**Read it again. In section 5 they lump mental health and Covid together.**and authorize student nurses to staff these facilities.

"related rules are hereby suspended to the extent necessary to authorize professionals ..., to perform tasks outside of their licensed scope of practice or if such tasks are performed in an inpatient psychiatric facility, in a behavioral health residential facility, or by a behavioral health crisis services provider licensed under Title 33 pursuant to a facility or provider-specific, COVID-19-related plan of delegation that has been submitted by the facility's or provider's chief medical or chief executive officer and jointly approved by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services or the Commissioner's designee and the Commissioner of Health or the Commissioner's designee."

In section 11 they set up funding for "skilled Covid Nursing facilities"

In section 13 they suspend certification requirements

"to the extent necessary to allow hospitals, nursing homes, and home health agencies that would otherwise be subject to certificate of need requirements to temporarily increase their number of licensed hospital beds at any location or temporarily"

In section 14 Telephone assessments for involuntary commitment cases are permitted. (see section 5 lumping mental health and covid together)

In section 16, the director can monitor these facilities remotely without any kind of on site inspections.

In section 18

"Temporary quarantine and isolation facilities may b constructed"

19 and 20 any kind of required inspections based on complaints etc. are suspended.