{"id":"MD-094","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Maryland","state":"MD","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Dennis R. Schrader, Secretary of Health","authority":"Notice (recommendation); recites federal orders in force","instrument":"MDH Notice - Face Covering Recommendation (Effective July 1, 2021)","title":"Notice - Face Covering Recommendation (Effective July 1, 2021)","dateIssued":"2021-06-30","effective":"2021-07-01 12:01 a.m.","end":"Until rescinded","startDate":"2021-07-01","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","OTHER"],"addressees":["all individuals","employers","health care providers and facilities","child care, camps and schools"],"clause":"The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) strongly recommends, but does not require, that all individuals who are not fully vaccinated continue to wear face coverings in all indoor settings outside of their home and in outdoor settings when physical distancing cannot be maintained. All Marylanders should be aware that the federal order that face masks be worn by all people while on public transportation conveyances, including public and private school buses, and at transportation hubs, is still in effect. Each childcare facility, youth camp, local school system and authority may set their own policies regarding masks and face coverings.... Employers should refer to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration\u0027s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for healthcare below to determine whether and how your workplace is covered... All licensed healthcare providers and healthcare facilities should follow the CDC\u0027s Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations.... This Notice is effective at 12:01 A.M. on July 1, 2021, and shall remain in effect until it is rescinded.","enforcement":"Recommendation; the CDC conveyance order (86 Fed. Reg. 8025) and OSHA ETS (29 C.F.R. 1910.502) it recites are enforceable federal instruments","functions":["WF transit and school bus masks (federal)","IC health care settings (OSHA ETS)","EC"],"notes":"The State\u0027s own July 1, 2021 statement of which mask orders still bound Marylanders: the federal transit order and the OSHA Healthcare ETS","sourceUrl":"http://marylandpublicschools.org/newsroom/Documents/COVID/MDH-FaceCoveringRecommendations07012021.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20210817183350/http://marylandpublicschools.org/newsroom/Documents/COVID/MDH-FaceCoveringRecommendations07012021.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":137841,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MD","url":"/library/MD-094","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MD-094","citation":"Dennis R. Schrader, Secretary of Health, MDH Notice - Face Covering Recommendation (Effective July 1, 2021) (June 30, 2021) (Ex. MD-094)","stateName":"Maryland","related":["MD-054","MD-093","MD-055","MD-056","MD-057","MD-058","MD-059","MD-053","MD-052","MD-060","MD-061"]}