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Dialysis COVID-19 Module
After the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency expiration on May 11, 2023, Dialysis facilities will no longer be required by CMS to report COVID-19 cases and deaths among patients and staff to NHSN. However, the NHSN, Dialysis COVID-19 Module will remain available for voluntary reporting by individual facilities and group users.
Data Collection Forms and Instructions
- COVID-19 Module: Dialysis Outpatient Facility (57.510) [PDF – 350 KB] – October 2022 (print-only)
- COVID-19 Variable Crosswalk [XLS – 23 KB] – October 2022
Resources
- Update: Dialysis COVID-19 Module – March 2021 [PDF – 1 MB]
- Edit an Email Address in SAMS and the NHSN Facility [PDF – 500 KB]
- Add a User in NHSN [PDF – 600 KB]
- Re-assign NHSN Facility Administrator [PDF – 350 KB]
- Adding the Dialysis Component to a Previously Enrolled Facility [PDF – 200 MB]
- Join a Group and Accept the Confer Rights Template [PDF – 400 MB]
- COVID-19 Dialysis Module Reporting Guidance [PDF – 300 KB]
Facility Resources
Group Resources
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For continued NHSN COVID-19 updates, please enter your email address. NHSN facility and group users do not need to sign up, you will receive them automatically.
