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- Jurisdiction
- Rhode Island
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 23-17 (facility licensure); EO 20-02
- Issued
- 2020-07-08 July 8, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-07-08
- End
- Superseded by later RIDOH visitation guidance (2020-2021) (read as 2020-09-30)
- In force
- July 8, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Health care orders
- Addressees
- all licensed hospitals and health care facilities
- Functions reached
- VS visitation and access
- IC
- CB patients' families
- Collection
- Rhode Island RI
Operative words
Background: On March 5, 2020, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) issued visitor policy guidance for all healthcare facilities in the State as follows: LEVEL 1 - Reducing visitation to protect vulnerable populations. LEVEL 2 - Limiting visiting hours. LEVEL 3 - [restricting visitation]... [This guidance transitions hospitals from Level 3 to Level 2 as of July 8, 2020.]
Enforcement
RIDOH directive to licensed facilities
Notes
Establishes that RIDOH's tiered visitor restrictions on every licensed facility began March 5, 2020 and that hospitals stayed at the most restrictive level until July 8, 2020.