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Executive Order 70 (2020)

Addressing the Impact of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Commonwealth's Psychiatric Hospital System

Governor Ralph S. Northam · Virginia (State)

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Jurisdiction
Virginia
Level
State
Authority
Va. Const. art. V; Va. Code § 44-146.17; in furtherance of Amended EO 51
Issued
2020-08-17 Aug. 17, 2020
Effective
2020-08-17
End
Expiration of Amended EO 51 (2021-06-30) (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
Aug. 17, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Health care orders
Addressees
  • state psychiatric hospitals
  • Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
  • community services boards
  • private hospitals
Functions reached
  • IP inpatient admissions
  • ED intake
  • CB patients
Collection
Virginia VA

Operative words

This Executive Order shall be effective until the expiration of Amended Executive Order 51 (2020).

Enforcement

Executive direction to state facilities

Notes

Health-care sector order addressing admissions and capacity in the state psychiatric system under the emergency; consult the exhibit for the admission provisions.

Retrieval note

Body provisions not extracted in this session; the effective clause was read.

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