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Ex. SEC-02-025 Order Primary source read

Executive Order No. 1477 (Safer at Home)

Safer at Home Order; Healthcare Activities (sec. I(i))

Governor Tate Reeves · Mississippi (State)

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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
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • healthcare professionals and healthcare facilities
  • all businesses
  • retail
  • restaurants
Functions reached
  • PR
  • CL
  • FD
  • SC
  • TM
  • CB
  • WF
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.

Retrieval note

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