{"id":"OK-012","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Oklahoma","state":"OK","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor J. Kevin Stitt","authority":"Okla. Const. art. VI, secs. 2 and 7; Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act, 63 O.S. 6101-6900, 6104, 6401, 6804","instrument":"Executive Order 2020-12","title":"Declaration of a catastrophic health emergency (all 77 counties) and convocation of the Legislature\u0027s special session to concur","dateIssued":"2020-04-02","effective":"2020-04-02 for thirty days","end":"Renewed by Amended EO 2020-12 (May 1, 2020); terminated by the Legislature effective May 30, 2020 (recited in EO 2020-20)","startDate":"2020-04-02","endDate":"2020-05-01","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["EMER"],"addressees":["the State","health care providers","National Guard"],"clause":"There is hereby declared a health emergency in the State of Oklahoma, as defined in 63 O.S. 6104 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The nature of the health emergency is the spread of COVID-19 both in the United States and the State of Oklahoma.... The duration of this state health emergency shall be for thirty (30) days after the filing of this Executive Order. The primary public health authority responding to the health emergency shall be the Oklahoma State Commissioner of Health.... By declaring this emergency, I hereby authorize and enforce the provisions of 63 O.S. 6804.","enforcement":"Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act powers (63 O.S. 6804)","functions":["predicate for health-care liability treatment (76 O.S. 5.9) and Commissioner of Health powers"],"notes":"The Legislature concurred (special session convened Apr. 6, 2020) and later terminated the declaration effective May 30, 2020 (EO 2020-20 recital).","sourceUrl":"https://www.sos.ok.gov/documents/executive/1927.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":224992,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"OK","url":"/library/OK-012","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/OK-012","citation":"Governor J. Kevin Stitt, Executive Order 2020-12 (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. OK-012)","stateName":"Oklahoma","related":["DUT-OK-008","DUT-OK-014","OK-013","OK-011","OK-010","OK-009","OK-015","OK-008","OK-006","OK-007","OK-016","OK-005"]}