In the wake of COVID-19 crisis, OAASC is dedicated to sorting through the many updates and pieces of information to share and present those most pertinent to the Ambulatory Surgery Center community.  Below you will find several documents provided by the Ohio Department of Health that we believe you will find helpful.  We will also be posting these items on the front page of www.oaasc.net as a resource center for those in need of information.

NEW -12.30.21 ODH News Release - Ohio Aligns With Updated CDC Quarantine And Isolation Guidance 12.30.21

1. CDC update - Interim Guidance for Managing Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure to SARS-CoV-2

2. FAQ Regarding CMS Vaccine Mandate

3. OCR Issues Guidance on HIPAA COVID-19 Vaccinations and the Workplace

4. Local Health Officials Issue New Indoor Mask Advisory for Columbus and Franklin County

5. ODH defines acceptable forms of identification for COVID-19 vaccine recipients

6. ODH Develops Vaccine Preparedness Workgroup

• Guidance On Phase 1 B Of Covid 19 Vaccine Distribution Updated 1.21.21
• COVID-19 Vaccination Workgroup Handout 12.14.20
• Ohio Vaccine Preparedness Office Weekly Update 12.29.2020
• Covid 19 Vaccination Workgroup Handout 12.30.20
• ODH COVID-19 Vaccine Communications Toolkit

7. ODH adopts new CDC guidance on duration of quarantine for COVID-19 using symptom-monitoring and diagnostic testing:

• ODH Health Alert - Updated Guidance for Quarantine
• ODH Recommended Options for Quarantine

8. Ohio COVID-19 DRAFT Vaccination Plan

9. Resources for vaccination providers:

• ODH FAQ On COVID-19 Reporting
• Guidance On Transporting Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
• Information from ODH on becoming a vaccination provider
• Ohio COVID-19 Vaccination Program Enrollment Checklist
• Request access to the Vaccination Provider Program COVID-19 application

10. Responsible RestartOhio

• Responsible RestartOhio Resource page
• CDC COVID Resource Page (updated daily)
• Covid 19 Checklist for Healthcare Restart - Updated April 27, 2020
• Covid 19 Information For ASCs
• Covid 19 Guidance For Outpatient Providers Evaluating Patients For Covid 19

11. The CDC has updated its guidance regarding the duration of isolation and precautions for individuals with COVID-19 as outlined in this ODH Health Alert.

Healthcare personnel are specifically addressed on page two.

12. Testing supplies have been allocated to local jurisdictions during the past few months, but we will be transitioning form this allocation process to a formal request process through County Emergency Management Agencies (EMAs).  The documents below provide further details and helpful forms

• Detailed memo from ODH
• EMA request instructions
• ODH resource request form

13. PPE Update from the Ohio Department of Health

14.The Ohio Department of Health encourages expanded testing and has established priorities for testing that include both symptomatic and asymptomatic people in all settings. A map of testing sites, including private companies and community health centers, has been posted here on the coronavirus.ohio.gov website.

15. CDC latest recommendations for reopening America

16. Testing Guidance updated by ODH on April 30th.  Details on how to prioritize testing and guidance for testing are available here and here .

17. Stay Safe Ohio Order is signed by Director Acton. 

18. CMS guidlines for re-opening elective surgeries have been released.  (Click here for the phase gating details.)

20. Sample procedural guidance forms.  Some of our members have provided samples of the forms they are using to evaluate procedures.  Please be advised that these are only examples and provided for reference!

Sample form 1, Sample form 2