{"id":"NM-067","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"New Mexico","state":"NM","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Acting Secretary of Health David R. Scrase, M.D.","authority":"Public Health Act; Public Health Emergency Response Act; EO 2020-004 as renewed (EO 2021-049)","instrument":"Public Health Emergency Order of August 17, 2021 (indoor mask mandate reinstated for all persons)","title":"Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect; and Amending Prior Public Health Emergency Orders to Impose Certain Public Health Measures","dateIssued":"2021-08-17","effective":"2021-08-17 (mask directive from Aug. 20, 2021)","end":"2021-09-15 (extended by NM-070 through Oct. 15, 2021)","startDate":"2021-08-17","endDate":"2021-09-15","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","EMP","SCH"],"addressees":["all individuals age 2 and older","all businesses, establishments and non-profits","private schools"],"clause":"(1) Beginning Friday August 20, 2021, unless a healthcare provider instructs otherwise, all individuals age 2 years and older shall wear a mask or multilayer cloth face covering in all indoor public settings except when eating or drinking. Nothing in this Order shall be construed as prohibiting any business, house of worship, non-profit entity, or other entity from imposing more stringent requirements.... (2) Any business, establishment, or non-profit... which members of the public regularly visit must report to the New Mexico Environment Department when there is an occurrence of a rapid response.... (3) All businesses, establishments, and non-profit entities must adhere to the pertinent COVID-Safe Practices. (4) Private educational institutions... shall adhere to the face covering and other COVID-Safe Practices requirements... (4) This Order shall take effect immediately and remain in effect through September 15, 2021.... (6)... civil administrative penalties of up to $5,000 for each violation under NMSA 1978, Section 12-10A-19.","enforcement":"Para. 6: Section 12-10A-19, $5,000 per violation; para. 5: DOH, DPS, DHSEM and all State agencies","functions":["MASK every indoor public setting: SF, DR, SL, FC, PE, WS, OF customer areas, LG","EMP CSPs and rapid-response reporting","IN schools","WF"],"notes":"Governor\u0027s Aug. 17 release: New Mexico the second State (after Louisiana) to reinstate a blanket indoor mask requirement; masks required in school buildings regardless of vaccination.","sourceUrl":"https://cv.nmhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/081721-PHO-Masks.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210817235658/https://cv.nmhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/081721-PHO-Masks.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":694931,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"NM","url":"/library/NM-067","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/NM-067","citation":"Acting Secretary of Health David R. Scrase, M.D, Public Health Emergency Order of August 17, 2021 (indoor mask mandate reinstated for all persons) (Aug. 17, 2021) (Ex. NM-067)","stateName":"New Mexico","related":["NM-070","NM-062","DUT-NM-005","SEC-25-GM-004","SEC-25-GM-005","NM-068","NM-071"]}