Sec. 3. Providing resources for personal protective equipment and testing
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A portion of any payments received or funds made available on or after July 1, 2020, for responding to the public health or fiscal impacts related to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19) under Federal legislation enacted on or after that date which primarily makes appropriations for the coronavirus response and related activities, shall be used for the purposes described in subsection (b), notwithstanding the original purpose for which the amounts were appropriated to make such payments or funds available, or any other provision of law restricting the use of such payments or funds.
The purposes described in this subsection are the following: To establish and maintain a supply of personal protective equipment at a level that is sufficient, as determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the Secretary and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to provide for the safety of— personnel employed by participating providers and long-term care facilities, including licensed assisted living or residential care facilities, during the COVID–19 public health emergency period; and State survey agency personnel who conduct audits or investigations of participating providers and long-term care facilities, including licensed assisted living or residential care facilities, during the COVID–19 public health emergency period.
To provide regular COVID–19 testing for personnel and residents of participating providers and long-term care facilities, including licensed assisted living or residential care facilities, (at no cost to such personnel and residents) at a level that is sufficient, based on the needs of the locality and its circumstances, as determined by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the Secretary and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to provide for the safety of such personnel and residents.
A State shall provide such testing during the 90-day period that begins on the date on which the Secretary, after consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, determines the State is able to conduct such testing at such level and notifies the State of the date on which the testing period is to start. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the Secretary and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall issue detailed guidance to States on compliance with the requirements of this section as it relates to participating providers and long-term care facilities, including licensed assisted living or residential care facilities.