The information contained in this guidance supersedes and replaces previously issued guidance and recommendations in the July 14th Restart Guidance. On March 13, 2020, Governor Scott issued an Executive Order prohibiting most visitation at nursing homes and other residential care facilities in Vermont, recognizing the particularly vulnerable, congregate populations at such facilities. On August 26, 2020, CMS issued a memo to nursing homes (QSO-20-38-NH) setting new requirements around resident/staff testing and providing guidance. On September 16, 2020, CMS issued a memo to nursing homes (QSO-20-39-NH) superseding and replacing former CMS guidance/recommendations regarding visitation and allowable activities. These recent CMS memos prompted this replacement of the former COVID-19 Re-Start Plan.
