Poster - English (8.5x11) (08/06/20)
• FrontLine Warmline Poster - English (11x17) (08/06/20)
• FrontLine Warmline Poster - Multi-Language (8.5x11) (08/06/20)
• FrontLine Warmline Poster - Multi-Language (11x17) (08/06/20)
• The Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 document provides guidance on when healthcare workers with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 can return to work, and includes options for basing this decision on test-based criteria and non-test-based criteria. There is additional guidance on what precautions these healthcare workers need to take when they return to work.
• The Discontinuation of Home Isolation for Persons with COVID-19 document provides options for basing discontinuation decisions on test-based criteria and non-test-based criteria.
• AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (04/22/20)
• For Your Facility MD: Optimizing Med Mgmt during COVID-19 (04/14/20)
• Emergency Tips for Residents living with Dementia during COVID19 (03/31/20)
• Free N-95 Respirator Education for Direct Care (03/16/20)
• Health Care Professionals Frequently Asked Questions

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• CDC Mini Web Lessons (06/29/20)
• Increased Testing Capacity (05/18/20)
• Key Strategies to Prepare for COVID-19 in Long-term Care Facilities (LTCFs) (05/05/20)
• CDC Line Listing (04/22/20)
• CDC Situation Summary
• CDC Strategies to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in LTC Facilities
• CDC COVID 19 Information for Healthcare Professionals
• CDC Resources for Healthcare Professionals
• Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control FAQs for COVID-19
• CDC Information for Lab Testing
• ​CDC Infographic: Stop the Spread of Germs (English)
• CDC Infographic: Airborne Precautions (English)
• CDC Infographic: Droplet Precautions (English)
• CDC Infographic: Symptoms of COVID (English)
• CDC Infographic: Sick with 2019 nCoV Fact Sheet (English)
• CDC Infographic: Contact Precautions (English)
• WHO Infographic:Coronavirus Disease 2019

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

• ProjectECHO FAQs (11/05/20)
• CMS Call Slides on New COVID 19 Testing and Reporting Requirements (09/09/20)
• Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations (QSO-20-30-NH, May 18, 2020)
• Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations FAQ (05/20/20)
• Interim Final Rule for Notification of Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19 Cases (05/07/20)
• QSO-20-28 Five Star, Staff Counts, and Frequently Asked Questions (04/24/2020)
• QSO-20-25-NH Long-Term Care Facility Transfer Scenarios (04/14/20)
• CMS Non-emergent Elective Medical Service (04/10/20)
• QSO-20-14 NH Guidance for Visitation (03/13/20)
• QSO-20-17 Expanded Mask Guidance (03/11/20)
• CMS Guidance Considerations for Patient Triage, Placement and Hospital Discharge (03/04/20)
• QSO-20-12-All Suspension of Survey Activities (04/02/20)
• CMS Long Term Care Infection Control Self-Assessment Tool Checklist
• COVID-19: New ICD-10-CM Code and Interim Coding Guidance
• Maine’s 211 Available For COVID-19 Questions
• Requesting a State of Emergency Waiver
• 1135 Waiver Authority

Communications/Media Relations

• COVID Notification Letter to Residents and Families (06/17/20)
• Communication Strategies to Keep Families Informed (04/22/20)
• ​MHCA Press Statement (04/14/20)
• Crisis Communication Abbreviated Presentation (03/30/20)
• Emergency Preparedness and Media Plan (03/30/20)
• Template Family Letter for Confirmed COVID-19 Case (03/23/20)
• MHCA Media Relations (03/10/20)
• AHCA Example Notice to Families (03/10/20)
• ​AHCA Template Letter to Employees (03/10/20)
• MHCA Sample Letter to Families (03/09/20)