The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Maryland
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- Md. Code, Health-Gen. 2-104, 18-102, 18-103, 18-205, 18-902, 18-904; Pub. Safety 14-3A-03
- Issued
- 2020-05-06 May 6, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-05-07 7:00 a.m. (read as 2020-05-07)
- End
- Superseded May 19, June 12, June 19, July 1, Oct. 1, Nov. 10, Dec. 1 and Dec. 17, 2020 restatements (MD-050) and 2021 restatements (MD-055) (read as 2020-12-17)
- In force
- May 7, 2020 to Dec. 17, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all licensed healthcare facilities and healthcare providers
- Functions reached
- SX
- PR dental procedures
- CL waiting room (call-ahead, car waiting)
- ST fallow and PPE
- SC PPE self-supply
- CB patients
- Collection
- Maryland MD
Operative words
5.B. Resumption of Elective and Non-Urgent Medical Procedures - Conditions. All licensed healthcare facilities and healthcare providers may resume elective and non-urgent medical procedures and appointments at 7:00 A.M., May 7, 2020 provided [that]... II. Any licensed healthcare facility or healthcare provider resuming elective and non-urgent medical procedures shall have at least one week's supply of personal [protective equipment]... [requests to the State PPE] agency will be denied for elective and non-urgent medical procedures. III. Social distancing requirements must be strictly maintained in all settings (e.g., call ahead registration; waiting in a car until called).... [staff shall wear face] coverings, to include cloth face coverings, surgical face masks or N-95... Note: Patients should wear a face covering whenever possible.... [facilities must be prepared to return] operations to urgent and non-elective procedures and appointments [if surge conditions return]... failure to comply with the terms of this order shall be considered to constitute [a violation subject to Pub. Safety 14-]3A-06 or Health Gen. Art. 18-907 to apply to a healthcare provider or facility
Enforcement
Pub. Safety 14-3A-06; Health-Gen. 18-907 (as recited)
Notes
The conditions (one week PPE on hand without State supply, strict distancing, universal masking, screening) governed every dental and medical office from May 7, 2020 and were carried into the later restatements