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Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-085 Order Primary source read

Emergency Rule 59AER21-3, Mandatory Entry for Testing and Infection Control for Nursing Homes (supersedes 59AER20-13)

Nursing homes: Department of Health entry and staff testing continued into 2021

Agency for Health Care Administration · Florida - Agency for Health Care Administration (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Florida - Agency for Health Care Administration · Florida
Level
State
Authority
Rulemaking authority 400.23, 408.819, 408.821, F.S. (recited)
Issued
2021-02-02 Feb. 2, 2021
Effective
2021-02-02
End
90 days (May 3, 2021) (read as 2021-05-03)
In force
Feb. 2, 2021 to May 3, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Travel and quarantineHealth care ordersWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all licensed nursing homes
Functions reached
  • IC infection control
  • HR staffing
Collection
State health department orders to licensed settings AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS

Operative words

(a) Nursing homes shall comply with all Department of Health infection control directives concerning staff and resident testing, including making off-shift staff available at the facility for testing. (b) Nursing homes shall allow the Florida Department of Health or its authorized agents into the facility... (c)... nursing homes shall require facility staff to submit to a COVID-19 test.... (5) This rule supersedes emergency rule 59AER20-13. EFFECTIVE DATE: February 2, 2021

Enforcement

Fla. Stat. §§ 400.121, 408.813

Notes

The recital of 59AER20-13 (Nov. 2020, nursing homes) establishes an unbroken chain from May 8, 2020 to May 2021.

Retrieval note

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