Health Care Professionals

• MIS-C Case Reporting Instructions
• MIS-C Case Report Form-Fillable
• MIS-C Case Report Form-Non Fillable
• CDC Guidance
  Primary CDC page with resources for providers
• Missouri PCR Testing Update for Providers NEW
• Serological Testing Quick Facts for Providers NEW
• Cheat Sheet: Strategies to Optimize PPE and Equipment
  Overview and strategies for PPE optimization based on CDC’s new guidelines following PPE shortages due to COVID-19
• 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.
• Health Update: New Criteria to Guide Evaluation and Laboratory Testing for COVID-19 at the Missouri State Public Health Laboratory (Issued April 22, 2020)
• 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
• Missouri Interim Guidance on Crisis Capacity Strategies for PPE
  Missouri Interim Guidance on Crisis Capacity Strategies for PPE for Employees Working with Patients/Clients in Congregate Living Environments or in One-on-One or Small Group Settings
• COVID-19: Tackling the N95 Shortage with Novel Decontamination
  Article from the American Medical Association in collaboration with the University of Nebraska Medical Center on PPE decontamination methods
• 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

• BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen Test Webinar (On-Demand) and Toolkit for Oral Health Care Providers
• Standing Order to Administer BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen Test (Oral Healthcare Providers)
• Revisiting the Opioid Epidemic Inside the Pandemic - Webinar
• ADA - Eight New COVID-19 Codes, March 2021
• COVID Prevention Tips from MDA
• COVID-19 Dental Office Breakroom Tips from MDA
• COVID-19 "What If" Scenarios – Updated 9/1/20
• Protocols to Follow if a Staff or Household Member is COVID-19 (ADA)
• OSAP/DentaQuest - Best Practices for Infection Control in Dental Clinics During The COVID-19 Pandemic
• CDC – Interim Infection Prevention and Control guidance for Dental settings During the COVID-19 Response
• Guidance for Dentistry Workers and Employers
• Dental Practice Recovery
  Guidance from the Missouri COVID-19 Dental Task Force
• 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 on Ethics of Continuing to See Patients
  Guidance from the ADA regarding how dentists ethically continue to see patients during the COVID-19 pandemic
• ADA Interim Mask and Face Shield Guidelines
  Interim guidelines from the ADA regarding mask and face shields
• 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

• Guidance for Home Health Agencies
  Guidance from CMS for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Home Health Agencies (HHAs)
  • CMS QSO -18-HHA
• Standing Order to Administer BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen Test (Home Health and 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)
  • Supporting Coronavirus Prevention
    Specialized information from the National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center for protecting long-term care consumers, family members and staff
• Standing Order to Administer BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen Test (Home Health and Hospice)

• 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

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.

• CDC Guidance on Obtaining Postmortem Specimens

• CDC Outpatient Dialysis Facilities Preparedness
  CDC Outpatient Dialysis Facility preparedness assessment tool