OHA Healthcare Partner Resources

Mask and Face Covering Use in Health Care Offices

• Mask and Face Covering Use in Health Care Offices

COVID-19 Testing Guidance

• COVID-19 Testing Recommendations for Health Care Providers​ Updated 10/6/2020​
• ​Spanish​
• Criteria for COVID-19 Testing at the Oregon State Public Health Laboratory 5/1/2020
• Ordering and Reporting COVID-19 Laboratory Tests ​3/26/2020
• Guidelines for Emergency Testing Authorization for Oregon CLIA Certified Laboratories​ 4/9/2020
• Provisional Guidance for Point-of-care Antigen Testing for COVID-19 in LTCF 10/8/2020​​
• ​Provisional Guidance for BinaxNOW Point-of-care Antigen Testing​ 10/12/2020​​
• Plan for Testing Long-Term Care Staff​ 10/22/2020
• Routine COVID-19 Testing in Long-Term Care Facilities​​10/22/2020

NOTE: Clinicians throughout the community can order COVID-19 testing at their discretion through commercial labs WITHOUT approval by public health.

• ​Use the Confidential Oregon Morbidity Report form to request testing through OSPHL. 
• How To Submit Online Morbidity Reports for COVID-19 4/20/2020​
• See OHA Testing Guidance ​above for details.

COVID-19 Testing Labs

• ​Oregon CLIA Certified Labs Testing COVID-19

Clinical and Infection Control Guidance
Guidance for Clinics, Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities

• Clinical Care and Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for COVID-19 Updated 11/12​/2020
• Use of Personal Protective Equipment by Health Care Personnel in Resource-Constrained Settings ​Updated 9/23​/2020​

Specific Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities

• Universal Use of PPE in Long-Term Care Facilities 7/17/2020
• ​Spanish​ | Arabic | Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Chuukese | Hmong | Korean​ | Marshallese​ | Russian | Somali​ | Vietnamese
• FAQs: Universal Use of PPE in Long-Term Care Facilities 8/3/2020
• Long-Term Care Facility Response Toolkit 3/22/2020
• COVID-19 Prevention and Response in Long-Term Care – Webina​r Slides​ ​4/10/2020
• ​CDC: Strategies to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities
• Infection Control Consultation Request Form
• CDC Training: Mini Webinar Series on COVID-19 Prevention for Long-term Care Staff

Workers Providing In-home Personal Care

• ​C​OVID-19 Infection control guidance for workers providing in-home personal care Updated 8/26/2020
• Spanish​ | Arabic​ | Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Chuukese | Hmong​ | Korean | Marshallese​ | Russian | Somali​ | Vietnamese

In-person interpreters and health care providers who work with them

• COVID-19 infection control guidance for in-person interpreters and health care providers who work with them 3/29/2020

Home Care​

• ​CDC: Implementing Home Care of People Not Requiring Hospitalization
• CDC: Preventing COVID-19 from Spreading in Homes and Communities
• CDC: Disposition of Non-Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19​

Entry into Acute Health Care Facilities

• Guidance for Entry into Acute Health Care Facilities Updated 6/8/2020
• Español / Spanish​

Workgroup on PPE Guidance for Non-Emergency and Elective Procedures

• Recommendations to the Oregon Health Authority​ 7/20/2020

Influenza Testing and COVID-19

• Clinical Considerations for Influenza Testing during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

Clients with Suicide Risk

• Telehealth Tips: Clients with Suicide Risk

Traditional Health Workers

• Webinar - COVID-19 Basics and Beyond: Helping communities manage the mental and emotional impact of COVID-19

Non-discrimination in Medical Treatment

• Non-Discrimination in Medical Treatment for COVID-19​ Updated 9/16/2020​
• Español / Spanish​​
• Tips for Providers: COVID-19 Testing for People with Disabilities​​

Disease Reporting Rules

• COVID-19 Disease Reporting Rules

Submitting Specimens to OSPHL

Obtain approval for testing through the Oregon State Public Health Laboratory by submitting a Confidential Oregon Morbidity Report​ (see Provisional Guidance for details).

Specimens approved for testing should be shipped refrigerated (2-8°C) to the Oregon State Public Health Laboratory (OSPHL) following appropriate shipping regulations.

The following completed form must accompany all specimens:
• Virology/Immunology Test Request Form (one form per specimen)
• In the “OTHER/MOLECULAR” section, mark the checkbox indicating “Other” and type or write in “2019-nCoV” or “COVID-19” on the line provided.

Please refer to the OSPHL Lab Test Menu and the CDC Interim Guidance for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens from PUIs for complete specimen collection guidance.

COVID-19 Training: TRAIN Learning Network

CDC TRAIN provides access to courses developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) programs, grantees, and other funded partners. Courses offered by CDC course providers have been approved and verified by CDC.

• COVID-19 Courses in TRAIN