The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts
- Level
- State
- Authority
- G.L. c. 17, s. 2A
- Issued
- 2021-05-28 May 28, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-05-28
- End
- In effect throughout 2021 Q3 (PHE Orders No. 2021-1 through 2021-8 issued under it June 14 to Sept. 20, 2021) (read as 2021-09-20)
- In force
- May 28, 2021 to Sept. 20, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersVaccination or testing
- Addressees
- persons generally; health care and congregate facilities; specified businesses reached by the Commissioner's orders
- Character
- executive declaration
- Collection
- Standing duties: Massachusetts DUT-MA
Operative words
I hereby declare, pursuant to Section 2A of Chapter 17 of the General Laws, that as of the date indicated below, an emergency exists that is detrimental to the public health in the Commonwealth. The Commissioner, with the approval of the Public Health Council, may rely on this declaration... to mandate special measures to protect higher risk populations
Penalty
Through the orders issued under it (G.L. c. 111 penalties; facility licensure)
What it required
The statutory predicate (DUT-MA-001) for every DPH order of the third quarter of 2021: the setting-specific face-covering order (DUT-MA-029), the reissued long-term care, testing and EMS orders (DUT-MA-030), and the nursing-home vaccination order of Aug. 4, 2021 (Ex. MA-067). Character as recorded: executive_declaration (Governor's G.L. c. 17, s. 2A declaration activating the Commissioner's powers; statutory_duty layer).