COVID-19 Update #278
New Executive Orders and Orders from the Maryland Department of Health

EXECUTIVE ORDERS

  • Effective July 1, 2021, certain orders will end including the order mandating the wearing of face coverings
  • Effective Aug 15, 2021, certain other orders will end

  • Effective Aug 15, 2021, authority of the Comptroller to extend certain timelines ends

  • Expiration dates for all licenses, permits, and registrations issued by the Board of Nursing will extend to August 15, 2021
  • NOTE: Please have your teams file ASAP for licensure renewal 

MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ORDERS
 
  • Effective July 1, 2021, certain MDH orders will terminate including the order pertaining to face coverings
  • Effective August 15, 2021, all existing COVID-19 MDH orders, guidance documents, and bulletins will terminate
  • Effective December 31, 2021, certain MDH orders will terminate, including the Healthcare Matters order, the Nursing Home Matters order, and the Vaccination Matters order

  • Continues requirement that each COVID-19 vaccine administered be reported within 24 hours of administration

  • Continues provision to authorize local health officers to order quarantine and isolation of certain individuals
  • Extends certain patient transfer items

  • Adds provision that skilled nursing facilities register in ImmuNet as a COVID-19 provider by July 15, 2021
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The website includes credible information from medical professionals, public health officials, and scientists to help answer common questions about the vaccines among staff members and other individuals.
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