Emergency Order Under MCL 333.2253 - Testing of State of Michigan Nursing Home Inspectors (LARA)

The record

Jurisdiction

Michigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department) · Michigan

Level

State

Authority

MCL 333.2253 (recited, with In re Certified Questions, No. 161492 (Mich. Oct. 2, 2020))

Issued

2021-01-11 Jan. 11, 2021

Effective

immediately (read as 2021-01-11)

End

May 1, 2021 'unless otherwise rescinded' (read as 2021-05-01)

In force

Jan. 11, 2021 to May 1, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q12021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Travel and quarantineHealth care ordersWorkplace rules

Addressees

• State of Michigan nursing home inspectors (Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs)
• nursing homes receiving them

Functions reached

• IC infection control (entry of State surveyors conditioned on testing)
• HR State workforce
• RS nursing home operations (survey visits)

Collection

State health department orders to licensed settings AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS

Operative words

MCL 333.2253(1) provides that '[i]f the director determines that control of an epidemic is necessary to protect the public health, the director by emergency order may prohibit the gathering of [people for any purpose and may establish procedures]... [Inspectors must be tested before entering nursing homes as set out]... (b) Under MCL 333.2235(1), local health departments are authorized to carry out and enforce [this order]... (c) Consistent with MCL 333.2261, violation of this order is a misdemeanor punishable by [imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or a fine of not more than $200, or both]... This order is effective immediately and remains in effect until May 1, 2021, unless otherwise rescinded. Date: January 11, 2021

Enforcement