{"id":"CT-047","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Connecticut","state":"CT","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Department of Public Health (Acting Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford)","authority":"Executive Order No. 12A subsection (b)","instrument":"DPH rule: Conditions and Environments Requiring Universal Masking for the Prevention of COVID-19 on and after May 19, 2021","title":"Conditions and Environments Requiring Universal Masking for the Prevention of COVID-19 on and after May 19, 2021","dateIssued":"2021-05-20","effective":"2021-05-19","end":"Superseded Aug. 7, 2021 by the DPH order under EO 13A (CT-052)","startDate":"2021-05-19","endDate":"2021-08-07","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","HC","SCH","EMP"],"addressees":["all individuals regardless of vaccination status in: PreK-12 schools; licensed child care and youth camps; hospitals, urgent care, outpatient offices including doctors\u0027, dental, PT/OT, chiropractic offices, medical spas and clinical laboratories; nursing homes; assisted living and congregate settings; shelters; correctional facilities; transit hubs and intrastate transport"],"clause":"Subject to the exemption provided in Executive Order 12A, all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, must continue to wear a face-covering mask at all times when: 1) Inside public or private school buildings (PreK-12); 2) Inside licensed childcare facilities, including youth camps; 3) In any areas accessible by patients or clients inside a licensed healthcare facility, or other healthcare setting, including, but not limited to... outpatient healthcare settings, including doctors\u0027 offices, dental offices, physical/occupational therapy offices, chiropractic offices, medical spas and clinical laboratories","enforcement":"100-dollar fine under EO 12A subsection (b)(i), employer liable","functions":["CH/PR dental chairside and elective procedures (universal masking)","CL clinical intake","IN/EC schools and child care","WF transit commuters","RS/VS long-term care"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/coronavirus/20210520-dph-order-regarding-universal-masking.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":201024,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"CT","url":"/library/CT-047","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/CT-047","citation":"Department of Public Health (Acting Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford), DPH rule: Conditions and Environments Requiring Universal Masking for the Prevention of COVID-19 on and after May 19, 2021 (May 20, 2021) (Ex. CT-047)","stateName":"Connecticut","related":["CT-052","DUT-CT-001","CT-053"]}