Emergency Rule: COVID-19 Testing for Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Staff Required Every

To further prevent the spread of COVID-19 at Florida nursing homes and assisted living facilities, the Agency for Health Care Administration issued Emergency Rule 59AER20-4 and Emergency Rule 59AER20-5. These rules require nursing home and assisted living facility staff to be tested for COVID-19 every two weeks with testing resources provided by the state and submit the test results to their employer/facility. The facility must keep copies of all staff testing documentation on site.

To see the emergency rules, please use these links: Emergency Rule 59AER20-4 and Emergency Rule 59AER20-5.

Agency resources related to COVID-19 can be accessed on the Agency's COVID-19 alerts for facilities and Medicaid providers website by clicking here.

Content provided by: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration