{"id":"AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-054","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 (recited)","instrument":"Executive Directive No. 20-020","title":"Labor and Delivery (support persons and doulas permitted under screening, PPE and movement restrictions; all pregnant patients tested for COVID-19 at admission)","dateIssued":"2020-06-29","effective":"immediately","end":"duration of the Public Health Emergency (June 4, 2021)","startDate":"2020-06-29","endDate":"2021-06-04","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["HC","OTHER","QUAR"],"addressees":["hospitals and licensed birthing facilities"],"clause":"hereby ORDER and DIRECT the following:... b. This restriction must be explained to the patient in plain terms... 3. The support person(s) and doula must be asymptomatic for COVID-19. They must not be a suspected of or a confirmed positive for COVID-19... b. PPE must be given to and worn by the support person(s) and doula... [they] must not be [permitted in] the cafeteria and other open amenities for visitors... 4. All pregnant patients shall be tested for COVID-19 (as defined herein) at the time [of admission]... This Directive shall take effect immediately.","enforcement":"N.J.S.A. 26:13-19; hospital licensure","functions":["VS visitation (support persons)","IC infection control (universal testing of obstetric patients)","CL clinical operations"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://www.nj.gov/health/legal/covid19/6-29-20_ExecutiveDirectiveNo20-020_LaborDelivery.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":95644,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-054","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-054","citation":"Judith Persichilli, Commissioner of Health, Executive Directive No. 20-020 (June 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-054)","stateName":"New Jersey","related":["AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-030","AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-029","AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-055","AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-028","AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-056","AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-057","AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-058"]}