Category: Alerts
On January 4, 2022, Maryland Governor Larry
Hogan issued Proclamation of Declaration of State of
Emergency and Existence of Catastrophic Health Emergency – COVID-19 (“Proclamation”), in response to the Omicron
variant and its strain on Maryland hospitals. In this Proclamation, Governor Hogan again clarified
that the Public Safety Immunity Act, Maryland Code, § 14-3A-01(b) of the Public
Safety Article, confers health care providers with immunity when following
state orders concerning COVID-19.
Specifically, the Proclamation provides:
Health care providers who act in good faith under this catastrophic
health emergency proclamation, including orders issued under the proclamation
by the Governor and by other State officials acting at the direction of or
under delegated authority from the Governor, have the immunity provided by §
14-3A-06 of the Public Safety Article of the Maryland Code.
Unless renewed by Governor Hogan, this
Proclamation will no longer be in effect on February 4, 2022.
This is provided for general information
purposes only and is not intended to be legal advice. Please contact your attorney for additional
information on this subject matter.
