The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Mississippi
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Miss. Code Ann. 33-15-11(c)(1), (c)(4), 33-15-31
- Issued
- 2020-04-10 Apr. 10, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-10
- End
- 2020-05-15 23:59 as issued; extended by EO 1485 (to May 30), EO 1494 (to June 15) and EO 1497 (to July 1, 2020) (read as 2020-09-30)
- In force
- Apr. 10, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Health care orders
- Addressees
- Healthcare Facilities
- Healthcare Professionals
- MSDH
- Board of Nursing
- Board of Medical Licensure
- Functions reached
- HR credentialing
- IC infection control
- IP surge capacity
- Collection
- Mississippi MS
Operative words
any Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Facility, absent a showing of malice, reckless disregard or willful misconduct, shall be immune from suit for civil liability for any injury or death alleged to have been sustained because of the Healthcare Professional's or Healthcare Facility's acts or omissions while providing healthcare services... in support of the State's COVID-19 response... the MSDH is authorized and empowered to make, amend, and rescind such orders, rules, and regulations that it deems necessary for Healthcare Professionals to provide healthcare services in Healthcare Facilities.
Enforcement
Suspends inconsistent provisions of the Mississippi Code (par. V)
Notes
Defines Healthcare Facilities to include field hospitals and MSDH/MEMA-designated temporary facilities.
Retrieval noteSignature date 'the 10th day of April' confirmed by viewing page 3.