California Department of Social Services PIN 21-12-ASC
February 10, 2021
TO: ALL ADULT AND SENIOR CARE PROGRAM RESIDENTIAL LICENSEES
Original signed by Ley Arquisola
FROM: LEY ARQUISOLA, R.N., M.S.N.
Acting Deputy Director
Community Care Licensing Division
SUBJECT: RESIDENT ISOLATION AND COHORTING, STAFFING, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, AND FACE COVERINGS
Provider Information Notice (PIN) Summary
PIN 21-12-ASC provides updated guidance to Adult and Senior Care (ASC) residential. licensees related to resident isolation and cohorting, staffing considerations based on the residents’ COVID-19 status, use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), N95
respirators, and required use of face coverings.
Please post this PIN in the facility where residents can easily access it and distribute the Resident Fact Sheet (located at the end of this PIN) to residents and, if applicable, their representatives.
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