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Notice: 24267768

Notice of Emergency Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Division:

Division of Disease Control

Overview

RULE:

64DER21-3

Physician Determination of Extremely Vulnerable Persons for Purposes of COVID-19 Vaccination

SPECIFIC REASONS FOR FINDING AN IMMEDIATE DANGER TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE:

Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a severe acute respiratory illness that can spread among humans through respiratory transmission and presents with symptoms similar to those of influenza. COVID-19 is a communicable disease with significant morbidity and mortality and presents a severe danger to public health. On March 1, 2020, a Public Health Emergency was declared by the Surgeon General to exist statewide in accordance with Executive Order 20-51. On March 9, 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 20-52 declaring that a state of emergency exists in the State of Florida. Therefore, there is an immediate need to adopt rules setting forth the procedures to control the spread of COVID-19 to protect the health, safety and welfare of Florida’s citizens.

REASON FOR CONCLUDING THAT THE PROCEDURE IS FAIR UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES:

COVID-19 presents a public health threat to the state of Florida. On March 1, 2021, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 21-47 (EO 21-47), effective March 3, 2021, extending the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination to include, among others, those persons determined by a physician to be extremely vulnerable to COVID-19. As required in EO 21-47, the department must establish a form for the physician to use in making such determination.

SUMMARY:

Emergency rule 64DER21-3 provides the form for use by physicians to certify a person is “extremely vulnerable” to COVID-19.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE EMERGENCY RULE IS:

Carina Blackmore, Florida Department of Health, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1703, (850) 245-4732.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

3/4/2021 Vol. 47/43

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

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WEB PORTAL:

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HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=64DER21-3&PDate=3/4/2021&Section=4

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