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Shelby County Health Directive No. 7

Health Directive No. 7 (Back to Business: unlisted businesses remain closed; 50 percent occupancy for retail, gyms, civic facilities and hotels; restaurant conditions)

Shelby County Health Department (Alisa Haushalter, DNP, Director; Bruce Randolph, M.D., M.P.H., Health Officer) · Shelby County, Tennessee (all municipalities and unincorporated areas) (County)

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Jurisdiction
Shelby County, Tennessee (all municipalities and unincorporated areas) · Nashville, Memphis and Knoxville · Tennessee
Level
County
Authority
Emergency management authority vested in Shelby County for a countywide emergency; necessity to respond to public health emergencies vested in the Shelby County Health Department; Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-2-609
Issued
2020-06-22 June 22, 2020
Effective
2020-06-22
End
2020-07-08 12:00 a.m. (superseded by Health Order and Directive No. 8, MET-BNA-063) (read as 2020-07-08)
In force
June 22, 2020 to July 8, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Business closureCapacity limitSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all businesses and services in Shelby County
  • restaurants
  • retail and grocery
  • gyms and health clubs
  • theaters
  • civic facilities
  • hotels
  • schools (graduations)
  • long-term care facilities
Functions reached
  • SF unlisted businesses closed
  • SF 50 percent building occupancy
  • GATH dining groups limited to six
  • WF screening questions, masks for food-service employees
  • SF theater and event conditions
Collection
Nashville, Memphis and Knoxville MET-BNA

Operative words

The following service providers and/or businesses may remain open or reopen as listed below, with any additional limitations as specified.... If any service or business is not listed, it should remain closed.... Retail and Grocery... The number of customers must be limited to 50% of the building occupancy for each location.... Health Clubs and Contact Sports Facilities (including gyms) may reopen... Facilities should have restricted access to 50% of building occupancy... Civic facilities, such as libraries, tourist attractions, and museums, may reopen at 50% building occupancy... Hotels and commercial lodges will remain open with 50% occupancy.

Enforcement

Health Department directive; Memphis Police Department and county officials under the mayoral orders; the Directive supersedes all prior written or oral Health Directives and shall remain in effect unless superseded

Notes

Restaurants may return to in-restaurant dining with six-foot spacing between groups, dining groups no more than six, bar areas as table seating only; theaters permitted under listed conditions; graduation ceremonies outdoors only with 50 percent fixed seating; services the State regulates uniformly (places of worship; certain dental or medical practices and procedures) operate under State guidance; long-term care visitation per Tennessee Department of Health guidance.

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