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Governor Whitmer has signed an executive order, relaxing scope of practice laws, giving hospitals and other healthcare facilities flexibility to successfully deploy qualified physician assistants, nurses and other healthcare providers to combat COVID-19.
The order also reinforces an existing law, which protects hospitals and healthcare workers from liability for taking necessary steps to protect Michiganders during an emergency.
Governor Whitmer stated “Michigan’s dedicated health care professionals continue putting their lives on the line every day during this unprecedented crisis, and we must do everything we can to empower them to do their jobs. This executive order temporarily sets aside some existing rules to allow qualified physician assistants, nurses and other healthcare providers to treat COVID-19 patients and help slow the spread of this virus in every corner of the state.”
Links to the latest updates regarding the COVID-19 pandemic are here and here.
