{"id":"PA-019","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Pennsylvania","state":"PA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.","authority":"35 P.S. § 521.5; 71 P.S. § 532(a)","instrument":"Amendment to the Order of the Secretary Directing Mitigation Measures (percentage-based event and gathering limits)","title":"Amendment to the Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Mitigation Measures","dateIssued":"2020-10-06","effective":"2020-10-09","end":"Superseded Nov. 27, 2020 by PA-022 (which carried the calculator forward at 10% indoor / 15% outdoor)","startDate":"2020-10-09","endDate":"2020-11-27","quarters":["2020Q4"],"types":["GATH","EVT","CAP"],"addressees":["venues hosting events or gatherings"],"clause":"Section 3 is amended... Venues hosting events or gatherings must determine their established occupancy limit as defined by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Life Safety Code and then apply the appropriate percentage based on the maximum occupancy calculator... i. Maximum Occupancy Calculator for indoor events: 0-2,000 people 20% of Maximum Occupancy; 2,001-10,000 people 15% of Maximum Occupancy; Over 10,000 people 10% of Maximum Occupancy up to 3,750 people. ii. Maximum Occupancy Calculator for outdoor events: 0-2,000 people 25% of Maximum Occupancy; 2,001-10,000 people 20% of Maximum Occupancy; Over 10,000 people 15% of Maximum Occupancy up to 7,500 people.... This Amendment is effective October 9, 2020, and enforcement of the Amended Order will commence on October 9, 2020.","enforcement":"35 P.S. § 521.20; Governor\u0027s companion amendment (PA-067)","functions":["BQ banquets and catered events","MK conferences and trade shows","EVT concerts, sports, worship-adjacent events","PE performances"],"notes":"Replaced the fixed 25/250 caps after County of Butler v. Wolf (Sept. 14, 2020; PA-090) had declared the fixed caps unconstitutional and the Third Circuit had stayed that judgment (Oct. 1, 2020; PA-120).","sourceUrl":"https://www.governor.pa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201006-SOH-amendment-to-targeted-mitigation-order.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20201012011735/https://www.governor.pa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201006-SOH-amendment-to-targeted-mitigation-order.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":80394,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"PA","url":"/library/PA-019","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/PA-019","citation":"Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Amendment to the Order of the Secretary Directing Mitigation Measures (percentage-based event and gathering limits) (Oct. 6, 2020) (Ex. PA-019)","stateName":"Pennsylvania","related":["PA-022","PA-016","PA-090","PA-067","SEC-18-GM-017","SEC-18-GM-026","SEC-26-GM-035","PA-065","PA-069","PA-020","PA-021","PA-025"]}