Collected Item: “Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Health Orders: March 28 - April 2, 2020”
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Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Health Orders: March 28 - April 2, 2020
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These public health orders primarily address long-term care and assisted living facilities within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Specifically, they expand the number of medical personnel permitted to administer rescue inhalers and epinephrine injections in community programs, address the transfer/discharge of patients from long-term care facilities, while expanding the pool of nurses qualified to work in assisted living programs. Moreover, the orders give the Department of Public Health the authority to run criminal background checks on volunteers for MAResponds. Orders such as these detail the different ways that state governments, like Massachusetts, attempted to reinforce their healthcare system in the face of the pandemic.
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https://web.csg.org/covid19/executive-orders/
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Department of Public Health of the Commonwealth of Massaschusetts
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2020-03-28