{"id":"MET-BAL-017","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"Baltimore City, Maryland","state":"MD","metro":"BAL","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Letitia Dzirasa, M.D., Commissioner of Health","authority":"COMAR 10.06.01.06; Baltimore City Health Code § 4-404 (City authority; no State delegation)","instrument":"Health Commissioner Updated Directive and Order for Face Coverings","title":"Health Commissioner Updated Directive and Order for Face Coverings (August 10, 2021)","dateIssued":"2021-08-10","effective":"2021-08-10 (order dated August 10, 2021; \u0027B. This Order is EFFECTIVE immediately\u0027)","end":"2022-03-01 6:00 a.m. (MET-BAL-018)","startDate":"2021-08-10","endDate":"2022-03-01","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","EMP","SCH"],"addressees":["all persons over two years old"],"clause":"all persons... over the age of two (2) years old are required to wear a face covering when they are: i. in or on any Public Transportation or School Bus; ii. indoors at any location other than a private home, including without limitation, Religious Facilities, Retail Establishments, Foodservice Establishments, Fitness Centers, Gaming Facilities, the Indoor Areas of Racing Facilities, Indoor Recreation Establishments, Personal Services Establishments, and Indoor Venues; iii. obtaining healthcare services, including without limitation, in offices of physicians and dentists, hospitals, pharmacies, and laboratories; iv. engaged in work in any area where: a. interaction with others is likely, including without limitation, in shared areas of commercial offices; or b. food is prepared or packaged; and v. indoors in any portion of a School where interaction with others is likely","enforcement":"Baltimore City Health Code §§ 2-107 (right of entry), 2-205, 2-207 (no person may refuse, neglect or fail to comply), 2-211 and 2-213: misdemeanor, fine not more than $200 per offense plus $50 per day; nuisance citation up to $1,000","functions":["SF","DR","WS","FC","SL","OF offices","KT food preparation","HC health care","SCH","TR transit","CB","WF"],"notes":"The Q3 2021 instrument for Baltimore City: recites Delta-variant increases (cases up 374 percent in four weeks), the CDC substantial-transmission designation and the City\u0027s March 19, 2020 state of emergency \u0027still in place\u0027.","sourceUrl":"https://www.baltimorecity.gov/sites/default/files/HEALTH%20COMMISSIONER%20AUGUST%2010,%202021%20DIRECTIVE%20AND%20ORDER%20FOR%20FACE%20COVERINGS_FINAL.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20210810235618/https://www.baltimorecity.gov/sites/default/files/HEALTH%20COMMISSIONER%20AUGUST%2010,%202021%20DIRECTIVE%20AND%20ORDER%20FOR%20FACE%20COVERINGS_FINAL.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":331446,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-BAL","url":"/library/MET-BAL-017","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-BAL-017","citation":"Letitia Dzirasa, M.D., Commissioner of Health, Health Commissioner Updated Directive and Order for Face Coverings (Aug. 10, 2021) (Ex. MET-BAL-017)","stateName":"Maryland","related":["MET-BAL-018","SEC-16-GM-002","SEC-16-GM-003","SEC-16-GM-021","SEC-16-GM-033","MET-BAL-016","MET-BAL-015"]}