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Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-093 Order Primary source read

Emergency Order Pursuant to MCL 333.2253 - Instructions to Laboratories, Health Professionals and Hospitals (COVID-19 Testing Prioritization and Reporting)

CLIA-certified laboratories must prioritize COVID-19 sampling and testing as instructed by the Department; health professionals collecting specimens must follow Department instructions; hospitals must report per Department instructions

Robert Gordon, Director, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services · Michigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department) (State)

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Jurisdiction
Michigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department) · Michigan
Level
State
Authority
MCL 333.2253 (recited)
Issued
2020-03-23 Mar. 23, 2020
Effective
immediately; 'remains in effect until lifted' (read as 2020-03-23)
End
lifted with the Director's later orders (MI file records the June 2021 rescissions) (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
Mar. 23, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Health care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chainOther
Addressees
  • CLIA-certified laboratories processing COVID-19 tests in Michigan
  • physicians and health professionals collecting specimens
  • hospitals
Functions reached
  • DX diagnostics and laboratory (State-directed test prioritization; who could be tested first)
  • OF reporting
  • IP hospital reporting
  • HR employer screening programs dependent on laboratory priority
Collection
State health department orders to licensed settings AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS

Operative words

Michigan presently lacks laboratory capacity to quickly process the samples of all persons tested for [COVID-19]... it is necessary to coordinate the state's laboratory network such that priority tests are run first.... 1. CLIA-certified facilities in the state of Michigan that process tests for COVID-19 must prioritize sampling and testing for COVID-19 in the manner instructed by the Department.... 2. Physicians and other health professionals who collect specimens for testing of COVID-19 must [follow the Department's instructions]... 3. Hospitals in the state of Michigan must abide by the Department's instructions on reporting... This order is effective immediately, and remains in effect until lifted.... Effective immediately, all health professionals conducting testing for the Novel Coronavirus must [report as instructed]. Date: March 23, 2020

Enforcement

MCL 333.2261 (violation of a Department order is a misdemeanor)

Notes

A laboratory-allocation order: the State directed which specimens Michigan laboratories could run first.

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