{"id":"AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-053","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (federal); Food and Drug Administration","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"FED-HEALTH-OTHER","eco":"","issuer":"Denise M. Hinton, Chief Scientist, FDA","authority":"FD\u0026C Act s. 564(c), (d)","instrument":"Emergency Use Authorization: Face Shields (umbrella) (issued Apr. 9, 2020; amended Apr. 13, 2020)","title":"Letter of Authorization, Face Shields (Apr. 13, 2020)","dateIssued":"2020-04-13","effective":"2020-04-09","end":"Through the public health emergency","startDate":"2020-04-09","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["SUPPLY","HC"],"addressees":["manufacturers of face shields; health care personnel; hospital purchasing departments and distributors"],"clause":"On April 9, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in response to concerns relating to insufficient supply and availability of face shields for use by health care personnel (HCP) as personal protective equipment (PPE) in healthcare settings... I am authorizing the emergency use of certain face shields for use by HCP as PPE in health care settings in accordance with CDC recommendations","enforcement":"Conditions of authorization","functions":["SC supply chain","PF production floor (converted plastics and printing firms)"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://www.fda.gov/media/136842/download","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":216324,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER","url":"/library/AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-053","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-053","citation":"Denise M. Hinton, Chief Scientist, FDA, Emergency Use Authorization: Face Shields (umbrella) (issued Apr. 9, 2020; amended Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-053)","stateName":"","related":["AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-049","AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-051","AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-054"]}