CDC Links 

• CDC Resource Center
• When You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated
  
• Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Healthcare Personnel 
• Recommendations for PPE
• Don/Doff of PPE
• What if you have been exposed?
• CDC Statement on COVID-19 Apple App

• Interim Recommendations for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems and 911 Public Safety Answering Points/Emergency Communication Centers (PSAP/ECCs) in the United States During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic

  
  

Pennsylvania Resources

Department of Health

Bureau of EMS

Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council

Bureau of EMS Information Bulletins

PA Chamber of Business and Industry Bringing Back PA page including a regional reopening map (updated frequently)

PA Specific Signature Form (Optional Use) 2020 PWW Model Ambulance Signature Form COVID-19 Version 2.2-CV PENNSYLVANIA.docx

Office of the State Fire Commissioner COVID Grant Application Instructions:  07.21.2020 OSFC COVID19 Grant UPDATED instructions.pdf  and  Office of the State Fire Commission Grant Program

• DHS Provider Resource Page
• DHS Provider Quick Tips
  
• EMSIB 2020-12 PCR Data Collection for Exemptions Outlined in EMSIB 2020-11 (4/2/20)
• Level I Staffing Exceptions for Licensed EMS Vehicles (4/1/20)  
• EMSIB 2020-09 - Outlines temporary expansion of interpretation for out of state EMS agencies operating in Pennsylvania (3/25/20)
• Provider quick tips regarding the waiver of prudent pay during the disaster/emergency declaration issues by Governor Wolf.
• Approved and Required Medications Lists for Emergency Medical Service Agencies and Emergency Medical Service Providers  (3/21/20)
• Notice Regarding COVID-19 Insurance Coverage; Notice 2020-03 (3/21/20)
• DHS Updated Protocols
• EMSIB Bulletin Regarding Protocol Updates (3/17/20)
• Novitas Solutions COVID-19 Page
  
• Hospital Preparedness Dashboard
  
• Bureau of EMS Call (4/10/20) EMS COVID Call.pdf
• COVID-19 Guidance on Distribution of Personal Protective Equipment
• EMSIB 2020-22 Guidance to EMS Educational Entities (05/18/20)

COVID Vaccination Information (These links are subject to updates through the interim and final rulemaking process so check back for updates)

• CMS COVID-19 Vaccine Policies & Guidance

• CMS Announces Comprehensive Strategy to Enhance Hospital Capacity Amid COVID-19 Surge

• CDC Vaccine Tracking System (VTrckS)

• CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Program Interim Playbook for Jurisdiction Operations

• Biden-Harris Administration Increases Medicare Payment for Life-Saving COVID-19 Vaccine (3/16/21)

Pennsylvania COVID Vaccination Information

• Pennsylvania COVID Vaccination Plan/Distribution/Phase
  

• DOH Vaccine Update 2/5/21

• DOH Vaccine Update 2/12/21.pdf

• Acting Secretary Order COVID-19 Vaccine Providers_.pdf
  

• FAQs re SOH Order for Vaccine Adm 021221 1100.pdf
  

• PWW COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit ($79)
  

Other Resources

• Small Business Guidance on Funding, Debt Relief & Loan Resources - US Small Business Administration
  
• Page, Wolfberg & Wirth EMS Law Updates
  
• Page, Wolfberg & Wirth COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit ($79)
  
• Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) Program and COVID-19 Death Benefits - See the official statement here.
  
• Testing Kits Available from Henry Schein
• Motorola Grants for Radio Communications
• Lexipool COVID19 Grant Funding Resources
  
• A documentation guide from Seattle and King County, Washington providing COVID-19 documentation guidelines ESO Documentation Guide King County EMS.pdf
  

• COVID-19 United States Cases by County by Johns Hopkins University

• American Institute of CPA's Recommendations on the PPP Application and Loan Forgiveness Process aicpa-ppp-recommendations-letter.pdf

• HHS-OIG's Oversight of COVID-19 Response and Recovery (3/16/21)

N95 Resources - Usage/Re-Use

• Addressing COVID-19 Face Mask Shortages (3/27/20)
• CDC Recommended Guidance for Extended Use and Limited Reuse of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare Settings
• Nebraska Medicine: N95 Process for Decontamination and Reuse
• Sages: Re-use Instructions
• Duke: Decontamination and Reuse of N95 Respirators
• Instructions for Healthcare Personnel: Preparation of Compatible N95 Respirators for Decontamination by the Battelle Memorial Institute Using the Battelle Decontamination System