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. 2020 Aug 13;8(4):824–836. doi: 10.1007/s40615-020-00840-5

State-level Crisis Standards of Care (CSC) as of May 3, 2020

State Hyperlink to document or website with latest available CSC
Alabama https://adap.ua.edu/uploads/5/7/8/9/57892141/alabamas_ventilator_rationing_plan.pdf; https://www.adph.org/CEPSecure/assets/alabamacscguidelines2020.pdf
Alaska http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/SiteAssets/Pages/HumanCoV/SOA_DHSS_CrisisStandardsOfCare.pdf
Arizona https://www.azdhs.gov/documents/preparedness/emergency-preparedness/response-plans/azcsc-plan.pdf
California https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/CDPH%20Document%20Library/COVID-19/California%20SARS%20CoV-2%20Crisis%20Care%20Guidelines4-23.pdf. The above draft guidelines were reviewed for the purposes of this article; prior to manuscript publication this document was replaced with the following: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/CDPH%20Document%20Library/COVID-19/California%20SARS-CoV-2%20Crisis%20Care%20Guidelines%20-June%208%202020.pdf
Colorado https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OgZXJNMr9AA9X-S1QJNBCCRif6kbdxI5/view
Connecticut https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Departments-and-Agencies/DPH/dph/legal/StandardsofCarefinalpdf.pdf?la=en
Georgia https://dch.georgia.gov/documents/crisis-standards-care-overview
Illinois http://www.dph.illinois.gov/sites/default/files/publications/catastrophic-incident-response-annex-052218.pdf; http://www.dph.illinois.gov/sites/default/files/publications/illinois-pandemic-influenza-plan-version-51march-2020.pdf
Indiana https://www.in.gov/isdh/files/Healthcare%20Preparedness%20and%20Response%20Capabilities%20(Nov%202016).pdf
Kansas https://www.kdheks.gov/cphp/download/Crisis_Protocols.pdf
Kentucky https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6835335-Kentucky-Crisis-Standards-of-Care.html
Louisiana https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.lhaonline.org/resource/resmgr/imported/Louisiana%20CSOC%20Guidelines%20in%20Disasters.pdf
Maine https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/public-health-systems/phep/documents/mainecdcallhazeop.pdf
Massachusetts https://d279m997dpfwgl.cloudfront.net/wp/2020/04/CSC_April-7_2020.pdf; https://www.mass.gov/doc/statewide-advisory-committee-recommendations-for-standards-of-care/download
Michigan http://www.mimedicalethics.org/Documentation/Michigan%20DCH%20Ethical%20Scarce%20Resources%20Guidelines%20v.2.0%20rev.%20Nov%202012%20Guidelines%20Only.pdf
Minnesota https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/MediaLibraries/URMCMedia/flrtc/preparedness-response-tools/documents/Minnesota-Crisis-Standards.pdf; https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/ep/surge/crisis/framework.pdf
Mississippi https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/7221.pdf
Missouri https://www.mhanet.com/mhaimages/COVID-19/A%20Framework%20for%20Managing%20the%202020%20COVID.pdf
Nevada http://nrhp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NV-Crisis-Standards-of-Care-COVID-040220.pdf
New Jersey https://files.constantcontact.com/6f9719de201/4effd4fe-d7ff-4b76-ab79-ac0532b95126.pdf
New Mexico https://nmhealth.org/publication/view/plan/4877/
New York https://www.health.ny.gov/regulations/task_force/reports_publications/docs/ventilator_guidelines.pdf
Ohio https://www.ohiohospitals.org/OHA/media/OHA-Media/Documents/Patient%20Safety%20and%20Quality/COVID19/Ohio-Guidelines-for-Allocation-of-Scarce-Medical-Resources-CLEAN-FINAL.pdf
Oklahoma https://www.ok.gov/health2/documents/Hospital%20Crisis%20Standards%20of%20Care.pdf
Oregon https://www.theoma.org/CrisisCare
Pennsylvania https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/Documents/Diseases%20and%20Conditions/COVID-19%20Interim%20Crisis%20Standards%20of%20Care.pdf
South Dakota https://doh.sd.gov/providers/preparedness/hospital-preparedness/resources.aspx
Tennessee https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2020/apr/07/gov-leedisavows-controversial-medical-guidance/520110/
Utah https://coronavirus.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/Final_Utah_Crisis_Standards_of_Care_011719-1.pdf
Vermont http://allclearemg.com/content/uploads/VT%20CSC%20Plan%20Draft%2005-10-2019c%20-%20numbered.pdf
Washington https://nwhrn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Scarce_Resource_Management_and_Crisis_Standards_of_Care_Overview_and_Materials-2020-3-16.pdf
Wisconsin https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/p01119-17.pdf
Wyoming https://health.wyo.gov/publichealth/infectious-disease-epidemiology-unit/disease/influenza/pandemic-influenza/