Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Long-Term Care Facilities to Implement Measures for Use and Distribution of Personal Protective Equipment

The record

Jurisdiction

Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department) · Pennsylvania

Level

State

Authority

35 P.S. § 521.5; 71 P.S. §§ 532(a), 1403(a); 28 Pa. Code § 27.60 (recited)

Issued

2020-08-17 Aug. 17, 2020

Effective

compliance from 12:01 a.m. Aug. 18, 2020 (read as 2020-08-18)

End

not stated (read as 2021-06-30)

In force

Aug. 18, 2020 to June 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Health care ordersWorkplace rules

Addressees

• skilled nursing facilities, personal care homes, assisted living residences and intermediate care facilities (as defined in Section 1)

Functions reached

• IC infection control
• SC PPE supply (per-shift respirator supply)
• OF administration (written policies)

Collection

State health department orders to licensed settings AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS

Operative words

Section 2: Measures for Distribution and Use of PPE. A. Each facility shall develop, implement, and adhere to policies and procedures that [provide for the distribution and use of PPE]... B. The policies and procedures must, at a minimum, include distribution of respirators... distributed by each facility must be National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health [approved]... distribution must occur prior to the beginning of the staff member's shift, and the respirator must be replaced as soon as practical if the facility is notified by a staff member that their mask has become soiled, damaged, or otherwise ineffective. Section 2: Effective Date. Compliance with this Order shall begin at 12:01 a.m. on August 18, 2020.

Enforcement

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