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Type:
Change Request
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Resolution: Persuasive
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Priority:
Highest
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Situation Awareness for Novel Epidemic Response (FHIR)
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current
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Public Health
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Situational Awareness Measures
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2.2.1
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David Pyke/Keith Boone: 22-0-0
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Clarification
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Non-substantive
N95s are respirators, not masks. In addition, these devices are OSHA required personal protective equipment in U.S. workplaces and are typically not referred to as medical equipment. Refer overview of NIOSH-Approved Particulate Filtering Facepiece Respirators: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/topics/respirators/disp_part/default.html
Existing Wording:
Medical Equipment (e.g., Respirators, N95 Masks)
Proposed Wording:
Medical and Personal Protective Equipment (e.g., N95 Respirators, surgical masks)
- is voted on by
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BALLOT-14362 Affirmative - Genevieve Luensman : 2021-Jan-FHIR IG SANER R1 STU
- Balloted