{"id":"AL-049","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Alabama","state":"AL","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"State Health Officer Scott Harris; promulgated by Governor Ivey","authority":"Ala. Code § 22-2-2; §§ 31-9-6(1), 31-9-13","instrument":"Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended April 7, 2021 -- the Safer Apart Order","title":"Safer Apart Order: employer and business protections \u0027encouraged\u0027; quarantine of positive persons, senior-center guidelines and hospital and long-term care visitation rules remain mandatory; preemption of municipal face-covering ordinances adopted before March 4, 2021","dateIssued":"2021-04-07","effective":"2021-04-09 5:00 p.m.","end":"2021-05-05 5:00 p.m. by its terms; amended May 3, 2021 (Ex. AL-051)","startDate":"2021-04-09","endDate":"2021-05-05","quarters":["2021Q2"],"types":["QUAR","HC","EMP","GATH"],"addressees":["all employers (encouraged)","operators of establishments open to the public (encouraged)","persons who test positive (mandatory)","senior centers (mandatory)","hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities (mandatory)","facilities that serve children (encouraged)","municipalities"],"clause":"2. Quarantine for infected persons. Effective immediately, any person who has tested positive for COVID-19 -- other than institutionalized persons -- shall be quarantined to his or her place of residence for a period of time specified by the State Health Officer or his designee.... 3. Protections for employees. Effective April 9, 2021, at 5:00 P.M., and unless otherwise specified by this order, all employers are encouraged to take reasonable steps... 7. Hospitals and similar institutions. Effective March 6, 2021, all Hospitals and Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facilities... shall ensure that each patient or resident may be accompanied by as many as two caregivers at a time... 9. Preemption.... This Order also supersedes and preempts all orders previously issued by county health officers concerning COVID-19 mitigation measures, as well as any municipal ordinance adopted before March 4, 2021, concerning the use of facial coverings","enforcement":"Ala. Code §§ 31-9-14, 31-9-22 via Ex. AL-048 for the mandatory paragraphs","functions":["WF (quarantine of positives)","VS visitation","RS","DN senior-center programs"],"notes":"Ends the mask mandate and general business restrictions effective April 9, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.; hospitals, long-term care and quarantine remain under command.","sourceUrl":"https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/legal/assets/order-adph-cov-safer-apart-040721.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":144068,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AL","url":"/library/AL-049","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AL-049","citation":"State Health Officer Scott Harris; promulgated by Governor Ivey, Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended April 7, 2021 -- the Safer Apart Order (Apr. 7, 2021) (Ex. AL-049)","stateName":"Alabama","related":["AL-051","AL-026","AL-048","DUT-AL-001","DUT-AL-021","AL-045","AL-043"]}