CDSS Provider Information Notices73 posts

California Department of Social Services PIN 21-09-ASC February 5, 2021 TO: ALL ADULT AND SENIOR CARE LICENSEES Original signed by Ley Arquisola FROM: LEY ARQUISOLA, R.N., M.S.N. Acting Deputy Director Community Care Licensing Division SUBJECT: Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Regulations and Laws Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary PIN 21-09-ASC informs Adult and Senior Care (ASC) licensees of the COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Regulations issued by the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), Division of Occupational Safety & Health (Cal/OSHA) which directly impact licensed ASC facilities.

California Department of Social Services PIN 21-09-ASC February 5, 2021 TO: ALL ADULT AND SENIOR CARE PROGRAM LICENSEES Original signed by Ley Arquisola FROM: LEY ARQUISOLA, R.N., M.S.N. Acting Deputy Director Community Care Licensing Division SUBJECT: N95 RESPIRATOR FIT TESTING RESOURCES FOR ADULT AND SENIOR CARE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary PIN 21-10-ASC alerts Adult and Senior Care program licensees of the California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety and Health (also known as Cal/OSHA) standards for Respirator Fit Testing, and other related requirements.

California Department of Social Services PIN 21-02-CCLD February 02, 2021 TO: ALL CCLD PROVIDERS AND LICENSEES Original signed by Ley Arquisola FROM: LEY ARQUISOLA, R.N., M.S.N.Acting Deputy DirectorCommunity Care Licensing Division SUBJECT: UPDATES TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GUARDIAN Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary PIN 21-02-CCLD announces updates to the implementation of Guardian to all Providers and Licensees.

California Department of Social Services PIN 21-07-ASC February 2, 2021 TO: ALL ADULT AND SENIOR CARE PROGRAM LICENSEES OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES Original signed by Ley Arquisola FROM: LEY ARQUISOLA, R.N., M.S.N. Acting Deputy Director Community Care Licensing Division SUBJECT: INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN A SURVEY REGARDING INFORMATIONAL CALLS Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary PIN 21-07-ASC invites Adult and Senior Care facility licensees, staff, and other interested parties to participate in a survey related to monthly Adult and Senior Care Program (ASCP) Informational Calls.

California Department of Social Services PIN 21-06-ASC January 26, 2021 TO: ALL ADULT AND SENIOR PROGRAM LICENSEES FROM: Original signed by Ley Arquisola LEY ARQUISOLA, R.N., M.S.N.Acting Deputy DirectorCommunity Care Licensing Division SUBJECT: UPDATE TO GUIDANCE FOR DECONTAMINATION AND REUSE OF N95 FILTERING FACEPIECE RESPIRATORS (Supersedes PIN 20-20-ASC) Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary PIN 21-06-ASC provides updated guidance regarding the discontinued use of decontaminated N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFRs), including the discontinuation of use of the Battelle Critical Care Decontamination System (CCDS)™ that facilities may have previously enrolled in.

California Department of Social Services PIN 21-01-CCRC January 25, 2021 TO: ALL CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY PROVIDERS Original signed by Ley Arquisola FROM: LEY ARQUISOLA, R.N., M.S.N.Acting Deputy DirectorCommunity Care Licensing Division SUBJECT: CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) COSTS & FUNDING TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary PIN 21-01-CCRC instructs Continuing Care Retirement Community providers (as defined in Health and Safety Code section 1771(p)(10)) on the requirement to inform residents of the extraordinary COVID-19 costs, thus ensuring transparency to residents in accordance with statutory disclosure requirements.

California Department of Social Services PIN 21-05-ASC January 21, 2021 TO: ALL ADULT AND SENIOR CARE FACILITY LICENSEES Original signed by Ley Arquisola FROM: LEY ARQUISOLA, R.N., M.S.N. Acting Deputy Director Community Care Licensing Division SUBJECT: 2020 CHAPTERED LEGISLATION AFFECTING ADULT AND SENIOR CARE FACILITIES: SUMMARY AND IMPLEMENTATION Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary PIN 21-05-ASC provides a summary of and implementation information for legislation chaptered in 2020 affecting licensed Adult and Senior Care facilities.

California Department of Social Services PIN 21-04-ASC January 14, 2021 TO: ALL ADULT AND SENIOR CARE PROGRAM RESIDENTIAL LICENSEES Original signed by Ley Arquisola FROM: LEY ARQUISOLA, R.N., M.S.N.Acting Deputy DirectorCommunity Care Licensing Division SUBJECT: ADVANCE CARE PLANNING DURING THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) PANDEMIC Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary PIN 21-04-ASC provides guidance to Adult and Senior Care (ASC) residential licensees related to advance care planning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

California Department of Social Services PIN 21-01-CCLD TO: ALL CCLD PROVIDERS AND LICENSEES Original signed by Ley Arquisola FROM: LEY ARQUISOLA, R.N., M.S.N. Acting Deputy Director Community Care Licensing Division SUBJECT: BENEFITS AND IMPACTS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GUARDIAN Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary PIN 21-01-CCLD announces upcoming benefits and impacts with the implementation of Guardian to all Providers and Licensees.

California Department of Social Services PIN 21-01-ASC TO: ALL ADULT AND SENIOR CARE PROGRAM LICENSEES Original signed by Ley Arquisola FROM: LEY ARQUISOLA, R.N., M.S.N. Acting Deputy Director Community Care Licensing Division SUBJECT: RESIDENTIAL ALTERNATE CARE SITES TO INCREASE BED CAPACITY DUE TO ANTICIPATED SURGE IN CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary PIN 21-01-ASC provides information regarding contracts for Adult and Senior Care (ASC) Residential Alternate Care Sites that were first announced in PIN-20-17-ASC, along with information on placement, services, operating requirements, and waivers for licensees to temporarily assist in caring for COVID-19 positive individuals.