HB 2116

Abstract

Certain declared states of emergency; essential workers; funeral service licensees; emergency. Provides that in any case in which the Board of Health or Commissioner of Health has made an emergency order or regulation for the purpose of suppressing nuisances dangerous to the public health or a communicable , contagious, or infectious disease or other danger to the public life and health or the Governor has declared a state of emergency related to a communicable disease of public health threat, funeral service licensees and persons employed by a funeral service establishment or by a public medical examination facility shall be considered essential workers and shall be included in any group afforded priority with regard to (i) access to personal protective equipment and (ii) administration of any vaccination against such communicable disease of public health threat during such emergency. The bill contains an emergency clause.

Certain declared states of emergency; essentialworkers; funeral service licensees; emergency. Provides that in any case in which the Governor has declared a state of emergencyrelated to a communicable disease of public health threat, funeralservice licensees shall be considered essential workers and shallbe included in any group afforded priority with regard to (i) accessto personal protective equipment and (ii) administration of any vaccinationagainst such communicable disease of public health threat during such emergency. The bill contains an emergency clause.