{"id":"MA-073","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Department of Public Health","authority":"G.L. c. 17, s. 2A (advisory)","instrument":"Advisory Regarding Face Coverings and Cloth Masks (updated July 30, 2021)","title":"DPH mask advisory for vaccinated and unvaccinated residents","dateIssued":"2021-07-30","effective":"2021-07-30","end":"Advisory; superseded by later advisories","startDate":"2021-07-30","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["MASK"],"addressees":["all residents (advisory); binding only where the May 28, 2021 order applies"],"clause":"Commonwealth mask page (Oct. 1, 2021 capture): \u0027Effective July 30: The Department of Public Health has issued a new mask advisory... Masks are still mandatory for all individuals on public and private transportation systems (including rideshares, livery, taxi, ferries, MBTA, Commuter Rail and transportation stations), in healthcare facilities and in other settings hosting vulnerable populations, such as congregate care settings. The Commonwealth\u0027s mask order was rescinded on May 29, 2021.\u0027","enforcement":"Advisory only; the transit requirement rests on the federal CDC order and the health-care and congregate requirement on the DPH May 28, 2021 order","functions":["context for the Delta-wave posture; the binding instruments are MA-050 and the federal CDC order"],"notes":"Massachusetts did not reinstate a general mask mandate in Q3 2021.","sourceUrl":"https://www.mass.gov/doc/updated-advisory-regarding-masks-and-face-coverings-july-30-2021/download","snapshot":"","fileExists":false,"fileBytes":0,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MA","url":"/library/MA-073","exhibitUrl":null,"citation":"Department of Public Health, Advisory Regarding Face Coverings and Cloth Masks (updated July 30, 2021) (Ex. MA-073)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["MA-050","DUT-MA-029"]}