{"id":"CT-052","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. 13A section 1(b)","instrument":"DPH Order: Conditions and Environments Requiring Universal Masking for the Prevention of COVID-19","title":"Conditions and Environments Requiring Universal Masking for the Prevention of COVID-19 on and after May 19, 2021 (as ordered Aug. 7, 2021 under EO 13A)","dateIssued":"2021-08-07","effective":"2021-08-07","end":"Superseded by DPH orders of Nov. 22, 2021 and Feb. 23, 2022 (State list; not saved); EO 13A extended to Feb. 15, 2022","startDate":"2021-08-07","endDate":"2021-11-22","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","HC","SCH","EMP"],"addressees":["all individuals regardless of vaccination status inside PreK-12 public and non-public school buildings when students are present; licensed child care and youth camps; all licensed health-care facilities and outpatient settings including dental offices, urgent care, PT/OT, chiropractic, medical spas, blood-collection facilities and clinical laboratories; congregate living settings; shelters; correctional facilities; transportation hubs and intrastate transport including school buses"],"clause":"Subject to the exemption provided in Executive Order No. 13A, all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, shall wear a face-covering mask at all times when: 1. Inside PreK-12 public or non-public (e.g., \u0027private\u0027, \u0027independent\u0027, \u0027boarding\u0027, etc.) school buildings... when students are present... 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... b. outpatient healthcare settings, including doctors\u0027 offices, urgent care centers, dental offices, physical/occupational therapy offices, chiropractic offices, medical spas and blood-collection facilities","enforcement":"100-dollar fine under EO 13A section 1(b)(i), employer liable","functions":["IN/EC schools and child care (2021-22 masking rule)","CH/PR/CL dental and outpatient care","RS/VS long-term care","WF transit","HR school and child-care staff"],"notes":"The operative 2021-22 school-year mask rule in Connecticut; force of law through EO 13A and EO 14A.","sourceUrl":"https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/coronavirus/20210807-dph-order-regarding-universal-masking.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":173901,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"CT","url":"/library/CT-052","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/CT-052","citation":"Department of Public Health (Acting Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford), DPH Order: Conditions and Environments Requiring Universal Masking for the Prevention of COVID-19 (Aug. 7, 2021) (Ex. CT-052)","stateName":"Connecticut","related":["CT-047","DUT-CT-001","CT-053"]}