{"id":"NH-051","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"New Hampshire","state":"NH","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"New Hampshire Hospital Association, adopted as State reopening guidance (Governor\u0027s Economic Re-Opening Task Force)","authority":"Emergency Order #40 para. 3 and 5 (health care reopening May 4, 2020)","instrument":"Guiding Principles for Responsibly Resuming Health Care Services","title":"Guiding Principles for Responsibly Resuming Health Care Services","dateIssued":"2020-05-04","effective":"2020-05-04","end":"Mandatory to May 7, 2021","startDate":"2020-05-04","endDate":"2021-05-07","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["HC","EMP"],"addressees":["hospitals and health-care facilities"],"clause":"On March 16, the NHHA issued guidance to its members in response to calls from the US Surgeon General, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and other state and national public health experts to consider cancellation of elective and non-urgent procedures for New Hampshire hospitals.... Facilities must have a defined process for screening all employees and patients for symptoms of COVID-19.... Facilities will be unable to resume time sensitive services, including elective surgical procedures, [absent adequate PPE, testing and capacity]... In order to proceed with any phase-in of additional services, the facility must ensure there are [adequate resources] not to jeopardize current care or surge capacity.","enforcement":"EO #40 para. 13; DHHS licensing (RSA 151)","functions":["SX elective and time-sensitive procedures","OC outpatient","IC screening","SC PPE"],"notes":"Records that New Hampshire hospitals suspended elective and non-urgent procedures from March 16, 2020 and resumed them in phases from May 4, 2020 under State conditions.","sourceUrl":"https://www.covidguidance.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt381/files/files/inline-documents/guidance-hospitals.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200608185250/https://www.covidguidance.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt381/files/files/inline-documents/guidance-hospitals.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":384715,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"NH","url":"/library/NH-051","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/NH-051","citation":"New Hampshire Hospital Association, adopted as State reopening guidance (Governor\u0027s Economic Re-Opening Task Force), Guiding Principles for Responsibly Resuming Health Care Services (May 4, 2020) (Ex. NH-051)","stateName":"New Hampshire","related":[]}