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Long-Term Care Respiratory Pathogens: Resources
NHSN Resources at Your Fingertips: Webpage Updates for 2025 – September 2025
NHSN LTCF Component: Respiratory Pathogens Reporting Requirement Updates – December 2024
NHSN LTCF person-level RP reporting for residents – October 2024
Weekly Resident Respiratory Pathogens Summary Reporting – September 2024
General Resources
- UTC Guidance Document [PDF – 269 KB] – July 2024
- Influenza/RSV: Understanding Key Terms [PDF – 729 KB] – July 2025
- COVID-19: Understanding Key Terms and Up to Date Definitions [PDF – 1 MB] – January 2026
- How to Edit Email Addresses in SAMS and NHSN Facilities [PDF – 500 KB] – December 2020
- Change LTC Facility Type [PDF – 300 KB] – May 2020
- Add a User in NHSN [PDF – 800 KB] – October 2020
- Re-assign NHSN Facility Administration [PDF – 500 KB] – October 2020
- Join a Group and Accept the Confer Rights Template [PDF – 400 KB]
- ADD and EDIT Facility CMS Certification Number (CCN) within NHS [PDF – 1 MB] – April 2020
- Long Term Care Facility Reporting Requirements and Guidance [PDF – 167 KB] – January 2025
- Reviewing LTC User Interface (UI) and Public Facing Dashboard [PDF 1 – MB] – September 2025
Analysis and Report Resources
- NHSN COVID-19 RP Public Data Dictionary [XLS – 85 KB] – January 2025
- Operational Guidance for reporting HCP Respiratory Pathogens Data [PDF – 300 KB] – April 2024
- RPV Quarterly Data Quality Checks for Residents [PDF – 4 MB] – July 2025
- Quarterly Combined Data Quality Checks [PDF – 1 MB] – July 2024
- Running CMS Reports on COVID-19 Vaccination Data for Healthcare Personnel (Long-term Care Facilities) [PDF – 2 MB] – January 2026
- How to Check NHSN Timestamps- Completed Date [PDF – 468 KB] – January 2025
RP Summary Resources
- Data Entry Guide for Residents and Healthcare Personnel [PDF – 432 KB] – June 2025
- Operational Guidance for reporting HCP Respiratory Pathogens Data [PDF – 300 KB] – April 2024
- Guidance for reporting RPV Residents Summary Data [PDF – 487 KB] – January 2025
- Guidance for reporting COVID Vaccine HCP [PDF – 540 KB] – October 2024
