Covid-19 information (updated 3/24/20)
Medical/Health Information
OHA
https://govstatus.egov.com/OR-OHA-COVID-19
CalABA Webinar on Safety Guidelines for Essential Healthcare Professionals, Friday March 27th 12noon
Register: bit.ly/ABACovid19
Free video instruction/tutorials on infection control:
FREE HR Training from Cornerstone related to Coronavirus:
https://hr.cornerstoneondemand.com/cornerstonecares?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWm1RNFlUazJZVGc0TW1JdyIsInQiOiJLcVlnR0thR0tNTTBsaG1hc0NURFNvRzdaTVZtQzVkU3VGZENod2ljTGxjcUQxYUdNYVdmVUZHc3FudUFVVDQweUhnNExxd2hWQXVxc0wxSmhsWlhmc1ZhMGtTdUcwUXlZTDJTUTVoTkwyQ28rV3hvbU9JSWtrQytIQUlZR1N4b3Q4b0dlZkxCQzRZT0JKTHNweVVYaGc9PSJ9
John’s Hopkins University Interactive Map and Info
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu
World Health Organization
https://www.who.int/
Centers for Disease Control
https://www.cdc.gov/
BACB Updates
Business/Financial
Families First Implementation Guidance- hosted by CalABA- Wednesday March 25, 2020 10:00 AM
Register: bit.ly/FamiliesFirstABA
BAAN Network Resource List
https://advocateaba.org/covid-19-resource/
Tracker: Financial Assistance for Businesses Hit by the Coronavirus
https://www.inc.com/kevin-j-ryan/coronavirus-resource-list-for-businesses.html
Harvard Business Review – Leading & Working Through a Pandemic
https://hbr.org/insight-center/coronavirus?utm_medium=email&utm_source=circ_other&utm_campaign=subbenemail_actsubsnotbest_20200317&hideIntromercial=true&deliveryName=DM72934
Small Business Association Guidance for Employers to Respond to Coronavirus
https://www.sba.gov/page/guidance-businesses-employers-plan-respond-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19
Fisher Phillips
https://www.fisherphillips.com/resources-alerts-comprehensive-faqs-for-employers-on-the-covid
Families and Therapists
Autism Speaks Info for Supporting Persons with Autism During Coronavirus
https://www.autismspeaks.org/science-news/what-should-autism-community-know-about-coronavirus-outbreak
NASP Resources for Talking with Children about Coronavirus (available in 5 languages)
https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/health-crisis-resources/talking-to-children-about-covid-19-(coronavirus)-a-parent-resource
Supporting Individuals with Autism through Uncertain Times
https://afirm.fpg.unc.edu/supporting-individuals-autism-through-uncertain-times
Telehealth
Policy and Insurance Regulations
HHS Guidelines on Telehealth during coronavirus pandemic
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/emergency-preparedness/notification-enforcement-discretion-telehealth/index.html
Council of Autism Service Providers FREE GUIDELINES
https://casproviders.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CASP_ALS_Booklet_v1_1.3.20.pdf
ABA Billing Codes Commission
Agency Readiness
Telehealth Readiness Guide for ABA agencies-FREE (authored by Wendy Machalicek)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lo09tsfrliz5wev/Telehealth readiness guide for ABA Teams.pdf?dl=0
Empowered ABA Telehealth Packet -FREE
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Uw8iFOuvjs3nnfvrVTntutMsg6Xu3Dit/view?usp=sharing
Training in Telehealth
Comprehensive Training and FREE Webinars from Zoom focused on using their platform to work remotely and deliver telehealth services
https://zoom.us/docs/en-us/covid19.html
Updated google sheet of currently available and upcoming trainings by Dr. Megan Miller
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qf5hpljUyOs3w-EqH_F84aoco4M0JaVe_ieAt0LqzDA/edit?usp=sharing
HIPAA Compliant Videoconferencing Software (Most need BAA. Not exhaustive list)
**All are HIPAA compliant for now, but consider effort required to learn new software when this waiver is lifted. https://personcenteredtech.com/2020/03/17/apple-facetime-or-facebook-messenger-video-and-hipaa-compliance-yes-for-now/
Facebook Group-Telehealth in Behavior Analysis
https://www.facebook.com/groups/668891769907036/
Subscription based
TheraPlatform (also includes practice management, scheduling, billing) https://www.theraplatform.com/
VSee https://vsee.com/
TheraNest (also includes practice management, scheduling, billing)
Free
Doxy https://doxy.me/
Intelehealth (requires low bandwidth, made for rural connections) https://www.intelehealth.org/
Informed Consent for Use of Telehealth with Families
Empowered ABA Telehealth Packet -FREE
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Uw8iFOuvjs3nnfvrVTntutMsg6Xu3Dit/view?usp=sharing
Other Resources for Making the Move to Telehealth
Family-Centered Telehealth Behavioral Consultation Manual (T. Ruppert & W. Machalicek)
Train the trainer manual includes Coaching fidelity checklists, problem solving technology, info for working with families via telehealth, etc.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zeo0lbfht9no2ss/Telehealth Behavioral Consultation Manual 4.pdf?dl=0
State and Federal
Cross State Licensure—ask Carla for help
503-462-5888, cmyers@discoverybehavior.com
Multiple Resources for Oregon Residents
https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Pages/coronavirus2020.aspx
Link to OR Governor’s Office Press Releases
https://www.oregon.gov/newsroom/Pages/Agency.aspx?page=0&pageSize=10&agency=GOV
90-day delay for Federal Tax Payments
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/17/politics/irs-extends-tax-payment-deadline-coronavirus/index.html
Families First Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6201
Free Webinar (CalABA hosted)– Register here: bit.ly/FamiliesFirstABA
This bill responds to the coronavirus outbreak by providing paid sick leave and free coronavirus testing, expanding food assistance and unemployment benefits, and requiring employers to provide additional protections for health care workers.
Most relevant to providers…. the bill requires the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue an emergency temporary standard that requires certain employers to develop and implement a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect health care workers. The bill also includes provisions that:
- establish a federal emergency paid leave benefits program to provide payments to employees taking unpaid leave due to the coronavirus outbreak,
- expand unemployment benefits and provide grants to states for processing and paying claims,
- require employers to provide paid sick leave to employees,
- establish requirements for providing coronavirus diagnostic testing at no cost to consumers,
- treat personal respiratory protective devices as covered countermeasures that are eligible for certain liability protections, and
- temporarily increase the Medicaid federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP).