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Ex. MET-CHI-004 Order Primary source read

Public Health Order No. 2020-2 (Third Amended and Re-issued)

Duties of Hospitals, Other Congregate Facilities and Business Establishments

Commissioner of Health of the City of Chicago · City of Chicago, Illinois (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Chicago, Illinois · Chicago · Illinois
Level
City
Authority
Municipal Code of Chicago ch. 2-112; 77 Ill. Adm. Code 690.1310(c)
Issued
2020-10-01 Oct. 1, 2020
Effective
2020-10-01
End
Superseded Dec. 16, 2020 by the Fourth Amended order (Ex. MET-CHI-028) (read as 2020-12-16)
In force
Oct. 1, 2020 to Dec. 16, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q4
Limitation types
Health care ordersWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • hospitals
  • congregate facilities
  • any business or establishment licensed or required to be licensed under Title 4 of the Municipal Code of Chicago
Functions reached
  • OP administration and compliance
  • WF workforce (outbreak-driven suspensions reported to the health department)
  • HR
Collection
Chicago MET-CHI

Operative words

SECTION 4.... any business or establishment licensed or required to be licensed under Title 4 of the Municipal Code of Chicago shall immediately report the following to CDPH: (1) any suspension in operations due to COVID-19 cases among employees or patrons; or (2) any instance in which the business learns that five or more employees or patrons have tested positive for COVID-19 occurring within 14 calendar days of each other.

Enforcement

Sec. 5: fines under Municipal Code of Chicago sec. 2-112-340

Notes

The City itself defines 'suspension in operations due to COVID-19 cases' as a reportable event for every licensed business; congregate facilities report clusters of two or more cases within 14 days

Retrieval note

File name carries 9.30.20; the order's face reads Issued and Effective October 1, 2020.