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Ex. AR-044 Order Primary source read

ADH Guidance for Limiting the Transmission of COVID-19 for Hospitals (March 11, 2020)

Voluntary, suggested screening criteria for hospital employees and visitors; review of visitation criteria

Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health · Arkansas (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Arkansas
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-109 to -110
Issued
2020-03-11 Mar. 11, 2020
Effective
2020-03-11
End
Superseded by the mandatory screening in the Mar. 19, 2020 directive (Ex. AR-035: 'all hospitals shall conduct mandatory temperature and COVID-19 symptom screening of staff and visitors') (read as 2020-03-19)
In force
Mar. 11, 2020 to Mar. 19, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Health care orders
Addressees
  • hospitals
Functions reached
  • VS visitation
  • IC screening
  • ED intake
Collection
Arkansas AR

Operative words

While the current status of the outbreak does not require hospitals to screen all visitors and employees as is the case in long-term care facilities, the Arkansas Department of Health recognizes that some hospitals may wish to implement similar safeguards... the following voluntary, suggested screening criteria can be adapted into hospital-level policy if desired.... Hospitals are encouraged to review their visitation criteria and to consider whether temporarily limiting the type or number of visitors is appropriate during this high-risk period.

Enforcement

None (guidance); mandatory screening followed on Mar. 19, 2020

Notes

Recorded as guidance in its own words; the ADH server filed it as 'ADH_Hospital_Directive'. The mandatory hospital screening instrument is the Mar. 19, 2020 directive (Ex. AR-035).

Retrieval note

Text layer read. File renamed to reflect the document's date (Mar. 11, 2020) and character (guidance).

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