{"id":"MA-049","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Charles D. Baker","authority":"G.L. c. 17, s. 2A","instrument":"Governor\u0027s Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (the \u0027modified public health emergency\u0027)","title":"Declaration that an emergency exists that is detrimental to the public health in the Commonwealth","dateIssued":"2021-05-28","effective":"2021-05-28, immediately","end":"In effect \u0027until, in my judgment, improved conditions permit its rescission\u0027; in force throughout 2021 Q3 (PHE Orders No. 2021-1 through 2021-8 issued under it June 14-Sept. 20, 2021)","startDate":"2021-05-28","endDate":"2021-09-20","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["EMER","HC","VAX","MASK"],"addressees":["Commissioner of Public Health with the approval of the Public Health Council"],"clause":"I hereby declare, pursuant to Section 2A of Chapter 17 of the General Laws, that as of the date indicated below, an emergency exists that is detrimental to the public health in the Commonwealth. The Commissioner, with the approval of the Public Health Council, may rely on this declaration to extend or adopt measures to facilitate COVID-19 testing and vaccination of all populations throughout the Commonwealth, to mandate special measures to protect higher risk populations or to effectuate continued surveillance of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth, and to respond as necessary to outbreaks of the virus as they may arise.","enforcement":"Predicate for DPH orders enforced under G.L. c. 111 and facility licensure regulations (e.g., 105 CMR 153.000)","functions":["HC/IC health-care and congregate-care mask and vaccination mandates","WF home health and nursing-home workforce","predicate for every Q3 2021 DPH order"],"notes":"Recites that as of May 27, 2021 approximately 35 percent of the population remained unvaccinated and no vaccine was approved for children under 12; 2,736 new clusters identified April 25-May 22, 2021.","sourceUrl":"https://www.mass.gov/doc/covid-19-modified-public-health-emergency-may-28-2021/download","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20210603092818/https://www.mass.gov/doc/covid-19-modified-public-health-emergency-may-28-2021/download","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":908098,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MA","url":"/library/MA-049","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MA-049","citation":"Governor Charles D. Baker, Governor\u0027s Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (the \u0027modified public health emergency\u0027) (May 28, 2021) (Ex. MA-049)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["DUT-MA-001","SEC-02-GM-022","SEC-06-GM-041","MA-048","MA-047","MA-046","MA-045","MA-068","MA-044"]}