{"id":"ME-005","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Maine","state":"ME","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Janet T. Mills","authority":"37-B M.R.S. § 742(1)(C)(1), (13)(c)","instrument":"Executive Order 16 FY 19/20 (Corrected)","title":"An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Health Care Professional Licensing Statutes and Rules in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and Containment of COVID-19","dateIssued":"2020-03-20","effective":"2020-03-20","end":"§ I(F) to Aug. 30, 2021; remainder June 30, 2021 (EO 40 § II(C)(3)); § I(E) repealed Feb. 24, 2021 (EO 33 FY 20/21)","startDate":"2020-03-20","endDate":"2021-08-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["HC"],"addressees":["physicians, physician assistants, nurses","health care facilities","licensing boards"],"clause":"the escalating COVID-19 public health emergency will produce an extraordinary demand on the State\u0027s healthcare system that will require a degree of flexibility and responsiveness in the staffing of medical facilities that current licensing requirements of physicians, physician assistants, and nurses cannot accommodate... license expiration dates extended until 30 days after the expiration of the March 15 [emergency]... health care services through the use of all modes of telemedicine or telehealth","enforcement":"Licensing boards","functions":["HR credentialing","TM telehealth","IC infection control"],"notes":"Recites Maine CDC\u0027s March 15, 2020 guidance urging postponement of non-urgent procedures; the telehealth authorization reshaped clinical intake for physician practices and behavioral health.","sourceUrl":"https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/sites/maine.gov.governor.mills/files/inline-files/EO%2016%20An%20Order%20Suspending%20Provisions%20of%20Certain%20HC%20Professional%20Licensing.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":284982,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"ME","url":"/library/ME-005","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/ME-005","citation":"Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 16 FY 19/20 (Corrected) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. ME-005)","stateName":"Maine","related":["ME-004","ME-006","ME-010","ME-001","ME-007","ME-002","ME-011","ME-013","ME-014","ME-015","ME-016","ME-017"]}