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Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-106 Order Primary source read

Emergency Order Under MCL 333.2253 - Temporary Restrictions on Entry into Congregate Care and Juvenile Justice Facilities

Congregate care and juvenile justice facilities must limit visitor entry, screen every entrant for symptoms and exposure, and apply the stated entry criteria; issued after the Michigan Supreme Court's Oct. 2, 2020 decision invalidated the Governor's orders

Robert Gordon, Director, MDHHS · Michigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department) (State)

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Jurisdiction
Michigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department) · Michigan
Level
State
Authority
MCL 333.2253 (recited)
Issued
2020-10-06 Oct. 6, 2020
Effective
immediately (read as 2020-10-06)
In force
Oct. 6, 2020 to Oct. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q4
Limitation types
Gathering capTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • congregate care facilities (nursing homes, homes for the aged, adult foster care, hospice, assisted living, substance-use residential facilities) and juvenile justice facilities
Functions reached
  • VS visitation (entry limits and screening)
  • RS residential operations
  • HR staff screening
  • CB families and vendors
Collection
State health department orders to licensed settings AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS

Operative words

On Friday, October 2, 2020, the Michigan Supreme Court concluded that the Governor was not authorized by law to issue executive orders addressing COVID-19 after April 30, 2020... In the absence of the Governor's emergency orders, it is necessary to issue orders under the Public [Health Code]... 1. A congregate care facility or a juvenile justice facility must limit the entry of any visitors consistent [with the following]... criteria must include assessment of signs and symptoms related to a COVID-19 infection... 6. 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 through October 30, 2020. Date: October 6, 2020

Enforcement

MCL 333.2261 (recited)

Notes

The MI State file saved the Oct. 6, 2020 residential-care order (Final_MDHHS_residential_care_epidemic_order); this is the companion congregate-care and juvenile-justice order of the same day.