{"id":"IN-071","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Indiana","state":"IN","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Eric J. Holcomb","authority":"Ind. Code ch. 10-14-3; Ind. Code § 16-41-2-1 and 410 IAC 1-2.5-79; Ind. Code §§ 16-20-1-21.5 and 16-22-8-31.3","instrument":"Executive Order 21-24","title":"Further Continuation of Limited Provisions to Address the Impact and Spread of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)","dateIssued":"2021-09-01","effective":"2021-09-02 12:01 a.m.","end":"2021-09-30 11:59 p.m. (continued by EO 21-27 from Oct. 1, 2021)","startDate":"2021-09-02","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["HC","QUAR","SCH","MASK","VAX","OTHER"],"addressees":["hospitals","IDOI and insurers","K-12 educational institutions and child-care facilities","institutions and congregate care facilities","all Hoosiers (close contacts and positives)","advanced practice nurses"],"clause":"Due to the current strain on our health care system, hospitals are directed to implement evidence-based criteria to ensure sufficient capacity and staffing to care for all patients, and where necessary, should reprioritize or postpone non-emergent surgeries or procedures.... Hospitals must report the following to the IDOH\u0027s EM Resource system... diversion status... number of hours spent in diversion for Emergency Departments (ED) and critical care units for the previous day must be reported daily... K-12 educational institutions and childcare facilities must continue to perform contact tracing activities, provide parental notification to close contacts to allow for monitoring of symptoms, and report all known positive COVID-19 cases to state and local health departments... Fully vaccinated individuals who are close contacts of a person who tests positive for COVID-19 may continue their normal activities but must wear a mask at all times in public until they test negative 3-5 days after exposure or until 14 days have passed. Unvaccinated individuals who are close contacts of a COVID-19 infected person shall quarantine, if required, according to IDOH guidelines.... Individuals who test positive shall isolate according to IDOH guidelines.","enforcement":"IDOH control measures and Commissioner Order CO 21-01; reservation of quarantine, isolation and closure authority (¶ 8); local orders void if less restrictive, permitted if more restrictive under Ind. Code §§ 16-20-1-21.5 and 16-22-8-31.3 (¶ 9)","functions":["SX surgery and elective procedures","ED and IP (diversion and capacity reporting)","IN and EC (tracing, notification, reporting)","WF (close-contact masking; quarantine; isolation)","CB patients and payers (prior authorizations)"],"notes":"Temporary health-care licenses extended through Dec. 31, 2021; APRN multi-site practice; unemployment waiting-period suspension ended with the benefit week ending Sept. 4, 2021; recites \u002793% of new COVID-19 cases are with unvaccinated individuals.\u0027 The Q3 2021 hospital directive answers any assertion that no health-care order was in force in Indiana in that quarter.","sourceUrl":"https://www.in.gov/dA/560ade3e6c/Executive-Order-21-24-Health-Based-Provisions-Continued.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":4254234,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"IN","url":"/library/IN-071","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/IN-071","citation":"Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Executive Order 21-24 (Sept. 1, 2021) (Ex. IN-071)","stateName":"Indiana","related":["IN-069","IN-070","IN-072","IN-073","IN-067","IN-068","IN-065","IN-066"]}