Governor Larry Hogan today enacted an emergency order to protect residents and staff at Maryland nursing home facilities, and bolster the state’s mitigation and suppression efforts amid outbreaks of COVID-19. Effective immediately, new directives will require facilities to direct all staff who interact with residents to wear personal protective equipment, create separate observation and isolation areas for residents, and expedite all testing through the Maryland State Public Health Laboratory.

Read Governor Hogan’s emergency order authorizing various related actions to nursing homes and other healthcare facilities

Read the Maryland Department of Health’s directives to nursing home facilities.

Read Governor Hogan’s emergency order delegating authority to local health officials to control and close unsafe facilities

Read the Maryland Department of Health’s amended directive and order regarding various healthcare matters