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Ex. SC-028 Order Primary source read

Executive Order No. 2020-53

State of Emergency

Governor Henry McMaster · South Carolina (State)

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Jurisdiction
South Carolina
Level
State
Authority
S.C. Const. art. IV, § 17; S.C. Code §§ 1-3-420, 25-1-440
Issued
2020-08-10 Aug. 10, 2020
Effective
2020-08-10, fifteen days (read as 2020-08-10)
End
2020-08-25 (superseded by EO 2020-56) (read as 2020-08-25)
In force
Aug. 10, 2020 to Aug. 25, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declarationHealth care orders
Addressees
  • the State
Functions reached
  • predicate
  • VS visitation
Collection
South Carolina SC

Operative words

new State of Emergency continuing EO 2020-50; § 1(C) 'I further direct DHEC to restrict visitation to nursing homes and assisted living facilities, with the exception of end-of-life situations'

Enforcement

As in the continued orders

Notes

The last declaration examined that carries the nursing-home visitation directive.

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