Providers

Report suspect or confirmed cases WITHIN 24 HOURS to the local health department by phone and follow up with written report.

• Reporting a Death Associated with COVID-19 (DHHR)
• Form: Report a Death Associated with COVID-19 (DHHR)

WV RESOURCES

• Instructions to Resume Elective Medical Procedures (per Executive Order No. 28-20)
• Guidance for Medical Transportation (DHHR)
• Authorization for WV Hospitals to Decline Transfer of Out-of-State COVID-19 Patients (DHHR)
• West Virginia Clinical Guidance - April 2020 (DHHR)
• Bureau for Medical Services COVID-19 Alerts and Updates (DHHR)
• West Virginia Insurance Bulletin Re: COVID-19
• Guidance for Senior Centers - March 2020 (DHHR)
• Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities - March 2020 (DHHR)
• Emergency Recommendations for Health Care Providers (DHHR)
• Guidance for Homeless Service Providers (DHHR)
  
• What to do if you were exposed to someone with confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (DHHR)
• What to do if you are waiting for test results or have tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (DHHR)

INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES

• CDC HAN #430: Information and Guidance about Global Travel on Cruise Ships, Including River Cruises, due to COVID-19
• Evaluating and Testing Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (CDC)
• Preparedness Checklist: Healthcare Provider | Hospital (CDC)
• COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Health Care Providers Fact Sheet (CMS)
• Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Settings (CDC)
• Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Dashboard
• Facts to Share About COVID-19

PROJECT ECHO

Since Thursday, April 2, WVCTSI's WV Project ECHO is hosting weekly sessions devoted to combating the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. These remote sessions allow healthcare providers from across the state to ask patient questions and learn best practices from a panel of expert hub members. Sessions take place from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. every Thursday. Interest participants should email Jay Mason, assistant director of WV Project ECHO, at jdmason@hsc.wvu.edu with any questions.

• General Project ECHO Information
• Past Project ECHO Sessions

VIRTUAL TOWN HALLS

• April 15, 2020 6 - 7 pm: Virtual Town Hall with Dr. Cathy Slemp & WVSMA President and Kanawha County Health Officer Dr. Sherri Young
  Click here to listen

• April 8, 2020 6 - 7 pm: Virtual Town Hall with Cathy Slemp, MD Commissioner and State Health Officer and WVAFP President Joanna Bailey, MD
  Click here to listen

• April 3, 2020, 6 - 7 pm: Update from Clay and Cathy at Command, an Update on the Pandemic Response from Dr. Clay Marsh, COVID-19 Czar, and Dr. Cathy Slemp, State Health Officer
  Click here to listen

• March 30, 2020 6 - 7 pm: Virtual Town Hall with Dr. Cathy Slemp, WV Health Officer, Cynthia Beane, Commissioner for the WV Bureau for Medical Services, and WVAAP President Lisa Costello, MD
  Click here to listen

• March 27, 2020, 6 - 7 pm. Virtual Town Hall, Clinical Guidance discussion with Dr. Tom Takubo and Dr. Cathy Slemp
  Click here to listen

• March 25, 2020 6 - 7 pm: Virtual Town Hall with Dr. Slemp, Bureau of Public Health Commissioner and State Health Officer and the West Virginia State Medical Association (WVSMA).
  Click here to listen

Additional webinars, including telemedicine, wellness, and more: https://www.wvsma.org/coronavirus-resource-center-webinars/

WV RESOURCES

• COVID-19 Testing Criteria for WV Office of Laboratory Services - 3-24-20 (DHHR)
• Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Screening (DHHR)
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Testing Information for Healthcare Providers (DHHR)
• Case Investigation Form for COVID-19 (DHHR)
  NOTE: The Case Investigation Form is for lab-confirmed cases only, PUI forms are no longer required
• Specimen Collection Instructions COVID-19 (DHHR)
• COVID-19 Specimen Test Request Form (For Public Health Laboratory Submission Only (DHHR)
• Home Care and Self-Isolation Guidance for Persons Suspected of Having COVID-19 (DHHR)
• COVID-19 Testing Sites in WV

INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES

• Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens from Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (CDC)
  

Residential settings Outbreak Resources

• Guidelines for COVID-19 Outbreaks in Residential Settings - May 2020 (DHHR)
  

WV RESOURCES

• WV National Guard N95 Decontamination Program (WVNG)
• Guidance for Municipal and Medical Facility Solid Waste Disposal (DHHR)

INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES

• Frequently Asked Questions about Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (CDC)
• Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks (CDC)
• Clean Hands Count for Safe Healthcare (CDC)
• List of Disinfectants to Use Against COVID-19 (EPA)
• Repository of PPE Resources (NETEC)
• PPE (COVID-19) Use and Conservation (NETEC)
• Strategies to Optimize the Supply of PPE and Equipment (CDC)

WV RESOURCES

• Bureau for Medical Services Telehealth Resources (DHHR)

INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES

• Telehealth Webinars (WVSMA)

WV RESOURCES

• Home Care and Self-Isolation Guidance for People with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (DHHR)
• Guidance on Cleaning When Caring for an Ill Person at Home - March 2020 (DHHR)

INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES

• Interim Guidance for Discontinuation of Home Isolation for Persons with COVID-19 (CDC)
• Interim Guidance for Implementing Home Care of People Not Requiring Hospitalization for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) (CDC)

• WV Board of Pharmacists Update (3-23-20)
• WV Board of Pharmacists Memorandum (3-21-20)
• WV Board of Pharmacists Memorandum (3-13-20)
• COVID-19: Downstream Implications for Sterile Compounding (CriticalPoint)
• Policy for Emergency Compounding of Hand Sanitizers (FDA)
• FAQ WV BOP for COVID-19
  

• Interim Additional Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Outpatient Hemodialysis Facilities (CDC)
• Outpatient Dialysis Facility Preparedness Assessment Tool (CDC)