Coronavirus - FOR AFC & HFA OPERATORS

COVID-19 Response Guidance for Michigan-licensed AFCs and HFAs

This page contains resources to help licensed adult foster care homes (AFCs) and homes for the aged (HFAs) implement state-mandated COVID-19 response activities. Resources are provided by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Administration (BHDDA) and by the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), which licenses AFCs and HFAs.

COVID-19 Emergency Response Decision Tool

Click the image below to open and download the COVID-19 Emergency Response Decision Tool. This flow chart provides guidance on:

What to do when a resident or staff member tests positive for COVID-19
What to do when you run short of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
What to do when you experience a staffing shortage due to the pandemic

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Decision Tool Guidance Document

This document helps to explain the decision paths outlined in the Emergency Response Decision Tool. It provides details and background information for AFC/HFA homes faced with COVID-19-related emergencies. It also contains links to the latest COVID-19 executive orders and directives for AFCs and HFAs.

Guidance Document for AFC-HFA Decision Tool - 12-23-2020

Frequently Asked Questions

This document, prepared by LARA, addresses concerns about COVID-19-positive residents and staff. It is updated frequently to reflect changing circumstances.

COVID-19 FAQs for AFCs and HFAs

COVID-19 Antigen Testing Information

Consult the Michigan Antigen Tests FAQ for basic information about administering COVID tests to your residents and staff.

This brief training video shows how to give someone a CareStart^TM COVID-19 test.

You can also refer to the CareStart COVID-19 Antigen Instructions for Use or watch this CareStart training event recorded on 1/21/2021.

Use the online Antigen Supply request Form to request test supplies two weeks in advance of testing.

Use the online Antigen Reporting Form to report completion of individual tests.

The CareStart Antigen Test Competency Quiz is to be completed by trainees and submitted to the MDHHS Bureau of Laboratories.

Consult the Annotated CLIA Waiver Form to assistance in completing a CLIA Waiver application.

Online presentations

Senior staff at BHDDA are conducting regular online presentations for AFC and HFA managers. These "Q&A sessions" explain the latest guidelines for COVID-19 testing, monitoring, and vaccination. If you wish to be invited to future online presentations, please email your contact information to MDHHS-COVID-AFC-HFA-Response@michigan.gov.

To view the slides from previous presentations, click the links below.

AFC-HFA Presentation - 4-7-2021

AFC-HFA Presentation - 3-31-2021

AFC-HFA Presentation - 3-24-2021

AFC-HFA Presentation - 3-17-2021

AFC-HFA Presentation - 3-10-2021

AFC-HFA Presentation - 2-24-2021

AFC-HFA Presentation - 2-17-2021

AFC-HFA Presentation - 2-10-2021

AFC-HFA Presentation - 2-3-2021

AFC-HFA Presentation - 1-27-2021

AFC-HFA Presentation - 1-20-2021