b'CODING Update ComplianceLEGAL NUTRITIONUpdateANJC NewsANJC Leadership ANJC News! NUTRITION LEGAL EASEANJC Scholarships REHAB Update CHIRO AssistExecutive Directors Update LEGAL Q&A2020 ANJC AWARDSNew Jersey Ends Legislative UpdateINSURANCE Update Public HealthINSURANCE Update By Jon BombardieriTECHNIQUE UpdateEmergency ANJC Government Affairs Counselpassed by the Legislature.While the State of Emergency declared in Executive Order No. 103 shall remain in effect, the previous MedicareQ&AMedicare Updateseven-day requirement for Open Public Records ActOUR HEALTH(OPRA) responses will be restored for records unrelated to the COVID-19 response.Additionally, civil and criminal immunity given to healthcare professionals and facilities, including long-term care facilities, and existing waivers of regulations involving staffing ratios, overtime, shifts, and vacation time will expire on September 1, 2021.Civil immunity for healthcare professionals shall continue beyond September 1, 2021 only for individuals specifically engaged in vaccinations or testing related to COVID-19.The law also terminates orders from the state Department of Health that gave healthcare facilities greater control over staff schedules and enabled them to operate with fewer staff during the crisis.Come September, these On June 4th Governor Phil Murphy signed legislationfacilities would need to adhere to the states pre-pan-(A5820/S3866) enabling the end of the COVID-19 Publicdemic staffing and overtime regulations.Health Emergency that has been in place since March 9,Many of Governor Murphys orders stay in place through 2020.Immediately following the signing of the legisla- the years end, or until Murphy revokes or alters them, tion, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order No. 244,include:ending the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.Under The new law would prevent Murphy from installing the legislation, the majority of executive orders issued pursuant to the Public Health Emergency would expire masking and social distancing restrictions that go in 30 days. beyond CDC guidelines unless theres a major uptick in The law, which was negotiated with legislative leadershipthe Garden States COVID-19 numbers.He could also and sponsored by Senate President Steve Sweeneymake the rules less restrictive himself. A moratorium on evictions during the crisis. (Thats and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, allows for the termination of the Public Health Emergency while alsoa provision that has upset Republicans, who say the allowing the Administration to retain the tools necessarymoratorium has hurt landlords. Proponents say it has to manage the ongoing threat posed by the pandemic. helped people who have been out of work becauseSpecifically, the Administration is authorized to issueof the pandemic.)orders, directives, and waivers under the authority in the A moratorium on insurance companies cancelingEmergency Health Powers Act that are related to vacci- policies for those who dont pay.nation efforts; testing; health resource and personnel A moratorium on utility shutoffs for those whoallocation; data collection, retention, sharing, and access; coordination of local health departments; anddont pay. Expanded outdoor dining at restaurants.implementation of any CDC recommendations to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.This authority lasts until A requirement that healthcare facilities give theJanuary 11, 2022 and can be extended for 90 days with the passage of a concurrent resolution by the Legislature. state daily data reports.Further, any administrative orders, directives, orProtocols at summer youth camps. Shielding federal stimulus payments from wagewaivers that relied on the existence of the public health emergency, including Department of Health ordersgarnishment.that govern vaccinations and testing, are extended until January 11, 2022.The Governor is authorized to seek aJon Bombardieri and his firm, CLB Partners, serve as thefurther 90-day extension of such orders, directives, orGovernment Affairs Counsel to the ANJC.waivers, which can be granted by a concurrent resolution 8 I Summer 2021 www.anjc.info'