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PPE Resource Process and Requests
Thank you for your interest in placing an order for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). As you know, the PPE supply chain shortage is nation-wide. We have very limited quantities and types of PPE items to support healthcare’s needs, however it is only supplementary. Please continue to place PPE orders through your routine and alternate vendors to assure your facility/organization continues in the supply chain queue. At this time, we are prioritizing hospitals, EMS and long-term care facilities in that order. We anticipate continuing to provide some level of assistance to those three types of providers, but limited to no support for additional healthcare providers lower in the prioritization as detailed on page 2 of the DHSS Resource Request Decision Guide.
DHSS is filling PPE resource requests from hospitals and healthcare providers only. Limited supplies will be allocated according to the guidance in the documents linked below. Work with your Healthcare Coalition Coordinators to complete the SNS Ordering Form as described in the DHSS HCC Resource Request Procedure document
- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Announces PPE Resource Request Process
- DHSS HCC Resource Request Procedure
- SNS Ordering Form
- Instructions for Completing SNS Ordering Form
- DHSS Resource Request Decision Guide
- MISSOURI HCCs Contact Leads - Regional Breakdown
- CDC Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE
- CDC Guidance for Optimization of N95 Respirators
Information for Missouri Health Care Providers
- CDC Guidance
Primary CDC page with resources for providers - CMS Guidance for Use of Respirators
Guidance for use of certain industrial respirators by health care personnel - Department of Mental Health Pandemic Communications Guidebook
Response and recovery planning for public leaders and spokespersons. - Healthcare Respiratory Protection Annual Fit-Testing for N95 Filtering Facepieces During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Temporary Enforcement Guidance - Healthcare Respiratory Protection Annual Fit-Testing for N95 Filtering Facepieces During the COVID-19 Outbreak - Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of Patients with Confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
From the CDC, for Health Care Professionals Preparing for Possible Management and Treatment of Confirmed Cases - Novel Coronavirus Information Call for Missouri Health Care Providers - 2.19.2020
Audio Recording of the Call - Novel Coronavirus Information Call for Missouri Health Care Providers - 1.30.2020
Audio Recording of the Call - OSHA Guidance
Steps all employers can take to reduce workers’ risk of exposure - Testing and Packaging of COVID-19 Samples: DHSS
Video with Guidance from the State Public Health Laboratory
Dental Professionals
- ADA Coronavirus Resource Center for Dentists
Guidance and recommendations from the American Dental Association - ADA COVID-19 Coding and Billing Interim Guidance
Interim guidance from the ADA regarding coding and billing - ADA Guidance of Dental Emergencies
Guidance from the ADA on what constitutes a dental emergency - ADA Guidance on Ethics of Continuing to See Patients
Guidance from the ADA regarding how dentists ethically continue to see patients during the COVID-19 pandemic - Aerosols and Infection Risk in the Dental Operatory
Quick review of literature around dental office aerosols and infection risk - COVID-19 and Challenges for Dental and Oral Medicine
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Emerging and Future Challenges for Dental and Oral Medicine, Article from the Journal of Dental Research - Recommendations for Missouri Dental Professionals
Guidance to Missouri Dentists from DHSS and Missouri Dental Board - Missouri Guidance for Dental Professionals
Guidance from the Office of Dental Health on providing care to Missourians and protecting patient and provider safety
Home Health
- Guidance for Home Health Agencies
Guidance from CMS for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Home Health Agencies (HHAs)
Hospice
- DHSS Guidance on Hospice Care in Long-Term Care Facilities
Guidance from DHSS about providing hospice care in long-term care facilities - Guidance for Hospice Agencies
Guidance from CMS for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Home Health Agencies (HHAs)- CMS QSO -16-HO
- Supporting Coronavirus Prevention
Specialized information from the National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center for protecting long-term care consumers, family members and staff
Information for Long-Term Care Facilities
- CDC Guidance
Strategies to prevent spread - COVID-19 Emergency Declaration from CMS
Health Care Providers Fact Sheet from CMS about the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration and blanket waivers available - COVID-19 LTCF Guidance
- DHSS Guidance on Hospice Care in Long-Term Care Facilities
Guidance from DHSS about providing hospice care in long-term care facilities
- DHSS LTC Regions Map
Map of DHSS Long-Term Care regions. - Guidance from DHSS Regarding Residents Leaving Facility
Guidance memo for long term care facilities on residents leaving the facility - Hospital to Facility Transfer
- Memo from DHSS to All Missouri Long-Term Care Facilities
Memo from Director Randall Williams, MD, regarding COVID-19 response in facilities and visitor restrictions - Memo from the Missouri Board of Nursing Home Administrators
Guidance from the Missouri Board of Nursing Home Administrators on flexibility of completing required continuing education clock hours
- Missouri LPHA Directory
Locate or learn about local health departments in Missouri - Medicare Fee-for-Service Response Bulletin
Bulletin from MLN Matters for providers and suppliers who bill Medicare Fee-for-Service - Post-Acute Care and Behavioral Health to Hospital Transfer
- Supporting Coronavirus Prevention in LTC Facilities
Specialized information from the National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center for protecting long-term care consumers, family members and staff - Updated CMS Guidance Document
Updated memo to include visitation guidance - Waiver Implementation for Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review
Notice from DHSS regarding a Waiver to suspend pre-admission screening and annual resident review
Information for EMS Personnel
- CDC Guidance
For EMS Systems and First Responders
- EMS HHCD Awareness Course
Online video program - EMS Infectious Disease Playbook
- EMS Pandemic Influenza Guidelines
- EMS and COVID-19
Special Edition of EMS Focus, webinar - Preparing for COVID-19, Slides from Disaster Health Response Ecosystem Webinar
- Preparing for COVID-19, Audio from Disaster Health Response Ecosystem Webinar
- Missouri BEMS COVID-19 Teleconference - 3.17.20 (.mpa)
- Missouri BEMS COVID-19 Teleconference - 3.25.20 (.mpa)
- Missouri BEMS COVID-19 Teleconference - 4.1.20 (.mpa)
Information for Pharmacists
- Information from the Missouri Board of Pharmacy
Specific information and guidance for pharmacists in Missouri for work during the COVID-19 pandemic, including related waivers
Information for Outpatient Dialysis Facilities
- CDC Outpatient Dialysis Facilities Preparedness
CDC Outpatient Dialysis Facility preparedness assessment tool
Information for Coroners and Medical Examiners
Unless COVID-19 was clinically suspected, there is no reason to test. In such a scenario, the reason to test a deceased body is to determine cause of death when testing was not done pre-mortem and manage exposed contacts that occurred prior to the death. In order to receive testing approval through the MO State Public Health Laboratory, the coroner or medical examiner would need to follow the same protocol utilized by other healthcare providers in order to receive approval for testing. The clinical information or contact exposure information that makes the person eligible for testing by the MO State Public Health Lab would still apply. Without having this information, the person is not eligible for testing through the Missouri State Public Health Lab.