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Emergency Rule 420-2-1-.02 ER (Definitions: 'definitive care')

Emergency rule permitting EMS provider services to transport patients to urgent-care facilities, physician offices and designated COVID-19 treatment facilities

Alabama Department of Public Health · Alabama (Sector regulator)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Alabama
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Ala. Code §§ 22-2-8, 22-11A-1; § 41-22-5(b)
Issued
2020-03-23 Mar. 23, 2020
Effective
2020-03-23 (120 days) (read as 2020-03-23)
End
2020-07-21 (120-day rule; adopted on a permanent basis per certification) (read as 2020-07-21)
In force
Mar. 23, 2020 to July 21, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Health care orders
Addressees
  • EMS provider services
  • hospitals
  • urgent-care and physician practices
Functions reached
  • ED intake
  • CL clinical intake at urgent-care and physician practices
Collection
Alabama AL

Operative words

ADPH is adopting this emergency rule to add a definition of 'definitive care.' This will allow EMS provider services to transport sick or injured patients to a facility that can render appropriate care, including urgent care facilities, family practice facilities and doctor's offices, in addition to emergency departments

Enforcement

State Board of Health rule; § 41-22-5(b)

Notes

Hospitals; physician practices.

Retrieval note

OCR read.