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Iowa easing COVID nursing home visitation rules

By Sue Danielson Mar 12, 2021 (Des Moines, IA) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are updating rules for nursing home visitation amid the pandemic. To date in Iowa, through the Long Term Care Pharmacy Partnership Program, a total of 139,142 vaccine doses have been given to patients and staff. According to the updated guidance, facilities should allow responsible indoor visitation at all times and for all residents, regardless of vaccination status of the resident, or visitor, unless certain scenarios arise that would limit visitation for: Unvaccinated residents, if the COVID-19 county positivity rate is greater than 10 percent and less than 70 percent of residents in the facility are fully vaccinated;

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