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May 6 , 2020 : DOH notifies health care providers of the incidence of Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome Potentially Associated with COVID-19 among children in New York State hospitals and provides guidance on reporting cases and testing patients who present with the disease . May 7 , 2020 : Governor Cuomo signs EO 202.28 extending the moratorium on residential and commercial evictions for another 60 days and allowing security deposits to be applied toward rent . May 10 , 2020 : Governor Cuomo signs EO 202.30 requiring nursing homes and ACFs to test all staff twice weekly for COVID-19 and to certify their compliance with all State directives . Providers are directed to submit a plan for testing staff by May 13 , 2020 and a compliance certification by May 15 , 2020 . The order also mandates that hospitals not discharge patients to nursing homes unless the patients test negative for COVID-19 , thereby reversing the directive issued by the State on March 25 , 2020 . May 11 , 2020 : LeadingAge New York convenes a joint meeting of its Continuing Care Retirement Community ( CCRC ) and Retirement Housing Cabinets to discuss retirement community reopening amid the gradual end of New York on PAUSE . May 13 , 2020 : LeadingAge New York convenes a webinar to provide the latest information and address questions regarding the State ’ s nursing home and ACF COVID-19 staff testing mandate . May 13 , 2020 : LeadingAge New York initiates a series of paid advertisements recognizing and celebrating the “ Care , Comfort and Compassion ” provided by New York ’ s not-for-profit long term care providers . The first advertisements appear in the Bee Group Newspapers in Western New York , with subsequent placements in Capital Region , Hudson Valley , Long Island , Mohawk Valley , Rochester-area and Southern Tier publications .
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