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Executive Order 16 FY 19/20 (Corrected)

An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Health Care Professional Licensing Statutes and Rules in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and Containment of COVID-19

Governor Janet T. Mills · Maine (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Maine
Level
State
Authority
37-B M.R.S. § 742(1)(C)(1), (13)(c)
Issued
2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020
Effective
2020-03-20
End
§ I(F) to Aug. 30, 2021; remainder June 30, 2021 (EO 40 § II(C)(3)); § I(E) repealed Feb. 24, 2021 (EO 33 FY 20/21) (read as 2021-08-30)
In force
Mar. 20, 2020 to Aug. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Health care orders
Addressees
  • physicians, physician assistants, nurses
  • health care facilities
  • licensing boards
Functions reached
  • HR credentialing
  • TM telehealth
  • IC infection control
Collection
Maine ME

Operative words

the escalating COVID-19 public health emergency will produce an extraordinary demand on the State's healthcare system that will require a degree of flexibility and responsiveness in the staffing of medical facilities that current licensing requirements of physicians, physician assistants, and nurses cannot accommodate... license expiration dates extended until 30 days after the expiration of the March 15 [emergency]... health care services through the use of all modes of telemedicine or telehealth

Enforcement

Licensing boards

Notes

Recites Maine CDC's March 15, 2020 guidance urging postponement of non-urgent procedures; the telehealth authorization reshaped clinical intake for physician practices and behavioral health.

Retrieval note

Pages 2-4 image-only; page 1 text read; operative sections summarized from the order's recitals and EO 40 § II(C)(3).

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