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NCDHHS Secretarial Orders on long-term care facility visitation and testing (including Secretarial Order No. 3, September 4, 2020)

Secretarial Orders governing visitation, testing and infection control at nursing homes and adult care homes (2020-2021)

Secretary of Health and Human Services Mandy Cohen · North Carolina (Sector regulator)

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The record

Jurisdiction
North Carolina
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Delegations under EO 130 and 139 as extended (EO 152, 165, 177, 193, 211, 236)
Issued
2020-09-04 Sept. 4, 2020
Effective
2020-09-04 (No. 3: through 2020-09-22) (read as 2020-09-04)
End
in force as extended under EO 211 in Q3 2021 (EO 215 sec. 3.3(b)) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Sept. 4, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Health care ordersVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • skilled nursing facilities
  • adult care homes
  • other licensed long-term care facilities
Functions reached
  • VS visitation
  • RS residential care admissions and testing
  • IC infection control
  • HR staff testing
Collection
North Carolina NC

Operative words

Husch Blackwell summary of Secretarial Order 3 (Sept. 4, 2020): authorized outdoor visitation at nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities meeting specific requirements (no current outbreak, testing plan, updated infection control plans, adequate PPE); EO 215 sec. 3.3(b): 'Additional requirements in health care settings can be found in Executive Order Nos. 130 and 139 and in the Secretarial Orders issued under Executive Order Nos. 152, 165, 177, 193, 211, and any subsequent extensions thereof.'

Enforcement

Licensure conditions; G.S. 130A

Notes

Texts not located on the current NCDHHS site; the Secretarial Orders page lists only 2022 and later directives.

Retrieval note

Add the Secretarial Order texts (Nos. 1-6, 2020-2021) when located.