H103 - 2022 Appropriations Act. (SL 2022-74)

Overview: Section 9G.7 of S.L. 2022-74 allows the State Health Director to issue a statewide standing order to facilitate the administration of vaccinations, diagnostic tests, or other treatments for COVID-19 when the State Health Director determines a statewide standing order is necessary for the protection of the public health, the safety, and the welfare of North Carolinians.

Any statewide standing order concerning the administration of vaccinations, diagnostic tests, or other treatments for COVID-19 issued on or before July 1, 2022, remains in effect until rescinded by the State Health Director.

This section is not to be construed to authorize the State Health Director to require a vaccination, diagnostic test, or other treatment for COVID-19.

This section became effective on July 11, 2022, and expires on December 31, 2023.