Michigan long-term care facilities, if they meet the criteria, are now accepting outside visitors. | Adobe Stock
Michigan long-term care facilities, if they meet the criteria, are now accepting outside visitors. | Adobe Stock
Starting October 26, Michigan citizens are now able to visit family members who reside inside residential care facilities that are located in counties with risk levels of A, B, C or D, as long as the facility hasn't had any new cases within the last 14 days, according to The Center Square.
However, if the county is rated a “C” or “D,” visitors are required to pass a health screening before they can enter the residential care facility.
Robert Gordon, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services director, recently issued an imperative emergency order that was filed under a 1978 law.
“As we grapple with both colder weather and rising cases, our task is to increase access to visitation in ways that do not increase the spread of the virus,” Gordon told The Center Square. “Visitation is a substantial source of risk. This order provides a plan for visitation that mitigates risk and continues necessary protections in facilities across the state.”
To see where counties stand, a risk level map can be found on the MI Safe Start Map website.
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