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Executive Order No. 49

An Order Amending Requirements Concerning Long-Term-Care Facility Visitation and Taking Other Necessary Measures to Facilitate the Treatment and Containment of COVID-19

Governor Bill Lee · Tennessee (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Tennessee
Level
State
Authority
Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-2-107
Issued
2020-06-12 June 12, 2020
Effective
12:01 a.m. CDT June 15, 2020 (read as 2020-06-15)
End
With EO 38 ¶ 6 as amended: carried by EO 50, 59, 63, 67 and 73 to Feb. 27, 2021 (EO 77 did not restate ¶ 6) (read as 2021-02-27)
In force
June 15, 2020 to Feb. 27, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Health care ordersOther
Addressees
  • nursing homes, retirement homes, long-term-care and assisted-living facilities
  • visitors
  • senior centers
Functions reached
  • VS visitation only under TDH prerequisites (Ex. TN-052: facility-wide testing, no new case in 28 days, staffing and PPE)
  • HR staff movement between facilities restricted
  • IC TDH infection-control guidance made binding on facilities
  • DN senior centers closed until Oct. 1, 2020 (EO 63)
Collection
Tennessee TN

Operative words

6.a.... Persons shall not visit a Resident in a Facility unless: i. The Facility determines in its judgment that the visit: (A)(1) Involves accommodations for support for Residents with disabilities, the provision of critical assistance to a Resident, or religious exercise; or (2) Is to a Resident receiving end-of-life care; and (B) May be accomplished without unreasonable risk...; or ii. The Facility determines in its judgment that the visit may be conducted in accordance with the Tennessee Department of Health's guidelines regarding Facility visitation... 6.b. Facilities shall at all times follow the Health Guidelines and any other infection control rules, policies, or recommendations or guidance set forth by the Department of Health... 6.c. Facilities shall take reasonable steps to minimize the movement of staff to more than one Facility location... 6.d. Senior centers or equivalent facilities shall continue to be closed

Enforcement

EO 38 ¶¶ 14, 17; Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-2-120

Notes

Incorporates by reference the TDH LTCF Visitation guidelines (Ex. TN-052), giving them force of law