{"id":"NJ-063","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"New Jersey","state":"NJ","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"New Jersey Department of Health (Deputy Commissioner Marcela Ospina Maziarz, Health Systems)","authority":"N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 et seq.; EO 103; licensure rules N.J.A.C. 8:36, 8:37, 8:39, 8:43","instrument":"Memorandum, Mandatory Guidelines for Visitors and Facility Staff (superseding the March 13, 2020 memorandum)","title":"Long-term care visitation ban and staff screening: no resident visitors except end-of-life; screening of all staff","dateIssued":"2020-03-16","effective":"2020-03-16 \u0022and until lifted by the Department of Health\u0022","end":"Superseded by Executive Directive 20-017 (June 19, 2020), then ED 20-026 (Aug. 20, 2020) and ED 21-001 (Mar. 22, 2021)","startDate":"2020-03-16","endDate":"2020-06-19","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC","EMP"],"addressees":["administrators of long-term care facilities, assisted living residences, comprehensive personal care homes, assisted living programs, dementia care and pediatric transitional care homes"],"clause":"\u0022Effective March 16,2020 and until lifted by the Department of Health (Department), the following screening and restriction requirements for all visitors to your facility shall be implemented by your facility.\u0022... \u00221. Limiting Resident Visitation. No resident visitors shall be permitted in the facility except for end-of-life situations.\u0022... \u0022Restricting means the individual should not be allowed in the facility at all, until the Department lifts the requirements of this memorandum.\u0022","enforcement":"Licensure (Department of Health inspection and enforcement)","functions":["VS visitation closed","RS residential care admissions and operations under screening","IN referral and family access","HR staff screening at every shift","CB families; outside vendors and therapists barred"],"notes":"Senior living and skilled nursing: facilities closed to visitors and outside providers from March 16, 2020; the visitation regime ran in phases into 2022.","sourceUrl":"https://www.nj.gov/health/legal/covid19/3-16-2020_MandatoryGuidelinesforVisitors_andFacilityStaff_%20Supersedes3-13-2020Guidelines.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":2886156,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"NJ","url":"/library/NJ-063","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/NJ-063","citation":"New Jersey Department of Health (Deputy Commissioner Marcela Ospina Maziarz, Health Systems), Memorandum, Mandatory Guidelines for Visitors and Facility Staff (superseding the March 13, 2020 memorandum) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. NJ-063)","stateName":"New Jersey","related":[]}