{"id":"NV-042","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Nevada","state":"NV","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Steve Sisolak","authority":"NRS 414.060; Declaration of Emergency (Mar. 12, 2020)","instrument":"Declaration of Emergency Directive 048","title":"County transmission-level mechanics; \u0027indoor public setting\u0027 defined to include offices and breakrooms; face coverings in all school buildings in counties of 100,000 or more and for all school staff statewide; weekly testing of unvaccinated students and staff in inter-county activities; NIAA testing plan","dateIssued":"2021-08-04","effective":"2021-08-04 (County Levels determined from CDC data as of noon July 27, 2021 and each Tuesday)","end":"Ss. 2-5 terminated Feb. 10, 2022 (Directive 052 s. 3); s. 6 and s. 7 to Feb. 27, 2022 (Directive 052 ss. 4-5)","startDate":"2021-08-04","endDate":"2022-02-10","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","SCH","VAX","QUAR"],"addressees":["all persons in indoor public settings","county school districts, charter schools and private schools","school staff","students","NIAA","local health authorities"],"clause":"SECTION 2: The term \u0027indoor public setting\u0027 means any indoor area where people who are not members of the same household may be present. The term includes office buildings, breakrooms, hallways, cafeterias, meeting rooms, and other areas where people may interact, even though the public at large does not have access to the area. SECTION 3:... Each Tuesday, the State will review the transmission level for each county based on data from the CDC\u0027s COVID Data Tracker. If the CDC data show that a county\u0027s transmission level has changed from its initial or prior level, and the county has remained within the new level for two consecutive weeks, the State will update the County Level... the corresponding requirements for face coverings... shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the Friday of that week.... SECTION 5:... In counties with a population of 100,000 or greater, all kindergarten through 12th grade students (regardless of whether they would be exempt from the face covering requirement based on their age) must wear face coverings while inside school buildings... Face coverings are required indoors regardless of vaccination status.... In all school settings: 1. All school staff must wear face coverings while inside school buildings, regardless of vaccination status.... SECTION 6: All county school districts, charter schools, and private schools, regardless of county transmission level, shall implement a regular COVID-19 testing program for students and staff or volunteers... who are not fully vaccinated and who are involved in activities that involve travelling to other schools or venues outside of the county... Testing must occur at least once per week. If a student, staff member, or volunteer tests positive for COVID-19, current CDC recommendations for isolation and quarantine must be followed.","enforcement":"Nevada Department of Education; local health authorities (outbreak masking mandatory); NV OSHA for indoor public settings","functions":["OF offices (indoor public setting)","IN in-person instruction","AC athletics (testing)","WF workforce (school masking, testing, isolation and quarantine of students)","MASK"],"notes":"Clark and Washoe Counties were the counties of 100,000 or more; the Governor\u0027s same-day companion order exempted smaller counties\u0027 students but not staff (Ballotpedia, Aug. 5, 2021, secondary). DHHS \u0027Directive 048 Full Guidance\u0027 (Ex. NV-069) supplies the school outbreak and quarantine rules.","sourceUrl":"https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Declaration-of-Emergency-Directive-048.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210804231902/https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Declaration-of-Emergency-Directive-048.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":2909104,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"NV","url":"/library/NV-042","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/NV-042","citation":"Governor Steve Sisolak, Declaration of Emergency Directive 048 (Aug. 4, 2021) (Ex. NV-042)","stateName":"Nevada","related":["NV-069","SEC-02-GM-010","SEC-02-GM-024","SEC-02-GM-025","SEC-06-GM-002","SEC-06-GM-027","SEC-09-GM-012","SEC-10-GM-017","SEC-11-GM-034","SEC-11-GM-064","SEC-12-GM-111","SEC-12-GM-112"]}