{"id":"AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-033","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"New Jersey - Department of Health (State health department)","state":"NJ","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS","eco":"","issuer":"Judith Persichilli, Commissioner of Health","authority":"Emergency Health Powers Act; Executive Order 244 (2021) continuing health directives after the Public Health Emergency","instrument":"Executive Directive No. 20-018 (Revised June 16, 2021)","title":"Hospitals Resuming Scheduled Procedures During COVID-19 (revised conditions: surge plans, PPE policies, staff screening, patient testing, scheduling for distancing, visitor requirements)","dateIssued":"2021-06-16","effective":"immediately","end":"continued under EO 244 and P.L. 2021, c. 103 (to Jan. 11, 2022 unless earlier rescinded)","startDate":"2021-06-16","endDate":"2022-01-11","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["HC","EMP","CAP"],"addressees":["general acute care hospitals"],"clause":"hereby ORDER and DIRECT the following:... i. The facility plans for potential future surges shall be guided by the following documents... the following shall be followed when resuming services:... v. COVID-19 PPE policies and procedures shall be in place for health care [personnel]... Facilities shall implement the following disinfection and cleaning protocols... i. Staff shall be screened per Centers for Medicare \u0026 Medicaid Services (CMS) [guidance]... c. Scheduling must be coordinated to promote social distancing... test performed by the laboratory must be for viral detection... v. All visitors must comply with all reasonable requirements imposed by the [facility].","enforcement":"N.J.S.A. 26:13-19; hospital licensure (N.J.A.C. 8:43G)","functions":["SX surgery and scheduled procedures (conditions of resumption)","IC infection control","VS visitation","HR staff screening","CL scheduling"],"notes":"A Q3 2021 instrument: the June 16, 2021 revision kept hospitals\u0027 scheduled-procedure operations under written conditions after the Public Health Emergency ended.","sourceUrl":"https://www.nj.gov/health/legal/covid19/061621ED_HospitalScheduled_COVIDv1.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":192265,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-033","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-033","citation":"Judith Persichilli, Commissioner of Health, Executive Directive No. 20-018 (Revised June 16, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-033)","stateName":"New Jersey","related":["NJ-072","AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-034","AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-060","AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-059","AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-053","AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-027"]}