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Ex. DE-015 Order Primary source read

Eleventh Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Apr. 15, 2020), sec. B

Eleventh Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (testing providers bound to DPH guidance; long-term-care admission, isolation and staffing rules; remote notarization)

Governor John C. Carney · Delaware (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Delaware
Level
State
Authority
20 Del. C. ch. 31
Issued
2020-04-15 Apr. 15, 2020
Effective
2020-04-15 8:00 p.m. E.D.T. (approved 9:00 a.m.) (read as 2020-04-15)
End
Carried into the Omnibus (DE-031 §§ K-L) and the Twenty-Ninth Modification (DE-038 §§ G-H); struck July 13, 2021 (read as 2021-07-13)
In force
Apr. 15, 2020 to July 13, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Health care ordersCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • health-care providers who test for COVID-19
  • nursing facilities and assisted living
  • notaries and parties to notarial acts
Functions reached
  • DX/IC testing providers bound to DPH guidance
  • RS/IN long-term-care admissions and isolation
  • CL closings and notarization (remote notarization authorized)
Collection
Delaware DE

Operative words

§ A.1: 'Effective April 15, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. E.D.T., all health care providers who test for COVID-19 shall comply with the Public Health Authority's guidance for the use of such tests.' § A.3: 'The Public Health Authority is hereby authorized to issue orders, as it deems necessary, to monitor, treat, prevent, reduce the spread of, and suppress COVID-19 in and around all facilities and agencies licensed by the Division of Health Care Quality under Title 16.' § B.1: 'Effective April 15, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. E.D.T., any notarial act required under Delaware law... may be performed by utilizing audio-visual technology (remote notarization)' subject to conditions (parties physically located in Delaware).

Enforcement

20 Del. C. ch. 31; DHCQ licensure under 16 Del. C. ch. 11

Notes

Recited in the Omnibus as providing 'increased guidance and support to long-term care facilities... and permit remote notarization under limited circumstances' (DE-031 at 3).

Retrieval note

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