https://www.wkbw.com/news/state-news/governor-hochul-signs-executive-order-aimed-at-alleviating-potential-hospital-staffing-shortages
https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2021-09/EO_4_Disaster.pdf
It features several provisions aimed at helping hospitals meet their staffing needs and increase testing and vaccination capabilities, including the following:
Allowing out-of-state and out-of-country health care workers to practice in New York; this includes physicians, RNs, LPNs, NPs, PAs, midwives, clinical nurse specialists, licensed master social workers, and licensed clinical social workers
Waiving re-registration fees, creating an expedited re-registration process, and eliminating barriers for retirees to re-enter the workforce
Allowing practitioners to work or volunteer in other facilities
Allowing physician visits in nursing homes to be done using telemedicine
Removing barriers for EMTs and Advanced EMTs to practice and assist in additional settings, allowing basic EMTs to vaccinate and test for COVID-19, extending all EMS providers' certification period by one year, modifying certification requirements, and permitting out of state providers to operate in the New York State EMS System
Allowing New York State-licensed providers without current registrations to practice without penalty for lack of registration
Allowing graduates of SED-registered programs (NP, Lab, RN, LPN) to practice in a hospital or nursing home for 180 days following graduation
Providing flexibilities for clinical labs to increase testing capacity
Allowing additional healthcare workers, such as midwives, registered nurses, physicians, and nurse practitioners, to administer and order COVID-19 vaccinations and testing
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As of Monday evening, the state said 92% of nursing home staff and 89% of adult care facility staff had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Hospitals reported about 84% of staff members had received at least one dose as of September 22 but self-reported data showed that 92% of hospital staff were at least partially vaccinated as of Monday.