{"id":"AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-031","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"New Jersey - Department of Health (State health department)","state":"NJ","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS","eco":"","issuer":"Judith Persichilli, Commissioner of Health","authority":"N.J.S.A. 26:13-12 (recited)","instrument":"Executive Directive No. 20-034","title":"Long-Term Care Facility Testing Standing Order (Department to issue a standing order for testing of staff and residents of covered facilities; covered facilities to report results to the local health department)","dateIssued":"2020-12-02","effective":"immediately","end":"duration of the Public Health Emergency (June 4, 2021) unless continued","startDate":"2020-12-02","endDate":"2021-06-04","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["HC","EMP"],"addressees":["long-term care facilities licensed under N.J.S.A. 26:2H-1 et seq. and State developmental centers (N.J.S.A. 30:1-7) (\u0027covered facilities\u0027)"],"clause":"hereby ORDER and DIRECT the following: 1. The Department of Health shall issue a Standing Order allowing for staff, [residents and others at covered facilities to be tested without individual prescriptions]... 5. Covered facilities conducting COVID-19 testing pursuant to the Standing Order shall report the testing results to their local health department in a manner [prescribed]... This Directive shall take effect immediately.","enforcement":"N.J.S.A. 26:13-19; facility licensure (N.J.A.C. 8:39, 8:36, 8:43)","functions":["IC infection control (staff and resident testing)","HR workforce (staff testing programs)","OF reporting"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://www.nj.gov/health/legal/covid19/12-02-20_ExecutiveDirectiveNo20-034_LTCFTestingStandingOrder.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":147097,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-031","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-031","citation":"Judith Persichilli, Commissioner of Health, Executive Directive No. 20-034 (Dec. 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-031)","stateName":"New Jersey","related":["AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-032","AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-035"]}