Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) issued Executive Order 22-05, to expire on December 31, 2022. Executive Order 22-02, which is currently scheduled to expire on September 30, 2022, shall remain in effect through December 31, 2022, and the identical statutory waivers and conditions contained within Executive Orders 21-12 and 21-15 that were extended by Executive Order 22-02 shall remain in effect through December 31, 2022, except that Medication Aide renewals will no longer be deferred after March 31, 2022. The Department of Health and Human Services prepared FAQs related to Executive Order 22-05.

Also in Nebraska, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced the next COVID Update call will take place on October 12 at noon (Central). To join the all, dial 1-408-418-9388 and enter access code: 2485 909 6350 or use the meeting link: https://sonvideo.webex.com/sonvideo/j.php?MTID=m18465ba5a677a644d13049ac859b21dc 

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.