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Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 (hospital surge capacity; procurement; patient transfer)

Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for measures to ease the procurement of medical supplies and hospital space and to ease the transfer of patients with COVID-19 to appropriate medical facilities

Governor Steve Bullock · Montana (State)

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Jurisdiction
Montana
Level
State
Authority
Mont. Code Ann. 10-3-104; 50-1-202, -203, -204
Issued
2020-03-23 Mar. 23, 2020
Effective
2020-03-23
End
End of the declared state of emergency (carried forward in substance by the Feb. 12, 2021 Directive to June 30, 2021) (read as 2021-02-12)
In force
Mar. 23, 2020 to Feb. 12, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Health care ordersSupply chain
Addressees
  • State agencies
  • health care facilities
  • local health officers
Functions reached
  • IP inpatient units and surge capacity
  • SC supply chain (PPE, patient space)
Collection
Montana MT

Operative words

Only to the extent necessary to respond to the emergency, such as the procurement of additional patient space or necessary medical supplies, compliance with the following procurement authorities are temporarily waived: The Montana Procurement Act... Only as it pertains to patients suspected or confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19, strict compliance with the reporting requirements of ARM 37.114.306 related to the transportation of communicable disease cases is waived

Enforcement

Mont. Code Ann. 10-3-104(2)(a) suspension power

Notes

Recites CDC's advice to plan for a surge of critically ill patients

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