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Executive Order 52 (2020)

Increases in Hospital Bed Capacity in Response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Governor Ralph S. Northam · Virginia (State)

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Jurisdiction
Virginia
Level
State
Authority
Va. Code §§ 2.2-103, 44-146.13 et seq.; notwithstanding Title 32.1, ch. 4, art. 1.1
Issued
2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020
Effective
2020-03-20
End
2020-07-10 (later amended and extended; amended version not saved) (read as 2020-07-10)
In force
Mar. 20, 2020 to July 10, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Health care orders
Addressees
  • general hospitals
  • nursing homes
  • State Health Commissioner
Functions reached
  • IP inpatient units and surge capacity
  • RS residential care
Collection
Virginia VA

Operative words

I direct the State Health Commissioner, at his discretion, to authorize any general hospital or nursing home to increase licensed bed capacity as determined necessary by the Commissioner to respond to increased demand for beds resulting from COVID-19.

Enforcement

Licensing authority of the Commissioner

Notes

Surge-capacity order; pairs with PHE Two's elective-procedure suspension.

Retrieval note

Copy of the VA-001 Register render.

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