Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IIDs) and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs)

CMS is committed to taking critical steps to ensure America’s health care facilities and clinical laboratories are prepared to respond to the threat of the COVID-19. • Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of COVID-19 - CMS is providing additional guidance to intermediate care facilities to help them improve their infection control and prevention practices to prevent the transmission of COVID-19, including revised guidance for visitation. • Coordination with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and local public health departments - We encourage all Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IIDs) and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) to monitor the CDC website for information and resources and contact their local health department when needed (CDC Resources for Health Care Facilities: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019- ncov/healthcare-facilities/index.html). and Prevention (CDC) and local public health departments - We encourage all Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IIDs) and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) to monitor the CDC website for information and resources and contact their local health department when needed (CDC Resources for Health Care Facilities: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019- ncov/healthcarefacilities/ facilitiesICF/IIDs and PRTFs to help them improve their infection control and prevention practices to prevent the transmission of COVID-19, including revised guidance for visitation. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard, Mail Stop C2-21-16 Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850 Center for Clinical Standards and Quality/Quality, Safety & Oversight Group Ref: QSO-20-23-ICF/IID & PRTF DATE: March 30, 2020 TO: State Survey Agency Directors FROM: Director Quality, Safety & Oversight Group SUBJECT: Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IIDs) and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) facilitiesand for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF/IIDs) to help them improve their infection control and prevention practices to prevent the transmission of COVID-19, including revised guidance for visitation. • Coordination with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and public health departments -We encourage all ICF/IIDs and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) to monitor the CDC website for information and resources and contact their health department when needed (CDC Resources for Health Care Facilities: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019- ncov/healthcarefacilities/index.html).