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- Jurisdiction
- Mississippi
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Miss. Code Ann. 33-15-11(c)(4), 33-15-31
- Issued
- 2020-03-24 Mar. 24, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-24
- End
- 2020-04-17 (gathering and visitation clauses); superseded by EO 1466 shelter in place (Apr. 3) and EO 1477 (Apr. 27) (read as 2020-04-17)
- In force
- Mar. 24, 2020 to Apr. 17, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care orders
- Addressees
- Mississippi residents
- restaurants and bars
- hospitals, nursing homes, long-term care facilities
- Essential Businesses or Operations including 'Essential healthcare operations including hospitals/clinics'
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Physician Practices and Outpatient Care SEC-02
Operative words
1.c. From the date of this Executive Order until April 17, 2020, persons shall not visit hospitals, nursing homes and retirement or long-term care facilities unless to provide critical assistance... 2.... it is also recommended and encouraged that all Mississippi businesses and non-profit entities likewise utilize, to the maximum extent possible, work from home or other telework procedures. 3.a. any Essential Business or Operation... shall take all reasonable measures to ensure compliance with the CDC and the Mississippi Department of Health recommendations
Enforcement
Miss. Code Ann. 33-15-11(c)(4); 33-15-31 (local orders preempted to the extent stricter on essential operations)
Notes
Not the elective-procedure order (that is EO 1470); designates hospitals/clinics essential and preempts stricter local limits on them.
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