{"id":"MA-054","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council (June 9, 2021) and the Governor","authority":"G.L. c. 17, s. 2A; Governor\u0027s May 28, 2021 declaration","instrument":"COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-1 (Reissuance of Certain Public Health Orders)","title":"Reissuance of Certain Public Health Orders","dateIssued":"2021-06-14","effective":"2021-06-15 12:01 a.m. (upon expiry of the orders issued under the March 10, 2020 declaration)","end":"\u0027until rescinded by me, or the public health emergency is terminated by the Governor\u0027; in force throughout 2021 Q3","startDate":"2021-06-15","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["HC","MASK","QUAR","EMP","OTHER"],"addressees":["EMS providers","community programs","assisted living residences","pharmacies","laboratories and health care providers (data reporting)","nurse aide training programs","health care providers and insurers (uninsured testing)","long-term care facilities","congregate care sites","immunization providers and insurers","additional vaccinators","health-care, congregate-care, shelter, correctional and home-health settings (face coverings)","nursing graduates and students"],"clause":"Accordingly, all public health emergency orders issued under the authority of the March 10, 2020 declaration will expire at 12:01 am on June 15, 2021 unless previously rescinded. With the authorization of the Public Health Council and the approval of the Governor, the following public health emergency orders are hereby reissued under the authority May 28, 2021 declaration: 1.... Continuity of Emergency Medical Services Care (Attachment A) 2.... Rescue Inhalers, Epinephrine Auto-Injectors and Oxygen in Community Programs, as amended (Attachment B) 3.... skilled nursing care and staffing updates in assisted living facilities, as amended (Attachment C) 4.... pharmacy assistance teams... (Attachment D) 5.... COVID-19 data reporting (Attachment E) 6.... Waive Timeframe for Certified Nurse Aide Training, as amended (Attachment F) 7.... Prohibiting Billing Uninsured Individuals for COVID-19 Testing (Attachment G) 8.... Regarding Control of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities (Attachment H) 9.... CLIA-Waived COVID-19 Testing in Congregate Care Sites, as amended (Attachment I) 10.... Temporary Laboratory Licenses for COVID-19 Testing (Attachment J) 11.... Reporting to the Massachusetts Immunization Information System (Attachment K) 12.... Access to Certain Immunization Information for Insurance Carriers and MassHealth (Attachment L) 13.... Authorizing Additional Individuals to Administer COVID-19 Vaccinations (Attachment M) 14.... Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain Settings (Attachment N).... the following public health emergency order is hereby issued...: 1.... Extending the Authorization for Nursing Practice by Graduates and Senior Nursing Students of Nursing Education Programs (Attachment O).","enforcement":"Each attachment enforced through DPH licensure (105 CMR) and professional-board authority","functions":["HC/IC/VS long-term care and congregate care operations under State control and testing orders","CH/CL board-licensed practice locations (masks)","OF/FD billing rules for testing","HR nursing workforce"],"notes":"The instrument by which Massachusetts carried its binding DPH orders past the June 15, 2021 termination of the state of emergency; the DPH public-health-emergency page (Oct. 2021 capture) lists it with PHE Orders No. 2021-2 through 2021-8.","sourceUrl":"https://www.mass.gov/doc/reissuance-of-certain-public-health-orders/download","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210625064915/https://www.mass.gov/doc/reissuance-of-certain-public-health-orders/download","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1192139,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MA","url":"/library/MA-054","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MA-054","citation":"Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council (June 9, 2021) and the Governor, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-1 (Reissuance of Certain Public Health Orders) (June 14, 2021) (Ex. MA-054)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["DUT-MA-029","AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-116","DUT-MA-001","SEC-17-GM-091","SEC-22-GM-017"]}