{"id":"NY-070","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"New York","state":"NY","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Kathy Hochul","authority":"Executive Law art. 2-B, 28, 29, 29-a","instrument":"Executive Order No. 4","title":"Declaring a Statewide Disaster Emergency Due to Healthcare Staffing Shortages in the State of New York","dateIssued":"2021-09-27","effective":"2021-09-27; \u0027in effect for thirty days\u0027; suspensions \u0027through October 27, 2021\u0027","end":"Continued by successor orders (EO 4.1 onward) beyond the period","startDate":"2021-09-27","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["EMER","HC","OTHER"],"addressees":["hospitals, nursing homes and other health-care facilities","out-of-State and Canadian physicians, nurses, physician assistants, EMS and other practitioners","State agencies"],"clause":"WHEREAS, the current staffing shortages in hospital and other healthcare facilities are expected to impact availability of care, threatening public health and safety... I do hereby declare a Statewide disaster emergency for the entire State of New York. This Executive Order shall be in effect for thirty days from the date of this Executive Order... I hereby temporarily suspend or modify, for the period from the date of this Executive Order through October 27, 2021 the following: Sections 6512 through 6516, and 6524 of the Education Law and Part 60 of Title 8 of the NYCRR, to the extent necessary to allow physicians licensed and in current good standing in any state in the United States... [and] in any province or territory of Canada... to practice medicine in New York State","enforcement":"Executive Law 29-a","functions":["HR credentialing and staffing","IP inpatient capacity","RS residential care (discharge and transfer)","WF"],"notes":"Issued the day the 10 NYCRR 2.61 first-dose deadline for hospitals and nursing homes fell (Sept. 27, 2021); permits hospital and nursing-home transfers \u0027if necessary due to staffing shortages\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://www.governor.ny.gov/executive-order/no-4-declaring-statewide-disaster-emergency-due-healthcare-staffing-shortages-state","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":292702,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"NY","url":"/library/NY-070","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/NY-070","citation":"Governor Kathy Hochul, Executive Order No. 4 (Sept. 27, 2021) (Ex. NY-070)","stateName":"New York","related":[]}