Businesses
Resources and guidance for our businesses.
Residents
Resources and guidance for our residents.
Schools
Resources and guidance for our schools.
Guidance for Others
Physicians/Providers
Prepare your practice or health system for COVID-19
Physicians & Providers Page
The Department of Public Health developed a guidance below for healthcare providers who treat young athletes to properly clear them to return to play sports in a safe manner using evidence-based recommendations.
Health Advisory Guidance on Return to Play
Return to Play Guidance Protocol and Clearance Forms
Guidance on CPR Training
Long-Term Care Facilities
This section was developed to provide access to important COVID-19 resources for long-term care facilities.
Nursing homes, which includes Skilled Nursing Facilities and Nursing Facilities are regulated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The CMS guidance listed below links to Quality, Safety & Oversight – Guidance to Laws and Regulations relating to COVID-19.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC resources below provide the most current guidance for infection prevention and control within long-term care facilities, including testing, reporting, PPE, resident health, visitation, and other IPC topics. CDC also provides training videos and educational materials.
- CDC Nursing Home and Long-Term Care Facilities
- CDC Infection Prevention Training
- The Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training course is designed for individuals responsible for infection prevention and control (IPC) programs in nursing homes. The course was produced by CDC in collaboration with the CMS.
- CDC National Healthcare Safety Network
- Use the Long-term Care Facility Component to track infections and prevention process measures, systematically, to identify problems, improve care, and determine progress toward national healthcare-associated infection goals.
- CDC Educational Materials
Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHS)
HHS serves as the state agency responsible for regulating Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) in Texas and houses a library of COVID-19 resources on visitation, vaccination, and infection control.
- Texas HHS licenses ALFs – Use this link to access the TX HHS Assisted Living Facilities Main Page
- COVID-19 Assisted Living Facility FAQs
- COVID-19 Nursing Facility FAQs
- Stay current with Texas HHS updates - Subscribe to email and text updates here
Testing
- The CDC Data Tracker provides current community transmission rate by county. This is used to determine testing frequency for unvaccinated staff in nursing homes.
- CMS Guidance, QSO-20-38-NH Testing, explains testing requirements for staff and residents in nursing homes.
- The El Paso City-County Local Health Authority Order provides guidance on testing requirement on long-term care facilities.
- DPH Contact Tracing Algorithm – pending approval.
Submit all testing results to local health department via email at DPHCOVIDTesting@elpasotexas.gov.
PPE
- CDC Poster Sequence for Donning and Doffing PPE
- CDC Video How to Safely Put on PPE
- Masks - pending approval
- BorderRAC can assist with PPE needs. Please contact Bryan@borderrac.org for more information.
Visitation
- QSO-20-39 NH Visitation
- DPH Guide - Welcoming Visitors in Your Facility - pending approval
Educational Materials
- DPH IPC in Facilities - pending approval
- CDC Poster - Cover Your Cough
- CDC Poster - Stop the Spread of Germs
Childcare Centers
Below is guidance from the Department of Public Health, CDC and the State of Texas for the management of COVID-19 in Childcare Centers.
Health: Guidance for Child Care Facilities
Funeral Homes
As Texas reopens please follow the following checklist.
Orders for Funeral Homes and Mortuaries (10/27/2020)
The City of El Paso recommends Funeral Directors to prepare a plan of action to protect the health and safety of their staff. To prevent the further spread of COVID-19 implement these FEMA guidelines:
FEMA: Addressing PPE Needs in Non-Healthcare Setting
Law Enforcement & First Responders
Information and resources from the CDC and FEMA for first responders, including law enforcement, fire services, emergency medical services, and emergency management officials is linked below.
Guidance on Return to Work for Healthcare Workers and First Responders in El Paso, TX
CDC: Law Enforcement Personnel
CDC: Guidance for Law Enforcement
CDC: FAQs for Law Enforcement Agencies and Personnel
CDC: Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems
FEMA: Addressing PPE Needs in Non-Healthcare Setting
FEMA: Release from Home Isolation Guidelines
Guidance on CPR Training
Travelers
Travel increases your chances of getting and spreading COVID-19. CDC recommends you stay home as much as possible. See links below for CDC traveling recommendations:
CDC: COVID-19 Travel Information
Correctional/Detention Facilities
Below is guidance from the CDC and FEMA for the management of COVID-19 in Correctional and Detention Facilities.
Faith Based Organizations
As Texas reopens plese follow the Texas Govenor's Strike Force checklists.
Checklist for Churches/Place of Worship
To prevent the transmission of COVID-19, see checklist, recommendations and guidance from the CDC and FEMA below:
CDC: Checklist for Community and Faith Leaders
CDC: Interim Guidance for Community and Faith Leaders
Military
See below for updates and information about the impacts of COVID-19 on the military community.