CDC: Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes
Published April 3, 2024
On March 20, 2024, the CDC released a memorandum updating the Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes. In summary, the memo stated:
- CMS is issuing new guidance for State Survey Agencies and long term care (LTC) facilities on the use of enhanced barrier precautions (EBP) to align with nationally accepted standards.
- EBP recommendations now include use of EBP for residents with chronic wounds or indwelling medical devices during high-contact resident care activities regardless of their multidrug-resistant organism status.
- The new guidance related to EBP is being incorporated into F880 Infection Prevention and Control.
As infection control experts, Coretactics is here to help you understand the details of this update and how it will impact operations at your SNF. In an effort to make it easier for your facility to implement these changes in infection control policy, we have gathered the resources below, including the following video.
EBP Resources:
These new EBP regulations went into effective as of April 1. 2024.
If you have any questions on these changes, please do not hesitate to reach out to our Coretactics experts for assistance. We’re always here to help!