{"id":"AR-035","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Arkansas","state":"AR","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health","authority":"Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-109 to -110","instrument":"ADH Directive of March 19, 2020","title":"Directive closing schools through April 17, closing restaurant and bar dine-in service, gyms and indoor entertainment venues, moving State employees to remote work and requiring hospital screening","dateIssued":"2020-03-19","effective":"2020-03-20","end":"Superseded by EO 20-13 (Apr. 6, 2020) and the phased reopening directives (May 2020)","startDate":"2020-03-20","endDate":"2020-04-06","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CLOSE","SCH","TELE","HC","ALC","EVT"],"addressees":["public schools","restaurants and bars","gyms and indoor entertainment venues","State employees","hospitals and health-care providers"],"clause":"K-12 SCHOOLS remain closed for on-site instruction an additional three (3) weeks... K-12 schools and extracurricular activities, including athletic events and practices, will remain closed for on-site instruction an additional 3 weeks (until April 17) and then re-evaluated based upon the public health conditions.... STATE GOVERNMENT - Remote work, telecommuting, video conferencing, and necessary personnel. State government employees will conduct business through both remote work and on-site work. On-site government work will be limited to employees that are critical to the necessary function of government during a public health emergency and are required to report to work on site.... HOSPITALS, CLINICS \u0026 MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES... all hospitals shall conduct mandatory temperature and COVID-19 symptom screening of staff and visitors.... BARS, RESTAURANTS Close Dine-In... due to the close contact that occurs between customers and staff at a bar, club, or retail food establishment, dine-in opportunities are closed until further notice but are allowed to remain open for carry-out, drive through and delivery. Those licensed by the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages may sell corked or sealed bottles of wine and sealed bottles and cans of beer to go with the purchase of food.... GYMS AND INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT VENUES Closed... gyms (including fitness centers/clubs, fitness classes, and group fitness studios) and indoor entertainment venues, such as bowling alleys, trampoline parks, and indoor amusement centers, are closed to nonessential functions until further notice.","enforcement":"Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-101 misdemeanor (recited in EO 20-10 and EO 20-13)","functions":["DR dining room closed","BA bars closed","FC gyms closed","WF schools closed","OF State telework","IC hospital screening"],"notes":"The first closure directive; refers to the ABC emergency rule on to-go alcohol sales (dfa.arkansas.gov \u0027emergency-rule-changes-regarding-the-sale-of-alcoholic-beverages\u0027); recites the President\u0027s \u002715 Days to Slow the Spread\u0027 and CDC school-closure guidance; State employees not critical and unable to work remotely placed on Director\u0027s Authorized Leave.","sourceUrl":"https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/pdf/Directive_03.19.2020_final.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200321000000/https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/pdf/Directive_03.19.2020_final.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":197097,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AR","url":"/library/AR-035","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AR-035","citation":"Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive of March 19, 2020 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AR-035)","stateName":"Arkansas","related":["AR-044","AR-036","AR-042","AR-037","AR-038","AR-045","AR-043","AR-040","AR-041","AR-046","AR-054","AR-056"]}