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DEM Order No. 20-009

In re: Suspension of Statutes, Rules, and Orders... (visitation restrictions and permissions; superseding DEM Orders 20-006 and 20-007)

Division of Emergency Management, Director Jared Moskowitz as State Coordinating Officer · Florida (State)

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Jurisdiction
Florida
Level
State
Authority
EO 20-52 s. 2; EO 20-114; EO 20-166; ss. 252.36(5)-(10), Fla. Stat.
Issued
2020-09-01 Sept. 1, 2020
Effective
2020-09-01
End
Superseded by DEM 20-011 (Oct. 22, 2020); rescinded by DEM 21-001 (Mar. 22, 2021) (read as 2020-10-22)
In force
Sept. 1, 2020 to Oct. 22, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • group homes, APD foster-care facilities, developmental disability centers, adult mental health facilities, long-term care hospitals, nursing homes, homes for special services, transitional living facilities, ICF/DDs, assisted living facilities, adult family-care homes, forensic and civil facilities
Functions reached
  • VS visitation resumed only for essential and compassionate caregivers under conditions
  • HC entering providers: PPE, screening, infection control
  • IN admissions
  • WF facility staff
Collection
Florida FL

Operative words

WHEREAS, on September 1, 2020, Governor DeSantis, directed me... to make revisions of visitation restrictions to address the current state of emergency.... This order applies until the expiration of Executive Order No. 20-52, including any extension thereof. This Order supersedes DEM Orders Nos. 20-006 and 20-007 and applies as follows: 1. Every facility must continue to prohibit the entry of any individual to the facility except in the following circumstances listed below within this Section. All facilities must require any individual who is entering the facility and who will have physical contact with any resident to wear PPE pursuant to the most recent CDC guidelines. Persons without physical contact with any resident must wear a face mask. A. Family members, friends, and individuals visiting residents in end-of-life situations only; B. Hospice or palliative care workers...; C. Any individuals or providers giving necessary health care to a resident, provided that such individuals or providers (1) comply with the most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requirements for PPE, (2) are screened for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 prior to entry, and (3) comply with the most recent infection control requirements of the CDC and the facility; D. Facility staff;... (essential caregiver and compassionate care visitation provisions follow)

Enforcement

Licensure enforcement (AHCA, APD, DCF); s. 252.50

Notes

Text-based PDF (13 pp.).