Previous State COVID-19 Updates

November

• State of Illinois COVID-19 Update (11/17/20)
• IDPH Notice on EUA and Allocations of bamlanivimab (11/16/20)
• COVID-19 Response: Collaboration across the Continuum (Nov. 2020)
• State of Illinois COVID-19 Update (11/12/20)
• IDPH Expanding Access to BinaxNow Rapid Tests to All Illinois Hospitals (11/10/20)    
• State Update on Contact Tracing (11/6/20)

October

• State of Illinois COVID-19 Update (10/29/20)
• New COVID-19 Cases: 7 Day Rolling Average (10/18/20)
• COVID-19 Tests Administered: 7 Day Rolling Average (10/16/20)
• COVID-19 Test Positivity: 7 Day Rolling Average (10/16/20)
• COVID-19 Deaths: 7 Day Rolling Average (10/16/20)
• COVID-19 Hospitalizations (10/16/20)
• Public Health Emergency Operations Center Remdesivir Update (10/2/20)
• Illinois Electronic Test Ordering and Reporting Portal (10/2/20)

September

• IHA Memo: HFS Cares Portal is Open (9/29/20)
• IDFPR Proclamation re: Licensure/Certification for Out-of-State Healthcare Professionals (9/18/20)
• First Round Distribution of CARES Act Funds Appropriated by General Assembly (9/17/20)

July

• IDPH: Hospital Data Reporting (7/15/20)
• IDPH: Elective Surgery Guidance - Supplemental FAQs (7/4/20)

June

• COVID-19 Capacity and Utilization Reporting (6/8/20)
• State Announces Community-Based Testing Sites Now Open to All (6/4/20)
• IHA Summary: IDPH Notice on Elective Inpatient Surgeries and Procedures (6/3/20)
• IDPH: Elective Inpatient Surgeries and Procedures (6/3/20)

May

• Governor Reissues COVID-19 Executive Orders (5/29/20)
• Governor’s New Disaster Proclamation (5/29/20)
• Governor’s Executive Order: Restoring Illinois – Protecting Our Communities (5/29/20)
• IDPH Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Violence, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention/Support Resources (5/28/20)
• IDPH: Roles Required - EMS Administrative Code and Furlough Issues (5/28/20)
• IDPH Guidance: Sexual Assault Emergency Services in EDs During COVID-19 Pandemic (5/18/20)
• IDPH: Perinatal Advisory Committee Provides Obstetrical & Neonatal Care Guidance during COVID-19 Pandemic
• IDPH: Support Persons in Health Care Facilities (including hospitals) (5/15/20)
• IDPH: COVID-19 Capacity and Utilization Reporting (5/15/20)
• IDPH Updated Testing Guidance (5/14/20)
• Services for Non-Veterans at Select VA Medical Centers (5/14/20)
• IHA Letter to Legislative Leaders re: COVID-19 Requests (5/11/20)
• IDPH Remdesivir Allocation (5/9/20)
• IDPH: Changes to Isolation Period for COVID-19 Cases (5/7/20)
• Elective Surgeries and Procedures FAQs (5/5/20)
• IDPH Assistance on COVID-19 Testing Supplies (5/1/20)

April

• Governor's Modified Stay-at-Home Executive Order (4/30/20)
• Healthcare Organizations Support Governor's Executive Order (4/29/20)
• Amicus Brief Supporting Governor's Executive Order (4/29/20)
• IDPH Update: COVID-19 Testing Guidance Expanded (4/27/20)
• RFI for COVID-19 PCR Testing (4/27/20)
• IDPH Update: Considerations for Healthcare Providers in ANY Healthcare Setting
• Follow Up Re: IDPH Guidance on Elective Surgeries and Procedures (4/25/20)
• IDPH Updated Guidance Regarding Elective Surgeries and Procedures (4/24/20)
• IDPH Update: HHS Data Requests from Hospitals - Reporting in EMResource (4/23/20)
• IDPH Overview: Emergency Rules for Executive Order No. 24
• IHA Summary: IDPH Guidelines on Emergency Preparedness for Hospitals During COVID-19 (4/18/20)
• IDPH on Crisis Standards of Care (4/18/20)
• Catastrophic Medical Incident Response Form (4/18/20)
• Catastrophic Incident Management Pathway (4/18/20)
• IDPH Guidance for Fatality Management During COVID-19 Response (4/17/20)
• Summary: IDPH Emergency Rules re: Executive Order No. 24 (4/17/20)
• Summary: COVID-19 Executive Order No. 24 (4/16/20)
• Rural Hospitals' COVID-19 Testing (4/13/20)
• IEMA FRI: Alternate Care Facilities Medical Services (4/11/20)
• IHA Memo on HFS Proposed Medicaid Eligibility & Enrollment Changes (4/8/20)
• IHA COVID-19 Telehealth Update #1: State Coverage and Reimbursement (4/1/20)
• IDPH Guidance on the Use of Masks for the General Public
• IDPH Community-Based Testing Sites
• IDPH: Updated Guidance for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators
• IDPH: Transfer of Patients from Hospital Settings to Skilled and Intermediate LTC Facilities

March

• State Telehealth Coverage and Reimbursement Announcements (3/24/20)