COVID-19 Provider Guidance

Clinician On-Call Center:

• Call 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636) and ask for the Clinician On-Call Center. Learn More Here (PDF)
• The Clinician On-Call Center is a 24-hour hotline with trained CDC clinicians standing by to answer COVID-19 questions from healthcare personnel on a wide range of topics, such as diagnostic challenges, clinical management, and infection prevention and control.

• Ohio Healthcare Provider Guidance
• Responsible RestartOhio for Health Care Webinar
• Responsible RestartOhio A Guide For Health Care
• Responsible RestartOhio for Health Care Slides
• Healthcare Procedures & Hospitals COVID-19 Checklist

Clinical Care Guidance for HCPs

• Evaluating and Testing Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) When Caring for Patients with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 (PDF)
• Ten Clinical Tips on COVID-19 for HCPs Involved in Patient Care  /  (PDF)
• Information for HCPs about Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
• Guidance for Direct Service Providers
• Guidance for Dental Settings
• Guidance for Direct Service Providers, Caregivers, Parents, and People with Developmental and Behavioral Disorders
• Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of Patients with Confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
• Outpatient and Ambulatory Care Settings: Responding to Community Transmission of COVID-19
• Interim Guidance for Public Health Professionals Managing People With COVID-19 in Home Care and Isolation Who Have Pets or Other Animals
• Interim Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Veterinary Clinics Treating Companion Animals During the COVID-19 Response
• Interim Additional Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Outpatient Hemodialysis Facilities

• Risk Assessment and Work Restrictions for Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure to COVID-19
• Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
• Symptom-Based Strategy to Discontinue Isolation for Persons with COVID-19
• Discontinuation of Transmission-Based Precautions and Disposition of Patients with COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings (Interim Guidance)
• Discontinuation of Isolation for Persons with COVID -19 in Non-Healthcare Settings