{"id":"ME-023","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Maine","state":"ME","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Maine Department of Health and Human Services","authority":"EO 49 FY 19/20 § IV (\u0027DHHS shall issue guidance for DECD and others on the process for health services identified in the Restarting Plan\u0027)","instrument":"COVID-19 Guidance for Health Care Providers (updated May 12, 2020)","title":"COVID-19 Guidance for Health Care Providers","dateIssued":"2020-05-12","effective":"2020-05-01 (Stage 1 health care)","end":"With the Restarting Plan","startDate":"2020-05-01","endDate":"2021-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["HC"],"addressees":["Maine licensed health care providers","dental providers"],"clause":"Governor Mills\u0027 Plan for Restarting Maine\u0027s Economy gradually and safely allows for certain health care services to reopen in Stage One. This includes: \u0027Health care from Maine licensed providers, with a recommendation that they prioritize care for patients with time-sensitive conditions; assure the safety of patients, staff, and communities; manage the use of essential resources such as personal protective equipment and testing supplies; and pace reopening services to the level of community COVID-19 activity, maintaining capacity in our hospitals for potential outbreaks.\u0027... For health care providers (and businesses), reopening is optional and subject to their adoption of safety recommendations described below. Adoption of such guidelines will be deemed as an approval for reopening services... Until that point, dental providers continue to be encouraged to safely provide urgent care.","enforcement":"Conditional approval under EO 49 § IV","functions":["SX elective surgery","PR procedures","CH dental chairside","OC outpatient","SC PPE"],"notes":"Dental: non-urgent care postponed pending U.S. CDC guidance (Apr. 27 CDC recommendation to postpone non-urgent dental care); DHHS to rely on ADA and Maine Dental Association guidance if CDC did not act by May 18, 2020.","sourceUrl":"https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/documents/coronavirus/COVID-19-Guidance-for-Health-Care-Providers-051220.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":257282,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"ME","url":"/library/ME-023","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/ME-023","citation":"Maine Department of Health and Human Services, COVID-19 Guidance for Health Care Providers (updated May 12, 2020) (Ex. ME-023)","stateName":"Maine","related":[]}