The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Mississippi
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Miss. Code Ann. 33-15-11, 33-15-31
- Issued
- 2020-04-24 Apr. 24, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-27 08:00 (read as 2020-04-27)
- End
- 2020-05-11 08:00 (read as 2020-05-11)
- In force
- Apr. 27, 2020 to May 11, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- healthcare professionals and healthcare facilities
- all businesses
- retail
- restaurants
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Physician Practices and Outpatient Care SEC-02
Operative words
i. Healthcare Activities:... ii. Healthcare professionals and healthcare facilities may also resume performing non-emergent, elective medical procedures and surgeries, as clinically appropriate, in accordance with the guidance provided by the Mississippi State Department of Health, including the following: 1. Every effort should continue to be made to deliver care without being in the same physical space, such as utilizing telehealth, phone consultations, and physical barriers between providers and patients. 2. The medical procedure or surgery should fall within Tier 2 or Tier 3 of the Non-Emergent, Elective Medical Services and Treatment Recommendations issued by CMS on April 7, 2020... 3. For all in-patient procedures and surgeries, the healthcare facility... must reserve at least 25% of its hospital capacity... 4.... minimal disposable personal protective equipment, and the healthcare professional and healthcare facility will not request any personal protective equipment from any public source... 5. Regardless of symptoms, all healthcare professionals and healthcare facilities shall screen all patients... 6.... waiting rooms and common areas shall limit capacity and seating to ensure social distancing... 7. There shall be no visitors in the healthcare facility except for one spouse or caregiver
Enforcement
Miss. Code Ann. 33-15-43 (sec. III.b)
Notes
The model conditional-resumption order: telehealth first, CMS tiers, PPE self-sufficiency, screening, waiting-room capacity, visitor limits.
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