Current through Public Act 171 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 333.5145a - Weekly posting of nursing home data related to coronavirus; "coronavirus" defined(1) By November 15, 2020, and each week thereafter, the department, in consultation with the department of licensing and regulatory affairs, shall post data on the department's publicly accessible website that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each nursing home in this state or any information that the department determines is similar to the following: (a) The new number of coronavirus positive cases among nursing home residents and staff for the reporting period.(b) The new number of coronavirus deaths among nursing home residents and staff for the reporting period.(c) The new number of nursing homes conducting new coronavirus tests for the reporting period.(d) The new number of nursing home residents from another nursing home that were previously diagnosed with coronavirus and continue to require transmission-based precautions.(e) The cumulative number of coronavirus positive cases among nursing home residents and staff, to date.(f) The cumulative number of coronavirus deaths among nursing home residents and staff, to date.(g) The cumulative number of nursing home residents from another nursing home who were previously diagnosed with coronavirus and continue to require transmission-based precautions.(h) An inventory of current stock of medical supplies and personal protective equipment.(i) The current version of any visitation policy issued by the department affecting nursing homes.(2) By November 15, 2020, and weekly thereafter, the department shall also post on the department's publicly available website the historical data that the department has collected regarding coronavirus in nursing homes. The data described in this subsection must be posted in a manner that provides for longitudinal tracking and trending of, at a minimum, cases of coronavirus, deaths resulting from coronavirus, and testing for coronavirus in nursing homes.(3) As used in this section, "coronavirus" means that term as defined in section 5145.Added by 2020, Act 244,s 1, eff. 11/5/2020.