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Executive Order 2020-07

Proactive Measures to Protect Against COVID-19

Governor Douglas A. Ducey · Arizona (State)

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Jurisdiction
Arizona
Level
State
Authority
Ariz. Const.; A.R.S. 26-303; 36-787
Issued
2020-03-11 Mar. 11, 2020
Effective
2020-03-11
End
Expires with the Declaration of Public Health Emergency; para. 4 (telemedicine cost-sharing) rescinded May 5, 2021 by EO 2021-13 (read as 2021-05-05)
In force
Mar. 11, 2020 to May 5, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Health care ordersOther
Addressees
  • ADHS
  • skilled nursing, intermediate care and assisted living facilities
  • State-regulated insurers
  • health regulatory boards
Functions reached
  • VS visitation and access
  • IC infection control
  • CB patients and payers
  • IN insurance coverage of testing and telemedicine
Collection
Arizona AZ

Operative words

The Department of Health Services shall issue emergency rules for skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities and assisted living facilities to implement visitor policies designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 including: a. Instituting policies to require screening and triage before entry by staff, visitors, vendors, and contractors; b. Establishing disinfectant schedules for frequently touched surfaces; and c. Establishing policies of distancing patients who exhibit symptoms of COVID-19 from other patients in common areas.

Enforcement

ADHS emergency rules; health regulatory boards directed to act against price gouging; Attorney General consumer-fraud enforcement

Notes

Paras. 2-4 required State-regulated insurers to cover COVID-19 testing without network limits or cost sharing and telemedicine at lower cost sharing than in-office visits.

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