Ducey orders enhanced coronavirus reporting by long-term care facilities

A Chandler nursing center said Friday that 40 of its residents have tested positive for COVID-19 and four have died since the first case of the virus was reported last week in the facility./KTAR

By Michael Lucie | KTAR

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced Monday that long-term care facilities must provide enhanced reporting regarding their coronavirus data.

Next of kin or guardians of long-term care residents must now be kept up to date on facilities’ latest COVID-19 developments.

“If you have someone who is a loved one who is inside a long-term care facility … if they were to contract COVID-19, you would be contacted immediately,” Ducey said during a press conference.

“If someone who is not your loved one contracts COVID-19 in that same facility, you would be contacted immediately.”

Ducey’s executive order requires such information be passed on to residents’ family members within 24 hours of its confirmation.

Families will also receive a care center’s coronavirus-related information once a new residence for their loved ones have been chosen and accepted, Ducey said.

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