{"id":"PA-031","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Pennsylvania","state":"PA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam (with the Governor\u0027s companion amendment)","authority":"35 P.S. § 521.5; 71 P.S. § 532(a)","instrument":"Order of the Acting Secretary Amending the November 23, 2020 Order for Mitigation and Enforcement (first amendment: quarantine cross-reference; gatherings 15%/20%)","title":"Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Amending the November 23, 2020 Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health for Mitigation and Enforcement","dateIssued":"2021-03-01","effective":"2021-03-01 (immediately, \u0027until further notice\u0027)","end":"Superseded in part Apr. 4, 2021 (PA-033); the underlying order expired May 31, 2021","startDate":"2021-03-01","endDate":"2021-04-04","quarters":["2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["GATH","QUAR","EVT","TELE","EMP"],"addressees":["all businesses","event venues"],"clause":"Section 1(B)(iv)(b) is amended by replacing the language in that section with the following: b. An employee who is a close contact of a person who is diagnosed with or tests positive for COVID-19, as defined by the Department or local health department in accordance with CDC guidance, may not continue to work at an in-person business, and must quarantine in accordance with the direction of the Department or the local health department unless PA-HAN-551 or its successor is applicable. Section 9 is amended... i. Indoor events and gatherings are limited to 15% of maximum occupancy... ii. Outdoor events and gatherings are limited to 20% of maximum occupancy... This Amended Order shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect until further notice.","enforcement":"As PA-022","functions":["WF quarantine exclusions","BQ and MK events 15%/20%","OP telework mandate continued unchanged"],"notes":"The telework mandate (\u0027Unless impossible\u0027) remained in force through this amendment until Apr. 4, 2021.","sourceUrl":"https://www.governor.pa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210301-First-Amendment-to-Order-of-the-Secretary-Employee-Quarantine-Telework-Retail-Large-Gatherings.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210316012631/https://www.governor.pa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210301-First-Amendment-to-Order-of-the-Secretary-Employee-Quarantine-Telework-Retail-Large-Gatherings.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":586817,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"PA","url":"/library/PA-031","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/PA-031","citation":"Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam (with the Governor\u0027s companion amendment), Order of the Acting Secretary Amending the November 23, 2020 Order for Mitigation and Enforcement (first amendment: quarantine cross-reference; gatherings 15%/20%) (Mar. 1, 2021) (Ex. PA-031)","stateName":"Pennsylvania","related":["PA-033","PA-022"]}