CMS has released an updated version of the Nursing Home Visitation Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

The updates provide important clarifications, such as: 

• Suggestions on how to conduct visits that reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. 
• Best practices for improving air quality to reduce risks during visitation. 
• Ways a facility can improve and/or manage air flow during visitation. 
• Availability of funding for environmental changes, which reduce the transmission of COVID-19. Facilities can request CMP reinvestment funds to purchase portable fans and portable room air cleaners with HEPA filters.
• Visitor testing as a condition of entering a facility.