The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Washington
- Level
- State
- Authority
- RCW 43.70.130; RCW 70.05.070; WAC 246-100-036
- Issued
- 2021-05-15 May 15, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-05-15
- End
- Amended by 20-03.3 (June 29, 2021) (read as 2021-06-29)
- In force
- May 15, 2021 to June 29, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementVaccination or testing
- Addressees
- every person in Washington State
- congregate living settings
- Functions reached
- SF
- CB
- WF
- HR (vaccination verification)
- Collection
- Washington WA
Operative words
Every person in Washington State must wear a face covering that covers their nose and mouth when they are in a place where people from outside their household are present or in a place that is generally accessible to people from outside their household, subject to the exceptions below and any face covering requirements and limitations on gatherings and activities imposed by the Governor or other legal authority.... This order shall take effect on May 15, 2021, and remain in effect until rescinded or superseded.
Enforcement
WAC 246-100-036 / RCW 70.05.120; business and employer duties under Proclamation 20-25.13
Notes
Exempted fully vaccinated persons except in health care settings, correctional facilities, homeless shelters, schools and public transportation (the 'CDC exempted locations' of Proclamation 20-25.13); Proclamation 20-25.13 required employers to obtain proof of vaccination or attestation before an employee could work unmasked.
Retrieval noteSigned and effective May 15, 2021 per its text; Order 20-03.7's recital gives May 17, 2021 as the issue date. City of White Salmon copy of the DOH order.