Broward County Administrator's Emergency Directive 21-A

The record

Jurisdiction

Broward County, Florida · Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach · Florida

Level

County

Authority

Broward County Code ss. 8-53, 8-56; ch. 252, Fla. Stat.; Broward local state of emergency under s. 252.38; Board of County Commissioners; Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan

Issued

2021-08-03 Aug. 3, 2021

Effective

2021-08-05

End

Expires with the Broward State of Local Emergency; in force through Sept. 30, 2021 (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Aug. 5, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Emergency declarationHealth care ordersWorkplace rules

Addressees

• each hospital with a location in Broward County (federal hospitals excluded)

Functions reached

• IP inpatient units and surge capacity
• OF administration (compelled daily reporting)
• IC infection control

Collection

Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach MET-MIA

Operative words

Section 2. Hospital Reports Required. A. For the duration of this Emergency Directive 21-A, each hospital shall report, by 11 a.m. each day, the following information from the prior day for each of its hospital location(s) physically located in Broward County: 1. Total staffed hospital beds; 2. Current staffed General Acute Care beds...; 3. Current staffed inventory of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds...; 5. Total number of ventilators in hospital inventory...; 10. Total COVID-19 positive patients currently admitted;... 15. If available, the number of COVID-19 positive patients admitted who were fully vaccinated...; and 16. If available, the number of COVID-19 positive patients admitted who were unvaccinated... B. Reports shall be submitted electronically to Broward County Emergency Management through the WebEOC COVID-19 Hospital Report Board.... Section 3.... This Emergency Directive is not, is not intended to be, and shall not be construed as an "emergency order" as defined by Section 252.38(4)(a), Florida Statutes, that limits the rights or liberties of individuals or businesses within Broward County.... Section 4.... This Emergency Directive shall be effective on August 5, 2021, and shall expire upon the expiration of the existing State of Local Emergency...

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