{"id":"DUT-MA-029","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor","authority":"G.L. c. 17, s. 2A; Governor\u0027s declaration of May 28, 2021","instrument":"Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain Settings (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-050; cross-reference, not re-saved)","title":"DPH face-covering order for health care facilities and board-licensed practice locations, congregate care, shelters, houses of correction, public and private transportation, and specified settings","dateIssued":"2021-05-28","effective":"2021-05-29 12:01 a.m.","end":"In force throughout 2021 Q3 (reissued June 14, 2021 under PHE Order No. 2021-1, Ex. MA-054)","startDate":"2021-05-29","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","HC","EMP","COND"],"addressees":["persons generally in the listed settings; the specified businesses and facilities that operate them"],"clause":"Persons over the age of 5 years old are required to wear a mask or face covering that cover their mouth and nose at all times while indoors in the following locations... This Order applies without regard to an individual\u0027s COVID-19 vaccination status. 1. Healthcare facilities licensed or operated by the Commonwealth and healthcare practice locations of any provider licensed by a professional","enforcement":"Facility and professional licensure; G.L. c. 111 enforcement","functions":[],"notes":"Occupational-health and airborne-transmission control in every health care facility and every practice location of a DPH- or DPL-board licensee (dentistry, cosmetology, barbering, massage therapy and others), congregate care, shelters and transportation, through the third quarter of 2021 regardless of vaccination status.","sourceUrl":"https://www.mass.gov/doc/order-of-the-commissioner-of-public-health-regarding-face-coverings-to-be-worn-in-certain-settings/download","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":229044,"grade":"primary","character":"order_operating_condition","description":"","collection":"DUT-MA","url":"/library/DUT-MA-029","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-MA-029","citation":"Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain Settings (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-050; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-029)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["MA-054","MA-073","DUT-MA-024","DUT-MA-028"]}