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Proclamation 20-06

Amending Proclamation 20-05: restrictions on nursing homes and assisted living facilities (visitation, screening, staff)

Governor Jay Inslee · Washington (State)

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Jurisdiction
Washington
Level
State
Authority
RCW 43.06.220(1)(h) and (2); chapters 38.08, 38.52, 43.06 RCW
Issued
2020-03-10 Mar. 10, 2020
Effective
2020-03-10
End
2020-04-09 midnight by its terms; expanded by 20-10 (Mar. 13), 20-16 (Mar. 16) and 20-17 (Mar. 17); extended by the Legislature and by 20-52 et seq.; superseded by 20-66 (Aug. 7, 2020) (read as 2020-09-30)
In force
Mar. 10, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Gathering capHealth care orders
Addressees
  • nursing homes licensed under RCW 18.51
  • assisted living facilities licensed under RCW 18.20
  • their staff, contractors and visitors
Functions reached
  • VS visitation
  • RS residential care
  • IC infection control and screening
  • WF
Collection
Washington WA

Operative words

I hereby prohibit the following [activities by nursing homes licensed] under RCW 18.51 and assisted living facilities licensed under RCW 18.20, which restrictions shall remain in effect until midnight on April 9, 2020: [visits limited to one adult visitor per resident per day, in the resident's room; screening of every person entering; visitor logs kept 30 days]... This prohibition does not apply in end of life situations.

Enforcement

RCW 43.06.220(5); DSHS licensing

Notes

The first sector order in the United States' first outbreak State; the Life Care Center of Kirkland outbreak is its predicate.

Retrieval note

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