SB1113 Summary

• Long-term care facilities must conduct COVID-19 diagnostic testing on residents and staff members according to a specified schedule, including initial testing, testing of new/returning residents within 72 hours of intake, immediate testing of symptomatic individuals, and weekly testing in medium/high-risk areas.

• Facilities must obtain informed consent before conducting tests and develop a testing implementation plan that identifies testing schedules, laboratory partnerships, resource needs, and procedures for residents who decline testing and staff who refuse testing.

• Facilities must submit daily reports to the Department of Health and Human Services by 12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time containing COVID-19 data as specified in the department's June 15, 2020 emergency order.

• Staff members who test positive for COVID-19 must be excluded from the facility until meeting federal CDC criteria for return; facilities must follow CDC guidance to prevent COVID-19 transmission.

• Violations are subject to civil penalties issued by the department in the same manner as other public health code violations, with appeal rights available; violations must be reported to the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.

• The act automatically repeals 1 year after enactment.