WHMI 93.5 Local News : State Updates Long-Term Care Facility COVID Testing Policy

May 10, 2021
The State of Michigan has updated testing requirements for long-term care facilities.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Friday revised its epidemic order for COVID-19 testing to reflect current guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The big change is that effective immediately, fully vaccinated staff no longer must be routinely tested. This extends to staff working skilled nursing facilities, homes for the aged, and adult foster care facilities licensed to care for 13 or more individuals.
MDHHS Director Elizabeth Hertel said, in a release, that the increases they are seeing in Michiganders receiving the vaccine, including among long-term care patients and staff, has allowed them to make this revision.

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