{"id":"DUT-MD-016","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Maryland","state":"MD","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH), Division of Labor and Industry, Maryland Department of Labor (Acting Assistant Commissioner Michael A. Penn)","authority":"Md. Code Ann., Lab. \u0026 Empl. Title 5 (MOSH Act), incorporation by reference of federal standards; emergency action approved by the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review August 16, 2021; 29 C.F.R. § 1953.5 (State plan adoption of federal emergency temporary standards)","instrument":"MOSH Standards Notice 21-1 (adopting COMAR 09.12.29, Emergency Temporary Standards, published 48:18 Md. R. [21-121-E], August 27, 2021)","title":"COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (COVID ETS)","dateIssued":"2021-08-27","effective":"2021-08-27","end":"Cancelled by MOSH Standards Notice 22-1 (COVID ETS, effective December 21, 2021); the federal ETS was withdrawn except for its recordkeeping provisions on December 27, 2021 (outside the six quarters)","startDate":"2021-08-27","endDate":"2021-12-21","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["EMP","HC","MASK","DUTY"],"addressees":["employers in settings where any employee provides health care services or health care support services (29 C.F.R. § 1910.502(a)), as adopted into Maryland law"],"clause":"Purpose: To adopt the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard, 29 CFR §1910, Subpart U... All amendments and revisions to 29 CFR §1910, Subpart U, that appeared in the Federal Register on June 21, 2021 (86 FR 32620-32628), as amended, are adopted by reference with the following substitutions: (1) Where \u0022Assistant Secretary\u0022 appears, substitute \u0022Assistant Commissioner of MOSH\u0022.","enforcement":"MOSH citations and civil penalties under Lab. \u0026 Empl. §§ 5-809 and 5-810 (Exs. DUT-MD-011, DUT-MD-012); inspection under MOSH Instruction 21-2, COVID-19 ETS Inspection Procedures (Aug. 27, 2021)","functions":[],"notes":"Made the federal COVID-19 Healthcare ETS (29 C.F.R. § 1910.502: written COVID-19 plan, patient and visitor screening, facemasks and respirators, physical distancing and barriers, ventilation, employee screening, removal of infected employees with medical removal protection pay, vaccination leave, training and reporting) enforceable by MOSH against every Maryland employer in a covered health care setting from August 27, 2021.","sourceUrl":"https://www.labor.maryland.gov/labor/standards/sn21-1.docx","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":45137,"grade":"primary","character":"covid_workplace_rule","description":"","collection":"DUT-MD","url":"/library/DUT-MD-016","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-MD-016","citation":"Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH), Division of Labor and Industry, Maryland Department of Labor (Acting Assistant Commissioner Michael A. Penn), MOSH Standards Notice 21-1 (adopting COMAR 09.12.29, Emergency Temporary Standards, published 48:18 Md. R. [21-121-E], August 27, 2021) (Aug. 27, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MD-016)","stateName":"Maryland","related":["DUT-MD-011","DUT-MD-012","DUT-MD-010","DUT-MD-019"]}