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Ex. DE-047 Order Primary source read

Emergency Secretary's Order amending 16 DE Admin. Code 4407, Hospital Standards (Construction, Maintenance, and Operation), §§ 6.4-6.5

DHSS Emergency Secretary's Order: hospitals: COVID-19 testing of all new staff, vendors and volunteers before their start date; ongoing testing per DPH guidance (vaccination as the alternative); work-exclusion protocols; outbreak staffing plans

Molly K. Magarik, Cabinet Secretary, Department of Health and Social Services (Division of Health Care Quality) · Delaware (Sector regulator)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Delaware
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
16 Del. C. § 1119C; 29 Del. C. § 10119
Issued
2021-09-10 Sept. 10, 2021
Effective
2021-09-30 (120 days) (read as 2021-09-30)
End
2022-01-27 (renewable once for 60 days) (read as 2022-01-27)
In force
Sept. 30, 2021 to Jan. 27, 2022
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • every licensed hospital and its staff, vendors and volunteers
Functions reached
  • HR/WF/IC hospital workforce testing and exclusion
  • SC vendors tested
Collection
Delaware DE

Operative words

'In addition, hospital staff must either provide evidence of COVID-19 vaccination, or undergo regular testing to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.... This emergency order adds language to the July amendment of Section 6.0.... 6.4.1 Before their start date, all new staff, vendors and volunteers must be tested for COVID-19... 6.4.2 All staff, vendors and volunteers must be tested for COVID-19 in a manner [consistent with Division of Public Health Guidance]... 6.5.1 Work exclusion and return to work protocols for staff tested positive for COVID-19... This Emergency Order shall take effect on September 30, 2021 and shall remain in effect for 120 days.... It is hereby ordered, this 10th day of September, 2021.'

Enforcement

Hospital licensure under 16 Del. C. ch. 10 and 16 DE Admin. Code 4407; 29 Del. C. § 10119

Notes

Hospital-sector vaccination-or-testing order effective on the last day of 2021 Q3.

Retrieval note

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