Previous State COVID-19 Updates

March

• Provider Notice: HFS COVID-19 Uninsured Program Continues (3/22/22)

February

• Executive Order 2022-06 Lifts Illinois Mask Mandate (2/28/22)
• IDPH Adds New COVID-19 Treatment for Distribution Across Illinois (2/22/22)
• Gov. Pritzker Announces Illinois Plan to Lift Statewide Indoor Mask Requirement on Feb. 28 (2/9/22)

January

• First omicron subvariant case detected in Illinois (1/31/22)
• IDPH Adopts CDC Recommendations for Booster Doses for Ages 12-15 (1/6/22)
• Pritzker Administration Announces Federal Staffing Request Approved for Rockford’s Javon Bae Hospital (1/14/22)
• IDPH Announces COVID-19 Antivirals Available in the Coming Weeks (1/6/22)

December

• Governor and Hospital Leaders Urge Hospitals to Postpone Non-Emergency Surgeries During Omicron Surge (12/30/21)
• State Surges Mass Vaccination Operations Statewide to Meet COVID Booster Demand (12/27/21)
• Out-of-State Health Professionals Licensure Extended (12/21/21)
• Resources for Illinois Residents and Licensees Impacted by COVID-19
• Illinois and Chicago Departments of Public Health Confirm State’s First Case of the Omicron COVID-19 Variant (12/7/21)
• IDPH Update: Variant Testing and Genomic Sequencing to Identify Omicron (12/3/21)

November

• IDPH Recommends Booster Doses for All Eligible Individuals (11/19/21)
• IDPH: Cycle 08 Antibody Therapy Allocations to Healthcare Partners (11/5/21)

October

• IDPH: Cycle 07 Antibody Therapy Allocations to Healthcare Partners (10/29/21)
• IDPH: Cycle 06 Antibody Therapy Allocations to Healthcare Partners / Interest Survey for Pharmacy Based COVID-19 Therapy (10/22/21)
• IDPH Adopts CDC Recommendations for Booster Doses (10/22/21)
• Important COVID-19 Vaccine Announcement for Immediate Review (10/20/21)
• IDPH: Cycle 05 Antibody Therapy Allocations to Healthcare Partners (10/15/21)
• IDPH: Cycle 04 Antibody Therapy Allocations to Healthcare Partners (10/8/21)
• IDPH: IV Regeneron Formulations May Be Used for Subcutaneous Dosing (10/8/21)
• IDPH: Cycle 03 Antibody Therapy Allocations to Healthcare Partners (10/1/21)

September

• IDPH Interim Guidance: MIS-C Associated with COVID-19 (9/27/21)
• IDPH Emergency Rule for Hospitals (Sept. 2021)
• IDPH Emergency Rule for Hospitals (Sept. 2021)
• Cycle 02 Antibody Therapy Allocations to Healthcare Partners (9/24/21)
• Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Allocations to Healthcare Partners (9/16/21)
• IDPH FAQ on Face Covering & Vaccination Requirements (9/7/21)
• Executive Order 2021-22 (COVID-19 EO No. 88) (9/3/21)

August

• IDPH: MAb bam and ete EUA Updates (8/30/21)
• Resources for COVID-19 Care (8/27/21)
• Local EMA Directory (8/27/21)
• Executive Order re: Face Covering and Vaccination Requirements (8/26/21)
• Governor Announces Vaccination, Masking Requirements (8/26/21)
• IDPH Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Administration Toolkit (8/23/21)
• COVID-19 Executive Order No. 86 (8/20/21)
• IDPH: FDA Authorizes Shelf-life extension of bamlanivimab (8/20/21)
• Illinois FAQ on Updated CDC Mask Guidance for COVID-19 (8/19/21)
• IDPH Launches Online “Vax Verify” System (8/11/21)

June

• IDPH Notice on Medical Device Recall (6/29/21)
• Philips Respironics Medical Device Recall Letter
• Monoclonal Antibody Therapeutics: IMMEDIATE PAUSE OF DISTRIBUTION of bamlanivimab & etesevimab (6/25/21)

May

• IDPH Update: COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts Progress to Emergency Department and Inpatient Hospital Discharge (5/28/21)
• Governor Issues New Proclamation, Executive Order (5/28/21)
• Vaccination Access for Students Age 12+ (5/12/2021)
• Monoclonal Antibody Therapeutic ASPR/FDA Update (5/7/21)
• COVID-19 Test Positivity: 7 Day Rolling Average (5/2/21)
• COVID-19 Deaths: 7 Day Rolling Average (5/2/21)
• COVID-19 Hospitalizations (5/2/21)
• COVID-19 Cases: 7 Day Rolling Average (5/2/21)
• COVID-19 Vaccines Administered: 7 Day Rolling Average (5/2/21)
• Illinois Vaccination Progress by Category (of Total Population) (5/2/21)
• Illinois Vaccination Progress by Category (Ages 16 and Up) (5/2/21)

April

• Updated Interim Non-Emergent Pre-Procedure COVID-19 Testing Guidance (4/30/21)
• HFS COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Performed in Hospital-Based Outpatient Settings (4/19/21)
• Monoclonal Antibody Therapeutic ASPR Update (4/16/21)
• COVID-19 Vaccines Administered: 7 Day Rolling Average (4/4/21)

March

• Monoclonal Antibody Therapeutic Updates (3/26/21)
• BinaxNOW Expiration Date Extension (March 2021)
• IDPH Guidelines on Emergency Preparedness for Hospitals During COVID-19 (3/9/21)
• UPDATED Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Interim Guidance (3/2/21)

February

• Antibody Therapy Allocations to Hospital and Non-hospital Infusion Sites (2/19/21)
• Monoclonal Antibody Treatment (2/3/21)
• Monoclonal Antibody Treatment (Short Version) (2/3/21)

December

• IDPH Update on EMResource Reporting Frequency (12/18/20)
• IDPH Violence Prevention and Support Resources During Pandemic (12/1/20)

November

• IDPH Webinar Slides: COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution (11/30/20)
• IDPH Guidance on Antibody Treatment EUA (11/30/20)
• IDPH Memo: Week 3 Antibody Therapy Allocations (11/30/20)
• IDPH Memo: Week 2 Antibody Therapy Allocations (11/30/20)
• 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)