{"id":"DE-047","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Delaware","state":"DE","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Molly K. Magarik, Cabinet Secretary, Department of Health and Social Services (Division of Health Care Quality)","authority":"16 Del. C. § 1119C; 29 Del. C. § 10119","instrument":"Emergency Secretary\u0027s Order amending 16 DE Admin. Code 4407, Hospital Standards (Construction, Maintenance, and Operation), §§ 6.4-6.5","title":"DHSS Emergency Secretary\u0027s Order: hospitals: COVID-19 testing of all new staff, vendors and volunteers before their start date; ongoing testing per DPH guidance (vaccination as the alternative); work-exclusion protocols; outbreak staffing plans","dateIssued":"2021-09-10","effective":"2021-09-30 (120 days)","end":"2022-01-27 (renewable once for 60 days)","startDate":"2021-09-30","endDate":"2022-01-27","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["VAX","HC","EMP","QUAR"],"addressees":["every licensed hospital and its staff, vendors and volunteers"],"clause":"\u0027In addition, hospital staff must either provide evidence of COVID-19 vaccination, or undergo regular testing to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.... This emergency order adds language to the July amendment of Section 6.0.... 6.4.1 Before their start date, all new staff, vendors and volunteers must be tested for COVID-19... 6.4.2 All staff, vendors and volunteers must be tested for COVID-19 in a manner [consistent with Division of Public Health Guidance]... 6.5.1 Work exclusion and return to work protocols for staff tested positive for COVID-19... This Emergency Order shall take effect on September 30, 2021 and shall remain in effect for 120 days.... It is hereby ordered, this 10th day of September, 2021.\u0027","enforcement":"Hospital licensure under 16 Del. C. ch. 10 and 16 DE Admin. Code 4407; 29 Del. C. § 10119","functions":["HR/WF/IC hospital workforce testing and exclusion","SC vendors tested"],"notes":"Hospital-sector vaccination-or-testing order effective on the last day of 2021 Q3.","sourceUrl":"https://archivesfiles.delaware.gov/Executive-Orders/Carney/public-health/4407-Hospital-Order-Testing.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":241372,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"DE","url":"/library/DE-047","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DE-047","citation":"Molly K. Magarik, Cabinet Secretary, Department of Health and Social Services (Division of Health Care Quality), Emergency Secretary\u0027s Order amending 16 DE Admin. Code 4407, Hospital Standards (Construction, Maintenance, and Operation), §§ 6.4-6.5 (Sept. 10, 2021) (Ex. DE-047)","stateName":"Delaware","related":["DE-062","DE-041","DE-046","DE-064","DE-055"]}