NYS Department of Health Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Health Care Providers – JD Supra

The Department of Health (NYSDOH) has issued updated guidance on Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic. The advisory adopts the recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on transmission-based precautions for both patients and health care providers, and recommends that all health care settings adhere to the CDC recommendations. The guidance supersedes and replaces the guidance for transmission-based precautions contained in the May 3, 2021 Health Advisory.

The guidance also updates the pre-elective procedure testing requirements for elective, nonessential procedures by hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, office-based surgery practices, and diagnostic and treatment centers. The guidance requires SARS-CoV-2 testing for all elective procedures, regardless of the patients vaccination status, unless the asymptomatic patient is recovered from laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in the prior 90 days. The guidance establishes the following requirements for compliance with the updated testing requirement:

The guidance implements additional requirements for health care settings in relation to patient visitation. Specifically, providers must implement the following requirements:

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NYS Department of Health Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Health Care Providers - JD Supra