{"id":"DE-011","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Delaware","state":"DE","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor John C. Carney","authority":"20 Del. C. ch. 31; Executive Order No. 38 (Mar. 19, 2020) incorporated","instrument":"Eighth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency","title":"Eighth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Emergency Childcare Sites; closure of other child care; screening and signage at State buildings and essential businesses; PPE guidance; long-term-care staffing; telemedicine)","dateIssued":"2020-03-30","effective":"2020-03-30 8:00 p.m. E.D.T. (approved 5:00 p.m.); screening and signage 2020-04-01 8:00 a.m.; child-care closures 2020-04-06 8:00 a.m.","end":"Child care reopened to all families June 15, 2020 (DE-025 § D.7.k); child-care authority carried into the Omnibus (DE-031 § D); screening and signage carried into Omnibus § L and the Twenty-Eighth Modification § H (DE-037)","startDate":"2020-03-30","endDate":"2020-06-15","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["SCH","EMP","HC","CLOSE"],"addressees":["all licensed child care homes and centers","State buildings","essential businesses (screening; signage)","hospitals, nursing and residential facilities, ambulatory services (PPE guidance)"],"clause":"¶ 1.b.iii: \u0027Effective April 6, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. E.D.T., childcares that remain open shall only serve children of essential personnel, shall be designated as \u0022Emergency Childcare Sites\u0022 and must meet the stricter health and safety standards established by OCCL.\u0027 ¶ 1.c: \u0027Childcares that are not designated as Emergency Childcare Sites are directed to close no later than April 6, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. E.D.T.\u0027 ¶ 2.a: \u0027Effective April 1, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. E.D.T., state buildings and essential businesses that the Public Health Authority deems high-risk shall screen every employee, visitor and member of the public upon entering. The Public Health Authority shall develop and publicly post the screening tool to be used by high-risk essential businesses.\u0027 ¶ 2.b: \u0027Effective April 1, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. E.D.T., all state buildings and essential businesses shall display signage developed by the Public Health Authority that cautions individuals experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 not to enter the premises.\u0027 ¶ 2.c: \u0027All hospitals, nursing and residential facilities, and ambulatory health care services in Delaware, as categorized by the Division of Small Business, shall comply with the Public Health Authority\u0027s guidance for the use of Personal Protective Equipment.\u0027","enforcement":"20 Del. C. §§ 3115(b), 3116(9), 3122, 3125 (Modification clause)","functions":["EC/WF child care closed to all but essential personnel\u0027s children (workforce availability for every employer)","HR/EMP screening of every employee and visitor at high-risk essential businesses","IC PPE guidance binding on health facilities"],"notes":"Child-care closure order; the Tenth Modification lists \u0027All licensed childcare facilities not designated as Emergency Childcare Sites\u0027 as Non-Essential (DE-013 ¶ 1.f.12). Governor\u0027s release: news.delaware.gov/2020/03/30/governor-carney-signs-order-to-designate-emergency-child-care-sites-for-essential-personnel/.","sourceUrl":"https://archivesfiles.delaware.gov/Executive-Orders/Carney/public-health/Eigth-Modification-to-State-of-Emergency-03302020.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":314923,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"DE","url":"/library/DE-011","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DE-011","citation":"Governor John C. Carney, Eighth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. DE-011)","stateName":"Delaware","related":["DE-025","DE-031","DE-037","DE-013","DE-010","DE-012","DE-009","DE-005","DE-006","DE-007","DE-068","DE-004"]}