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This procedure is foreseen in the order of the Minister of Health Arūnas Dulkis signed on Wednesday.
According to the Ministry of Health (SAM), other health professionals may be used in treatment facilities when the number of beds or the scope of treatment for patients with coronavirus infection increases.
COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital can be treated by specialists with a professional qualification from a medical specialist and a professional qualification from a doctor, whose competencies are specified in the relevant Lithuanian medical standards.
Much of the actions of the nursing assistant could be performed not only by nursing assistants, but also by other personal health professionals: biomedical technologists, dietitians, occupational therapists, advanced pharmacists, physical therapists, massage therapists, geneticists, medical psychologists, optometrists, paramedics, radiology technologists, emergencies. assistance to paramedics.
Before starting work, such specialists must have been listened to by the head of the medical institution for at least 3 hours. Long-term training in patients with coronavirus infection.
The order of the Minister of Health also stipulates that in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak in a medical unit, the decision to continue or discontinue services is made by the head of that facility, taking into account the infection control specialist. . Services can only be resumed after the COVID-19 stack has been cleared and notified to the NVSC.
Additionally, to maximize the potential of coronavirus testing, coronavirus PCR testing should only be performed on patients not diagnosed with COVID. 19, that is, they do not have or are not infected with coronavirus.
The order also harmonizes the procedure for screening individuals for COVID-19 in access to inpatient psychosocial rehabilitation facilities, which will be the same as for access to medical rehabilitation facilities.
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