MARCH
March 13 , 2020 : The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( CMS ) directs nursing homes nationwide to suspend visitation of all visitors and non-essential health care personnel , except in end-of-life and other compassionate care situations , as well as restrict communal activities . March 13 , 2020 : DOH directs nursing homes and ACFs statewide to take a series of actions to prevent the introduction of COVID-19 into their facilities – including suspending most visitation , implementing health checks for all health care personnel and other facility staff at the beginning of each shift and requiring all health care personnel and other facility staff to wear a face mask while within six feet of residents – and provides protocols for dealing with confirmed and suspected cases of the virus . March 16 , 2020 : LeadingAge New York convenes the first of its weekly COVID-19 update webinars for members . March 17 , 2020 : LeadingAge National convenes the first of its daily COVID-19 update calls for members . March 17 , 2020 : DOH directs nursing home administrators and adult day health care ( ADHC ) program directors to immediately suspend ADHC program services . March 18 , 2020 : President Trump signs into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( FFCRA ), creating a new requirement for paid sick leave for workers affected by the COVID-19 emergency and a new requirement for paid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ). March 20 , 2020 : : Governor Cuomo signs the New York on PAUSE EO ( EO 202.8 ) directing 100 percent of non-essential businesses statewide to close . The order also provides for a 90-day moratorium on any residential or commercial evictions .
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