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Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-014 Order Primary source read

DOH Emergency Order 20-015

In re: Suspension of Statutes, Rules and Orders Made Necessary by COVID-19 (COVID-19 vaccination data for children and students to Florida SHOTS to Dec. 31, 2021; all professional licensure renewal deadlines extended to Mar. 31, 2021; dental examination and CNA examination provisions to Mar. 31, 2021)

Scott A. Rivkees, M.D., State Surgeon General · Florida Department of Health, Office of the State Surgeon General; State level (Sector regulator)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Florida Department of Health, Office of the State Surgeon General; State level · Florida
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Executive Order 20-52 § 4.B; Fla. Stat. § 252.36(5)(a)
Issued
2020-12-23 Dec. 23, 2020
Effective
2020-12-23
End
Renewal extension to Mar. 31, 2021 (further extended by DOH EO 21-001, Ex. FL-077, to June 30, 2021); Section 1 to Dec. 31, 2021 (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Dec. 23, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Health care ordersOther
Addressees
  • all professional licensees of the Department and its boards
  • health care practitioners administering COVID-19 vaccines to children and students
  • dental and CNA examination candidates
Functions reached
  • HR credentialing and renewal (every Department-licensed profession)
  • OF administration (compelled registry reporting of COVID-19 vaccinations through Dec. 31, 2021)
  • WF workforce
Collection
State health licensing boards AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS

Operative words

Section 2: For the purposes of preparing for, responding to, and mitigating any effect of COVID-19, any upcoming licensure renewal deadlines for any professional license issued by the Department or a Department board or council are extended until March 31, 2021. Any statute and/or rule to the contrary is hereby suspended until March 31, 2021, unless extended by order of the State Surgeon General.... Section 1:... I suspend the provisions of sections 381.003(1)(e)2. and 3., Florida Statutes, to the extent necessary to ensure that all COVID-19 vaccination data for any child and college or university students up to 23 years of age is recorded in the immunization registry, Florida SHOTS, as required by Emergency Rule 64DER20-43. Any statute and/or rule to the contrary is hereby suspended until December 31, 2021, unless extended by order of the State Surgeon General.

Enforcement

Fla. Stat. § 456.072(1)(q); § 252.50

Notes

Section 1 (compelled SHOTS registry reporting under Emergency Rule 64DER20-43) ran through December 31, 2021 and was therefore in force throughout 2021Q3; Section 2 is the fourth renewal extension, followed by DOH EO 21-001 (Ex. FL-077)

Retrieval note

Executed December 23, 2020. DOH EO 21-001 (Mar. 31, 2021) is already in the Library as Ex. FL-077 and is cited, not re-saved. DOH EO 21-002 (June 30, 2021) was retrieved and read by OCR: it is a Surfside-collapse order under EO 21-148, not a COVID-19 instrument, and was not filed.