Governor Hochul Lets Executive Order 11 Lapse, Ending Disaster Emergency Provisions

This week, Governor Hochul allowed Executive Order (EO) 11 and its related subsequent EOs to lapse, effectively ending the Disaster Emergency provisions originally promulgated to address the COVID-19 Omicron variant and coordinate steps to ensure hospital capacity throughout the state.

EO 11 also required the State to support localities in vaccination efforts and provided some contracting flexibilities for the State. Other provisions afforded under the EO have since been suspended. This EO expired Sept. 12^th.

LeadingAge NY is monitoring the status of EO 4 and its subsequent versions, which declared a Disaster Emergency due to health care staffing shortages. This EO expires Sept. 27^th. More information is available here. We will advocate for continuation of EO 4, knowing that staffing challenges remain a top concern for long term care providers.