{"id":"RI-090","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Rhode Island","state":"RI","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Rhode Island Department of Health","authority":"R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 23-17 (facility licensure); EO 20-02","instrument":"RIDOH Hospital Visitation Guidance (transition from Level 3 to Level 2)","title":"Hospital Visitation Guidance Transitioning from Level 3 To Level 2 (July 8, 2020), reciting the March 5, 2020 visitor policy guidance for all health care facilities","dateIssued":"2020-07-08","effective":"2020-07-08","end":"Superseded by later RIDOH visitation guidance (2020-2021)","startDate":"2020-07-08","endDate":"2020-09-30","quarters":["2020Q3"],"types":["HC"],"addressees":["all licensed hospitals and health care facilities"],"clause":"Background: On March 5, 2020, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) issued visitor policy guidance for all healthcare facilities in the State as follows: LEVEL 1 - Reducing visitation to protect vulnerable populations. LEVEL 2 - Limiting visiting hours. LEVEL 3 - [restricting visitation]... [This guidance transitions hospitals from Level 3 to Level 2 as of July 8, 2020.]","enforcement":"RIDOH directive to licensed facilities","functions":["VS visitation and access","IC","CB patients\u0027 families"],"notes":"Establishes that RIDOH\u0027s tiered visitor restrictions on every licensed facility began March 5, 2020 and that hospitals stayed at the most restrictive level until July 8, 2020.","sourceUrl":"https://health.ri.gov/publications/guidance/COVID-19-RI-Hospital-Visitation-Policy.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200710095534/https://health.ri.gov/publications/guidance/COVID-19-RI-Hospital-Visitation-Policy.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":157775,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"RI","url":"/library/RI-090","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/RI-090","citation":"Rhode Island Department of Health, RIDOH Hospital Visitation Guidance (transition from Level 3 to Level 2) (July 8, 2020) (Ex. RI-090)","stateName":"Rhode Island","related":[]}