Ongoing Vaccination Plan Deadline Reminder (On or Before Monday, June 14)

 

To: Residential care facilities (Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Group Homes, and Intermediate Care Facilities)   From: Residential Care Strike Team   With the seventh amended Public Health Order 20-20, each facility must establish and maintain a COVID-19 mitigation plan that promotes vaccine confidence and acceptance and must continue to offer vaccinations to all consenting staff and residents. Each facility shall submit to CDPHE a plan which details how the facility ensures vaccinations are offered and provided to all consenting staff and residents.    A template for this plan is available here. Minimally, this information must include:   How the facility assesses and addresses the vaccination status of new staff and residents; The identification of designated staff who coordinate vaccination information, administration and tracking of the vaccination status of staff and residents on an ongoing basis, Ongoing measures to promote vaccine confidence and acceptance, and;  The vaccination status of all current staff and residents. The template must be submitted via email to residentialcarestriketeam@state.co.us on or before June 14, 2021. This plan must be kept current by the facility and be presented for review during health facility inspections.   CIIS Access: When you register for CIIS there is no option for any residential care setting listed on the website (only hospitals or physician offices). Please enroll/register in CoPHR as a Health Care Provider - Physician Office.    During the enrollment process, you will be asked to choose a provider type--select Long-Term Care. If the LTC facility will not be administering vaccines, you may also indicate this during the enrollment process by checking the "Clinic Does Not Give Immunizations" box. Please ensure the enrollment process including the required CIIS forms (LOA and Clinic Admin Forms) are also completed and on file.   Links included in this message   Getting Access to CIIS: From Start to Finish Ongoing Vaccination Plan Template Seventh Revised Public Health Order 20-20