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Ex. AL-045 Order Primary source read

Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended March 4, 2021 (with technical revisions dated March 12, 2021) (Safer at Home)

Final Safer at Home order: mask mandate and employer code extended to April 9, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.; restaurant party-size limit removed and hospital visitation raised to two caregivers or visitors effective March 6; senior centers may resume outdoors March 8; camps March 6

State Health Officer Scott Harris; promulgated by Governor Ivey · Alabama (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Alabama
Level
State
Authority
Ala. Code § 22-2-2; §§ 31-9-6(1), 31-9-13
Issued
2021-03-04 Mar. 4, 2021
Effective
2021-03-06 (restaurants, hospitals, camps); 2021-03-08 (senior centers); otherwise continuing (read as 2021-03-06)
End
2021-04-09 5:00 p.m. (read as 2021-04-09)
In force
Mar. 6, 2021 to Apr. 9, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • each person
  • employers
  • retail
  • close-contact providers
  • athletic facilities
  • entertainment venues
  • schools
  • child care
  • camps
  • senior centers
  • hospitals and long-term care
  • food service establishments
Functions reached
  • DR (spacing; party-size limit removed)
  • VS
  • every public-facing function (masks to April 9)
  • OP/OF
  • WF
Collection
Alabama AL

Operative words

17. Hospitals and similar institutions. Effective March 6, 2021, all Hospitals and Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facilities... shall ensure that each patient or resident may be accompanied by as many as two caregivers at a time... 19. Restaurants and similar establishments. Effective March 6, 2021, all food service establishments and retail food stores... shall operate as follows:... d.... shall maintain at least six feet of separation between people seated at different tables, booths, chairs, or stools.... 20. Duration. This Order shall remain in full force and effect until 5:00 P.M. on April 9, 2021

Enforcement

Ala. Code §§ 31-9-14, 31-9-22 via Ex. AL-044

Notes

Alabama's mask mandate and mandatory employer code were in force on the first day of the second quarter of 2021 and for its first nine days.

Retrieval note

Text-layer PDF; read by diff; removal of the 'eight persons' term confirmed by grep.