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COVID-19 Order No. 45

Order Instituting a Mandatory 14-Day Quarantine Requirement for Travelers Arriving in Massachusetts

Governor Charles D. Baker · Massachusetts (State)

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Jurisdiction
Massachusetts
Level
State
Authority
St. 1950, c. 639, ss. 7, 8, 8A (authority over transportation and travel by any means or mode)
Issued
2020-07-24 July 24, 2020
Effective
2020-08-01 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-08-01)
End
Rescinded 12:01 a.m. March 22, 2021 by Order No. 66 s. 4 and replaced by a DPH travel advisory (read as 2021-03-22)
In force
Aug. 1, 2020 to Mar. 22, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • all persons arriving in Massachusetts, residents and non-residents, including students
  • employers
  • lodging operators (via DPH guidance)
Functions reached
  • TV/TR business travel into and out of Massachusetts
  • LG hotel guests and short-term rentals
  • MC conventions and meetings
  • HR travel nurses, field technicians, out-of-State workers
  • CB customers from other States
  • WF employees returning from travel
Collection
Massachusetts MA

Operative words

Effective at 12:01 am on August 1, 2020, all persons arriving in Massachusetts by any means or mode must quarantine for 14 days in accordance with standards issued by the Commissioner of the Department of Public Health ("DPH") unless (a) the person is coming from a State designated by the Commissioner as a COVID-19 lower-risk State...; or (b) the person has received a negative test result for COVID-19 from a test performed on a sample taken not longer than 72 hours before the person's arrival in Massachusetts...; or (c) the person falls within one of the limited, circumstance-specific exceptions specified in Section 4.... Employers are strongly discouraged from requiring or allowing business-related travel to destinations other than those appearing on the DPH list of COVID-19 lower-risk States.... The generally applicable COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rules adopted in Section 2 of COVID-19 Order No. 33 are hereby amended to include the following additional provision: Employers should take measures to ensure employees comply with all State-issued rules concerning out of state Travel for any employer-paid or employer-reimbursed travel.

Enforcement

DPH with State or municipal police; local boards of health on request; 'Violation of the terms of this Order or the DPH guidance may result in a civil fine of up to $500 per violation, in the manner provided for in G.L. c. 277, s. 70C. Each day of failure to quarantine when required and each other instance of non-compliance may be treated as a separate violation and may result in a separate $500 civil fine'; injunction

Notes

Exceptions: transit, commuters, patients, military, critical infrastructure workers only while performing the function (CISA v. 3.1); Massachusetts Travel Form required; lower-risk State list published and changed by DPH.

Retrieval note

Quarantine period later reduced to 10 days by DPH guidance (mass.gov Travel Order page, Jan. 1, 2021 capture).

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