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Ex. MD-070 Order Primary source read

Order of the Governor (Mar. 16, 2020), Relating to Various Health Care Matters

Relating to Various Health Care Matters

Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. · Maryland (State)

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Jurisdiction
Maryland
Level
State
Authority
Md. Code, Pub. Safety Title 14
Issued
2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-03-16
End
Amended and restated Mar. 9, 2021 (21-03-09-02, MD-027); rescinded Aug. 15, 2021 (read as 2021-03-09)
In force
Mar. 16, 2020 to Mar. 9, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Business closureHealth care orders
Addressees
  • health care practitioners and facilities
  • adult day care centers
  • the Secretary of Health
Functions reached
  • DN adult day care closed
  • SX elective procedures (Secretary's control)
  • HR licensure
Collection
Maryland MD

Operative words

WHEREAS, Health care practitioners and facilities are needed to respond to the catastrophic health emergency, including for treatment, isolation, and quarantine, therefore requiring their control, regulation, use, and rationing, and other appropriate actions; WHEREAS, To protect lives, prevent exposure to the novel coronavirus, and control the COVID-19 public health catastrophe, it is further necessary to control the occupancy and use of, and close, buildings and premises, including places of assembly such as adult day care centers;... [ordering health facility establishment, resource control, license reciprocity, inactive practitioners, expanded scope of practice, Medical Reserve Corps activation, Secretary's control of elective procedures, and closure of adult day care centers]

Enforcement

Order under Title 14

Notes

Scanned six pages; page 1 read; the ordering paragraphs are restated verbatim in 21-03-09-02 (MD-027)

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