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To ensure protection of the vulnerable populations cared for in our state facilities, and the staff who care for them, with the authority conferred by the Governor’s March 6, 2020 Proclamation of Disaster Emergency, and in consultation with the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH), DHS is issuing this directive for procedures that must be followed at a minimum for admission of an individual to one of our state facilities.

These State facilities include individuals served by the state hospitals and state centers, as well as adjudicated youth in Youth Development Centers and Youth Forestry Camps (YDCs/YFCs).

View the guidance on the revised admissions protocols here.

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As you know, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in striking down the recent Juvenile Law Center Petition, did order that the County President Judges direct their Probation and/or Children and Youth agencies to conduct a review of the residential facilities COVID-19 Response plans that serve their children in out of home placement.

RCPA worked with the PA Chief Probation Officers Council and the Juvenile Courts Judges Commission, as well as other stakeholders to develop this COVID-19 Provider Preparedness Questionnaire. It has been recommended to the Courts that if a facility has already developed a COVID-19 Response Policy or Protocol, that it can be submitted in lieu of the full questionnaire, as long as any questions not covered in the policy are addressed separately. Many of you have already completed such a plan.

It is the hope that this  protocol will reduce the amount of effort necessary on the part of the counties as well as the providers, and it can be distributed as the requests come in, or perhaps proactively to all the counties that have youth in your facility.

If you have any questions or feedback, please contact RCPA Children’s Division Director Jim Sharp.

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RCPA has been contacted by members with personal protective equipment (PPE) resources. If you are interested in additional PPE, please contact the resources below directly:

G5B Solutions, Inc.
John Rinaldo, President/CEO
Phone: 717-462-9801
PPE available

LD Innovations LLC
Dan Meyers
Phone: 727-432-9988
PPE available

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CMS has announced it will be hosting two calls tomorrow, Thursday, April 9, with the opportunity to ask questions of CMS officials regarding COVID-19 regulatory relief. A Special Open Door Forum – CMS Hospital Without Walls During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency – is scheduled for April 9, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. ET and CMS “Office Hours” on COVID-19 is scheduled for April 9, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. ET. Details on the calls are included below.

Special Open Door Forum: CMS Hospital Without Walls During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
The Special Open Door Forum is scheduled for Thursday, April 9, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm ET. The forum will include a question and answer session and is open to the public.

Dial-In Information: 1-888-455-1397 Participant Passcode: 3535324

CMS “Office Hours” on COVID-19
CMS “Office Hours” on COVID-19 is scheduled for Thursday, April 9, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. ET. The call is open to hospitals, health systems, and providers and will include a question and answer session. Providers can submit questions in advance to [email protected], including “Office Hours” in the subject line. There will also be an opportunity for live questions and answers on the following topics:

  • Increasing Hospital Capacity – CMS Hospitals Without Walls
  • Rapidly Expanding the Healthcare Workforce
  • Putting Patients Over Paperwork
  • Further Promoting Telehealth in Medicare

Join by Webcast or by phone:
Dial-In Information: 833-614-0820
Participant Passcode: 1881716

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The latest alert from the PA Department of Health is available. In part, it states, “The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) is asking that clinicians provide the current guidance on isolation to patients being evaluated for COVID-19 to ensure that timely recommendations are provided to reduce spread of disease.”  The current guidance includes patient instructions for self-isolation while awaiting laboratory results. It also includes a close contact check list, which physicians will be providing to anyone that is tested positive for COVID-19; individuals will be asked to begin tracing the contacts they have had since 48 hours prior to development of symptoms. These handouts can be helpful in your ongoing guidance you provide to the staff in your community programs.

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