The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued a new Provider Information Notice (PIN) extending and updating specified statewide waivers for certain licensing statutes and regulations in adult and senior care facilities due to COVID-19. The PIN rescinds the statewide waiver of staff age requirements and extends the effective dates of waivers related to buildings and grounds/capacity, staffing ratios, staff training, tuberculosis testing, and medical assessments. These waivers can be implemented without the need for individual requests from licensees, subject to the terms and conditions outlined in the PIN. Facilities must follow guidance from CDSS, health care providers, the CDC, the California Coronavirus Response, the California Department of Public Health, and local health departments. The waivers will expire upon the termination of the Proclamation of the State of Emergency, unless otherwise specified by CDSS.

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