Director's Order that Reopens Facilities Providing Child Care Services, with Exceptions

Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health · Ohio (State)

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Jurisdiction

Ohio

Level

State

Authority

R.C. 3701.13

Issued

2020-05-29 May 29, 2020

Effective

2020-05-31

End

Extended to July 7, 2020 (Ex. OH-028 para. 7) and indefinitely (Ex. OH-098); reduced ratios lifted Aug. 9, 2020 (verified_secondary); child care settings then governed by the K-12 facial coverings order (Ex. OH-032) (read as 2020-07-07)

In force

May 31, 2020 to July 7, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2 2020 Q3

Limitation types

Capacity limit Schools and child care Workplace rules

Addressees

ODJFS-licensed child care facilities
ODE-licensed preschool and school-age programs
Head Start programs

Functions reached

EC child care (closed to pandemic licensees Mar. 26-May 31; reduced ratios thereafter)
WF workforce of every employer (child care capacity constrained)
CB families

Collection

Ohio OH

Operative words

2. Facilities providing child care services to reopen. All facilities providing child care services licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) are permitted to reopen within the State so long as all safety standards are met.... All other facilities providing child care services in the State are to remain closed, unless specifically permitted to be open in a separate Director of Health order.... i. Child care providers must operate under reduced staff to child ratios and maximum [group sizes]...

Enforcement

R.C. 3701.352 and 3701.99(C) (enforcement and penalty paragraphs in the standard form); ODJFS emergency rules (EO 2020-07D, Ex. OH-066)

Notes

Reopening under reduced ratios cut licensed capacity roughly in half until Aug. 9, 2020 (verified_secondary; the order's ratio clause at line 156 of the text).

Retrieval note

Effective date May 31, 2020 per the Governor's May 14 announcement (NGA) and the order's reopening date; Ex. OH-028 dates the order 'signed May 29, 2020'.

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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Issued	Quarters	Relation
Ex. OH-028	Director's Order to Extend the Expiration Date of Various OrdersDirector's Order to Extend the Expiration Date of Various Orders	Lance D. Himes, Interim Director, Ohio Department of Health	June 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Named in this instrument's effective or end text
Ex. OH-098	Director's Second Order to Extend the Expiration Date of Various OrdersDirector's Second Order to Extend the Expiration Date of Various Orders	Lance D. Himes, Interim Director, Ohio Department of Health	July 6, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Named in this instrument's effective or end text
Ex. OH-032	Director's Order Requiring the Use of Facial Coverings in Child Education SettingsDirector's Order Requiring the Use of Facial Coverings in Child Education Settings	Lance D. Himes, Interim Director, Ohio Department of Health	Aug. 13, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Named in this instrument's effective or end text
Ex. OH-010	Director's Order to Close Facilities Providing Child Care Services (except Temporary Pandemic Child Care licensees)Director's Order to Close Facilities Providing Child Care Services	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Names this instrument in its effective or end text
Ex. OH-066	Executive Order 2020-07D; Ohio Adm. Code 5101:2-12-02.1, 5101:2-13-02.1, 5101:2-14-02.1 (emergency)The Emergency Adoption of Rules 5101:2-12-02.1, 5101:2-13-02.1 and 5101:2-14-02.1 of the Ohio Administrative…	Governor Mike DeWine (Executive Order 2020-07D) and Ohio Department of Job and Family Services	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Cross-referenced
Ex. OH-025	Director's Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social DistancingDirector's Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Same issuer, within ninety days
Ex. OH-026	Director's Order that Rescinds the Director's Order that the Sale of Spirituous Liquor be Restricted in Certain Instances in Certain CountiesDirector's Order that Rescinds the Director's Order that the Sale of Spirituous Liquor be Restricted in…	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	May 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Same issuer, within ninety days
Ex. OH-027	Director's Order that Amends the Requirements for Non-Essential Surgeries and ProceduresDirector's Order that Amends the Requirements for Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	June 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Same issuer, within ninety days
Ex. OH-079	Director's Order for the Testing of the Residents and Staff of all Nursing HomesDirector's Order for the Testing of the Residents and Staff of all Nursing Homes	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	May 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Same issuer, within ninety days
Ex. OH-080	Third Amended Order the Closure of All K-12 Schools in the State of OhioIn Re: Third Amended Order the Closure of All K-12 Schools in the State of Ohio	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	May 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Same issuer, within ninety days
Ex. OH-023	Director's Order that Reopens Gyms, Dance Instruction Studios, and Other Personal Fitness Venues, with ExceptionsDirector's Order that Reopens Gyms, Dance Instruction Studios, and Other Personal Fitness Venues, with…	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	May 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Same issuer, within ninety days
Ex. OH-092	Director's Amended Order that Reopens Restaurants, Bars, Banquet and Catering Facilities and Services to Dine-in Service, with Exceptions (Dine Safe Ohio)Director's Amended Order that Reopens Restaurants, Bars, Banquet and Catering Facilities and Services to…	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	June 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Same issuer, within ninety days

Director's Order that Reopens Facilities Providing Child Care Services, with Exceptions

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