ADA – 30 years – July 24 Update | NH State Representative Steven Smith

Executive Order 59

Pursuant to Section 18 of Executive Order 2020-04 as extended by Executive Orders 2020-05, 2020-06, 2020-08, 2020-09, 2020-10, 2020-14, and 2020-15, it is hereby ordered, effective immediately, that:
1. Any statutory or administrative rules in regards to requiring a wet signature are
temporarily stayed until 90 days following the termination of the public health
emergency. After exhausting alternative means, the Commissioner of the Department of
Health and Human Services may authorize the acceptance of verbal authorizations that
are contemporaneously documented. The Department shall create guidance on the
process and acceptance of verbal authorizations.
2. The statutory and administrative provisions in RSA 167:6, IX, RSA 167:3-c, XIl(c)-(d), and N.H. Admin. R. He-C 5003, requiring the Department to establish and collect premiums for the MEAD program is hereby waived effective March 1, 2020 and to resume billing the month following the month the National Public Health Emergency terminates.

Happy Birthday ADA – 30 years

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H.W. Bush. The ADA is one of America’s most comprehensive pieces of civil rights legislation that prohibits discrimination and guarantees that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else to participate in the mainstream of American life — to enjoy employment opportunities, to purchase goods and services, and to participate in State and local government programs and services. Modeled after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin – and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 — the ADA is an “equal opportunity” law for people with disabilities.

“Judy Heumann remembers the day she went to register for kindergarten in 1952. She’d gotten dressed up and her mother had pulled her wheelchair up a flight of stairs before the principal intervened. Her disability, he said, meant she was not allowed to attend the school. Heumann had polio as a child, and it left her legs paralyzed and limited her use of her hands and arms. Throughout her time in the educational system, and after she graduated and became a teacher and activist, she had to fight for access at every turn.” More at https://time.com/5870468/americans-with-disabilities-act-coronavirus/

More COVID-19 testing capacity headed to states, Sununu says

https://www.wmur.com/article/more-covid-19-testing-capacity-headed-to-states-sununu-says/33409152

3 more people, including 1 resident of long-term care facility, die of COVID-19 in NH

https://www.wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-coronavirus-update-july-23-2020/33404224

Health care providers could face challenges as pandemic continues during flu season

https://www.wmur.com/article/health-care-providers-could-face-challenges-as-pandemic-continues-during-flu-season/33409009

Non-COVID 19 patients to get hospital visitor

https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/coronavirus/non-covid-19-patients-to-get-hospital-visitor/article_d44b5cc8-fdf9-5c48-b0f0-15d97c4d63b3.html?block_id=897573

NH DHHS COVID-19 Update – July 23rd, 2020

On Thursday, July 23, 2020, DHHS announced 25 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 6,318 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire. Several cases are still under investigation. Additional information from ongoing investigations will be incorporated into future COVID-19 updates. Of those with complete information, there are two individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 76% being female and 24% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (7), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (6), Carroll (1), Grafton (1), and Merrimack (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (8) and Nashua (1).