Here they are: LAST CALL BRIEF:
• FREE, Self-test covid kits from “Curative” are on their way and it’s a mouth swab!
• Visitation is not coming back anytime soon
• Positive cases are up, maintain strict safety measures
TODAY’S CALL RECAP FHCA & Health/Regulatory Partners Statewide Call
www.fhca.org posts recordings
• Remind staff to avoid crowds this 4th of July
• More CNAs getting licensed, Personal Care Attendant Program Extended
• Testing Protocols are complicated and must be followed exactly
On the Call: Surgeon Gen. Rivkees, Stacy Lawson from Prometrics, AHCA Deputy Sec. Molly McKinstry, Curative CEO Fred Turner & Tom Parker from FHCA
COVID-19: Cases are up. Maintain strict safety, sanitation and monitoring protocols.
Best way to avoid Covid is to avoid crowds – Surgeon Gen. suggests we use this holiday to remind our employees of safety protocols.
New CNAs in the license pipeline: Stacy Lawson of Prometrics told us hundreds of CNAs are getting licensed under new rules, over 1,000 set to take the exam in July.
Applicants will have to wear masks at all times in the testing process.
Personal Care Attendant Program – may be extended passed the July 31 expiration date.
Running Your Own Covid Testing Site 101
• There are lots of very specific requirements and protocols. Learn them, follow them, and if you make a mistake, call the support team
• Dedicated Florida ALF/NH phone line open 10am-8pm 7 days @ 888-702-9042
• Check the Q&As on the AHCA website under Testing (https://ahca.myflorida.com/COVID-19_Facilities.shtml#facility)
• All Staff (including those contracted by you AND/or your residents e.g. HHAs) must be documented tested by July 7th (but results don’t have to be in yet)
• You will receive test kits based on # of staff listed in ESS on June 22nd
• All kits have now shipped. Should be with you tomorrow if not already.
• If you don’t have enough (or received too many), notify Curative on Test Receipt Form. You CAN use some of the kits otherwise meant to be used in the second biweekly test period until you get more tests.
• Also, staff can be tested elsewhere, but you will need to have a copy of written documentation
• Make sure you return your completed test kits on the day specified.
• When sending back the kits, be sure to indicate on the test form.
• See the Curative Shipping Guide. If necessary, you can use a SMALLER box than the ones provided. Look in your email for return shipping labels if you didn’t get them with your kits (but you should have).
FHCA Q&As.
• Do staff need result by July 7 or just proof of having been tested?
o Just tested.
• Testing Contract Staff using state provided resources clarification
o ‘Contract Staff’ includes staff who are contracted by the resident and not the facility (such as HHAs)
o They are not req. to be tested by these kits but they are req. to be tested and provide written documentation.
• New employees
o Need to be tested before they come in to work, off-site or with your kit but not inside the property
• What about tests for staff on vacation or leave
o These staff DO need to be tested BEFORE they (re)enter the facility.
• Two week testing cycle – is it every 2 weeks or once in every 2 week period.
o Doesn’t dictate the cycle but you should aim for biweekly testing
• For staff who work in multiple locations –
o They must provide documentation that they have been tested elsewhere, the software does not support
Next Call is Thursday July 9th at 4:15pm
