{"id":"AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-061","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"New Jersey - Department of Health (State health department)","state":"NJ","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS","eco":"","issuer":"New Jersey Department of Health (Commissioner of Health)","authority":"N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 et seq.; Executive Directive 20-012","instrument":"Standing Order for COVID-19 Testing","title":"Standing Order for COVID-19 Testing (authorizes any health care provider, licensed pharmacist and testing site to collect specimens and order testing without an individual prescription; patient eligibility; mandatory reporting of positive and negative results by laboratories and testing locations)","dateIssued":"2020-05-12","effective":"immediately","end":"\u0027shall remain in force and [effect]\u0027 for the emergency; revised Dec. 20, 2021 (post-period)","startDate":"2020-05-12","endDate":"2021-12-20","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["HC","EMP","OTHER"],"addressees":["health care providers, licensed pharmacists, testing locations and laboratories"],"clause":"This standing order is issued pursuant to the New Jersey Emergency Health Powers Act, N.J.S.A. [26:13-1 et seq.]... This standing order authorizes any healthcare provider, licensed pharmacist (to the extent [permitted])... II. PATIENT ELIGIBILITY... [testing locations acting under this] standing order shall report the test results to the healthcare facility, pharmacy (as authorized [by the individual])... A. Test results must be reported to the individual by a representative of the testing location... B. Positive and negative results must be reported by the laboratory processing the test results [to the Department]... This standing order shall take effect immediately.","enforcement":"N.J.S.A. 26:13-19; N.J.A.C. 8:57 (reporting)","functions":["DX diagnostics (pharmacy and site-based testing)","HR screening (employer testing programs)","OF reporting"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://www.nj.gov/health/legal/covid19/05-12-2020_StandingOrder_COVID19testing.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":827126,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-061","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-061","citation":"New Jersey Department of Health (Commissioner of Health), Standing Order for COVID-19 Testing (May 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-061)","stateName":"New Jersey","related":["AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-030"]}