Updated Order of the Secretary of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings (Nov. 17, 2020), sec. 4(A) (Business and School Entity Obligations)

The record

Jurisdiction

Pennsylvania

Level

State

Authority

35 P.S. § 521.5; 71 P.S. §§ 532(a), 536; 28 Pa. Code §§ 27.60-27.68

Issued

2020-11-17 Nov. 17, 2020

Effective

2020-11-18

End

Amended Mar. 17, 2021 (fully vaccinated persons; PA-114) and May 2021 (sunset at 70 percent adult vaccination or June 28, 2021; PA-115); terminated 12:01 a.m. June 28, 2021 (PA-100) (read as 2021-03-17)

In force

Nov. 18, 2020 to Mar. 17, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules

Addressees

• every individual age two and older
• every business
• every school entity

Functions reached

• SF
• EMP
• WF transit
• SCH schools
• CB

Collection

Pennsylvania PA

Operative words

Section 2: Face Coverings Required. Except as provided in Section 3, every individual, age two and older, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall wear a face covering when: A. Indoors or in an enclosed space, where another person or persons who are not members of the individual's household are present in the same space, irrespective of physical distance. B. Outdoors with others who are not members of a person's household and unable to maintain sustained physical distance.... E. Waiting in a public area for, riding on, driving or operating public transportation or paratransit or while in a taxi, private car service or ride-sharing vehicle, irrespective of physical distance. F. Obtaining services for themselves or another person or a pet from the health care sector... Section 4. Business and School Entity Obligations. A. A business or a school entity must: 1. Require that all people, including their employees, customers, teachers, students and visitors, wear a face covering and take reasonable steps to enforce the requirement. 2. Mitigate or eliminate employee, teacher, student, visitor, and customer exposure to people who cannot wear or refuse to wear a face covering. 3. Post prominent signs... 4. Provide reasonable accommodations... Section 5.... My Order Requiring Universal Face Coverings, dated July 1, 2020, is hereby rescinded and superseded by this Order.

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