NCDHHS Secretarial Orders on long-term care facility visitation and testing (including Secretarial Order No. 3, September 4, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

North Carolina

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

Delegations under EO 130 and 139 as extended (EO 152, 165, 177, 193, 211, 236)

Issued

2020-09-04 Sept. 4, 2020

Effective

2020-09-04 (No. 3: through 2020-09-22) (read as 2020-09-04)

End

in force as extended under EO 211 in Q3 2021 (EO 215 sec. 3.3(b)) (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Sept. 4, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Health care ordersVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation

Addressees

• skilled nursing facilities
• adult care homes
• other licensed long-term care facilities

Functions reached

• VS visitation
• RS residential care admissions and testing
• IC infection control
• HR staff testing

Collection

North Carolina NC

Operative words

Husch Blackwell summary of Secretarial Order 3 (Sept. 4, 2020): authorized outdoor visitation at nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities meeting specific requirements (no current outbreak, testing plan, updated infection control plans, adequate PPE); EO 215 sec. 3.3(b): 'Additional requirements in health care settings can be found in Executive Order Nos. 130 and 139 and in the Secretarial Orders issued under Executive Order Nos. 152, 165, 177, 193, 211, and any subsequent extensions thereof.'

Enforcement

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