COVID Indiana State Waiver Roll-back Information Summary The Indiana Department of Health (IDH) has issued an Emergency Order Reissuing Temporary Blanket Waivers for Hospitals and Ambulatory Outpatient Surgical Centers. This emergency order extends 4 separate blanket waivers through July 1, 2022. These waivers have allowed the creation of temporary negative pressure isolation rooms, repurposing of […]

On April 1, 2021 FGI published the proposed Emergency Conditions Guidelines for healthcare and residential care facilities. Recall, FGI formed an Emergency Conditions Committee last spring that focused on all kinds of emergencies, from COVID to hurricanes to polar vortexes and wildfires. Their findings were summarized in Doug Erickson’s “This Session is a Disaster” webinar […]

Here are good links about flushing water from buildings that have been empty for some time to reduce the risk of Legionella issues as people start to return to work. BOMA – Building Owners and Managers Association AWWA – American Water Works Association IDEA – International District Energy Association AGA – American Gas Association GIPHCC – Greater Indianapolis Plumbing – […]

The Indiana State Department of Health’s March 22, 2020 “COVID-19 National/State Emergency Hospital Blanket Waiver: Conversion of Standard Patient Rooms to Negative Pressure Isolation Rooms (Revised)” (“Isolation Waiver”) has been AMENDED. See the update below: Emergency Order Amending Blanket Waiver On Negative Pressure Isolation Rooms Please share this broadly with your healthcare engineering colleagues.

Due to the public health emergency created by the COVID-19 virus, Governor Holcomb granted agencies broad powers to waive, suspend, or modify existing rules where enforcement would be detrimental to the public welfare during the emergency, subject to his prior approval. See Executive Order 20-05. In an effort to proactively respond to the anticipated need […]