1. (1) A Facility shall implement quarantine measures for newly admitted or readmitted Residents for a period of 14 days, except residents who have recovered from COVID-19 within 90 days of admission or readmission and are asymptomatic. Quarantine measures can include placement of Resident in a private room, or cohorted area and use of personal protective equipment for Resident care as prescribed by the Authority, and monitoring for signs and symptoms associated with COVID-19 at least daily.
2. (2) A Facility shall conduct risk-based COVID-19 screenings of all Residents prior to admission or re-admission, based on OHA guidance for identifying people with symptoms consistent with having the COVID-19 virus and/or with having known contacts with a person(s) with COVID-19 or Suspect COVID-19. Negative tests obtained during the quarantine period do not supplant quarantine requirements in section (1) of this rule.
3. (3) A Facility may not admit or readmit a Resident that presents with any COVID like symptoms and/or has had known contacts with a person(s) with COVID-19, as determined by the risk-based screening described in section (2) of this rule, regardless of symptom severity, unless Testing has been administered to the Resident and test results have been received by the Facility prior to admission. Testing should be performed no more than three days prior to the proposed admission date. Negative test results from pre-admission testing are in supplement to, and do not supplant, quarantine requirements in section (2) of this rule.
4. (4) A Facility shall obtain written approval from the Department prior to admitting Residents known to have COVID-19.
5. (5) A Facility shall follow OHA COVID-19 clinical guidelines as published on the OHA website.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 441.025, 441.055, 441.615, 441.630, 441.637, 441.650, 443.400-443.455, 443.991

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 441.025, 441.055, 441.615, 441.630, 441.637, 441.650, 443.400-443.455, 443.991

History

APD 54-2020, adopt filed 12/30/2020, effective 01/06/2021
APD 45-2020, temporary adopt filed 10/21/2020, effective 11/01/2020 through 01/10/2021
APD 34-2020, temporary adopt filed 08/10/2020, effective 08/10/2020 through 01/10/2021
APD 29-2020, temporary adopt filed 07/14/2020, effective 07/15/2020 through 01/10/2021