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Ex. AR-068 Order Primary source read

Revised Visitation, Screening, and Staffing Directive for Long-term Care Facilities (December 23, 2020)

Long-term-care visitation directive in force through 2021

Arkansas Department of Health · Arkansas (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Arkansas
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-109 to -110; 20-10-101(10)
Issued
2020-12-23 Dec. 23, 2020
Effective
2020-12-23
End
Revised Nov. 12, 2021 (ADH file 'LTC_ADH_Visitation_Guidance_Revised_111221'); in force through Q3 2021 (read as 2021-11-12)
In force
Dec. 23, 2020 to Nov. 12, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Health care orders
Addressees
  • long-term-care facilities
Functions reached
  • VS visitation
  • RS residential care
  • HC outside providers
  • IC screening and PPE
Collection
Arkansas AR

Operative words

All long-term care facilities must prohibit all visitation except as allowed by this directive.... Long-term care facilities must allow all visitation that is medically necessary and all visitation by law enforcement, emergency personnel, representatives from Disability Rights of Arkansas, or representatives from government regulatory agencies... long-term care facilities must require all persons to pass visitation screening and wear personal protective equipment (PPE)

Enforcement

Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-101 misdemeanor; DHS licensure

Notes

The version linked from the ADH page in Feb.-Mar. 2021; whether ADH directives retained force after the emergency's May 30, 2021 expiry is addressed in caveats.

Retrieval note

Text layer read (first pages).