DEM Order No. 20-006

The record

Jurisdiction

Florida

Level

State

Authority

EO 20-52 s. 2; ss. 252.36(5)-(10), Fla. Stat.

Issued

2020-03-15 Mar. 15, 2020

Effective

2020-03-15

End

Ratified by DEM 20-007 (May 18, 2020); superseded by DEM 20-009 (Sept. 1, 2020) and 20-011 (Oct. 22, 2020); rescinded by DEM 21-001 (Mar. 22, 2021) (read as 2020-05-18)

In force

Mar. 15, 2020 to May 18, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolation

Addressees

• nursing homes
• assisted living facilities
• group homes
• developmental disabilities centers
• long-term care hospitals
• ICF/DDs
• adult family-care homes
• adult mental health, forensic and civil facilities

Functions reached

• VS visitation closed
• IN intake and admissions screening
• HC in-home and facility-based providers screened, PPE
• WF staff screening (airport travel in 14 days)
• CB families and referral sources

Collection

Florida FL

Operative words

I hereby suspend sections 393.13(4), 394.459(5)(c), 400.022(1)(b), 429.28(1)(d), 429.85(1)(d), and 916.107(5) Florida Statutes, for the particular purpose of prohibiting all individuals from visiting facilities within the State of Florida.... 1. Every facility must prohibit the entry of any individual, to the facility except in the following circumstances: a. Family members, friends, and visiting residents in end-of-life situations; b. Hospice or palliative care workers caring for residents in end-of-life situations; c. Any individuals providing necessary health care to a resident; d. Facility staff... 2. Individuals seeking entry... will not be allowed to enter if they meet any of the screening criteria... d. Any person who traveled through any airport within the past 14 days... 4. Residents must be discouraged from leaving the facility. 5.... The facility is required to maintain documentation of all non-resident individuals entering the facility.... The effective dates of this Order shall correspond with the effective dates of Executive Order No. 20-52.

Enforcement

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