CDC Updates Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Healthcare Settings
Interested in hearing directly from CDC experts about the updates?
Project Firstline is hosting a virtual town hall for healthcare workers, where CDC experts will discuss the updated IPC guidance and answer questions.
September 17 at 2:15 – 3:00 PM ET
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Updated Guidance and Summary of Key Changes:
- CDC continues to recommend source control for everyone in a healthcare setting, and has clarified recommendations for healthcare personnel, patients, and visitors, to better align with community guidance. This includes a few limited circumstances where fully vaccinated individuals in counties with low to moderate community transmission could choose not to wear source control.
- There are no changes to the PPE recommended for the care of patients with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.
- Quarantine is no longer recommended for fully vaccinated patients with exposure to SARS-CoV-2 or those patients who have had SARS-CoV-2 infection in the prior 90 days.
- The timing of SARS-CoV-2 testing after higher-risk exposure for healthcare personnel and close contact for patients has been clarified.
- Screening testing for healthcare personnel in nursing homes is now associated with community transmission level instead of test positivity.
- During an outbreak response in nursing homes, options for more targeted contact tracing have been added.
- In general, assisted living communities should follow the guidance for Retirement Communities and Independent Living | CDC. However, in circumstances when healthcare is being delivered (e.g., by home health agency, staff providing care for a resident with SARS-CoV-2 infection), assisted living communities should follow the IPC recommendations in this guidance.
- There are no changes to the guidance for managing healthcare personnel with SARS-CoV-2 infection (return to work guidance) or exposure to SARS-CoV-2 (risk assessment guidance), including the definition of “higher-risk exposure.”
NYSHFA/NYSCAL CONTACTS:
Lisa Volk, RN, B.P.S., LNHA
Director, Clinical & Quality Services
518-462-4800 x15
Jackie Pappalardi, RN, BSN
Executive Director
518-462-4800 x16
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