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Executive Order No. 202.10

Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo · New York (State)

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Jurisdiction
New York
Level
State
Authority
Executive Law 29-a; Public Health Law 2803
Issued
2020-03-23 Mar. 23, 2020
Effective
2020-03-23 (directives 'through April 22, 2020') (read as 2020-03-23)
End
Gathering ban continued as New York on PAUSE and modified to ten (EO 202.32/202.33, May 21-22), 25 (EO 202.42, June 15), 50 (EO 202.45, June 26, 2020), ten for residences (EO 202.74, Nov. 13), 25 outdoors (EO 202.98, Mar. 22, 2021), raised May 10 and 19 (EO 202.107) and ended June 15, 2021 (EO 202.111); elective-surgery directive modified by EO 202.25 (Apr. 29, 2020), 202.44 and 202.45 (June 2020); rescinded June 25, 2021 (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
Mar. 23, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Gathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesSupply chain
Addressees
  • every person and organizer of any gathering
  • all general hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, office-based surgery practices and diagnostic and treatment centers
  • the Commissioner of Health
Functions reached
  • GATH events (any size)
  • MK meetings and shows
  • WS worship
  • SX surgery and elective procedures
  • PR elective visits and procedures (physician, dental, surgical)
  • CB patients
Collection
New York NY

Operative words

Non-essential gatherings of individuals of any size for any reason (e.g. parties, celebrations or other social events) are canceled or postponed at this time.... The Commissioner of Health is authorized to direct, and shall so direct, all general hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, office-based surgery practices and diagnostic and treatment centers to increase the number of beds available to patients, including by canceling all elective surgeries and procedures, as the Commissioner of Health shall define. General hospitals shall comply with such order by submitting COVID-19 Plans to the New York State Department of Health

Enforcement

Executive Law 29-a; EO 202.11 (Uniform Code; police removal); EO 202.14 ($1,000); EO 202.68 ($15,000 per day for organizing non-essential gatherings)

Notes

Also authorized out-of-State respiratory therapists and radiologic technologists, removed resident work-hour limits, permitted CLIA laboratories to test