The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Maine (rule); United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (opinion) · Maine
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- 22 M.R.S. 802(3), 802(4-B) (immunization requirements for employees of licensed health care facilities)
- Issued
- 2021-08-12 Aug. 12, 2021
- Effective
- Vaccination by Oct. 1, 2021; enforcement from Oct. 29, 2021 (read as 2021-10-01)
- End
- Post-period (permanent rule 2021-2023)
- In force
- Oct. 1, 2021 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)
- Quarters
- 2021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing
- Addressees
- employees of licensed hospitals, nursing facilities, home health agencies, multi-level health care facilities, dental practices and EMS organizations
- Functions reached
- HC home health agency employees
- SN
- RS
- IC
- HR
- WF
- Collection
- Home Care, Nursing and Senior Living SEC-04
Operative words
The emergency rule defines a healthcare facility as 'a [licensed nursing facility, residential care facility, intermediate care facility, multi-level healthcare facility, hospital, or home health agency]'... In adopting its emergency rule, Maine CDC considered the [rise of the Delta variant and the risk to vulnerable patients]... Along with adopting the emergency rule, [the State delayed enforcement to] October 29.
Enforcement
Licensure of facilities; 22 M.R.S. 802
Notes
The First Circuit's description supports verified_secondary.
Retrieval noteVerified_primary (opinion).