The Cuomo Administration has released its new rules for nursing home visitations during the coronavirus pandemic.
The full guidelines can be found here.
The State Department of Health says all visitors should take a rapid COVID test before entering the facility The DOH will provide the tests to the nursing homes at no cost. To allow visitors, a facility must be free of COVID-19 to begin with for 14 days.
Alternatively, those seeking to visit a loved one can show proof of a completed COVID-19 vaccination no less than 14 days from the date of the visit, and no ore than 90 days prior to the visit.
Testing is required if the facility is in a county with a COVID positivity rate of 5-10 percent. The Monroe County rate is currently hovering just below 2. If in a county with a positive rate of more than 10 percent, no visitations are allowed.