# VA - 20-02240-248 - 1
> **Closed** recommendation · 2020-08-27
**Report:** Alleged Deficiencies in the Management of Staff Exposure to a Patient with COVID-19 at the VA Portland Health Care System in Oregon ([detail](https://api.ai-analytics.org/ig-report/26263))
**OIG report number:** 20-02240-248
**Recommendation number:** 1
## Text
The Portland VA Health Care System Director ensures that a consistent notification process is implemented and monitored to ensure the sending department notifies the receiving department of a patient’s potential infectious disease status prior to transfer and verifies appropriate infection control precautions are implemented prior to transfer.
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