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Ex. NY-050 Order Primary source read

Executive Order No. 202.61

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

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo · New York (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
New York
Level
State
Authority
Executive Law 29-a; Public Health Law 576-c, 579
Issued
2020-09-09 Sept. 9, 2020
Effective
2020-09-09 (directives 'through October 9, 2020'); New York City indoor dining from Sept. 30, 2020 at 25 percent (read as 2020-09-09)
End
New York City indoor dining suspended Dec. 14, 2020 (EO 202.81), restored Feb. 12, 2021 (EO 202.93); reporting directives continued and re-enacted as 10 NYCRR 2.9 (Sept. 2, 2021) (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
Sept. 9, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Capacity limitSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • New York City restaurants
  • every professional and laboratory administering COVID-19 tests
  • every school, school district and higher education institution
  • local health departments
Functions reached
  • DR indoor dining (New York City, 25 percent, from Sept. 30)
  • IN schools (daily reporting)
  • DX laboratories and testing professionals
  • CB
Collection
New York NY

Operative words

Every school and school district shall report to the Department of Health, on a daily basis... all COVID-19 testing and diagnoses among students, teaching staff, and any other employees or volunteers... every professional authorized to administer a test for COVID-19 shall not take such sample or administer such test without inquiring... as to place of employment. [Indoor dining, as recited in the DOH Interim Guidance for New York City Indoor Food Services (Ex. NY-115): 'Pursuant to Executive Order 202.61, indoor food services in New York City may resume beginning Wednesday, September 30, 2020 in accordance with this interim guidance' at 25 percent occupancy]

Enforcement

EO 202.14; Public Health Law 12

Notes

Indoor dining provision quoted from the DOH guidance because the rendered page text read here shows the testing and reporting directives