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Emergency Rule 420-4-1-.13 ER, Statewide Social Distancing Requirements in Response to COVID-19

Emergency rule adopting the State Health Officer's statewide order as a rule of the State Board of Health

Alabama Department of Public Health (State Board of Health) · Alabama (State)

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Jurisdiction
Alabama
Level
State
Authority
Ala. Code §§ 22-2-8, 22-11A-1; Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, § 41-22-5(b)
Issued
2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020
Effective
2020-03-20 (120 days) (read as 2020-03-20)
End
2020-07-18 (120-day emergency rule) (read as 2020-07-18)
In force
Mar. 20, 2020 to July 18, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care orders
Addressees
  • the public
  • employers
  • schools
  • restaurants and bars
  • health facilities
Functions reached
  • GATH
  • DR
  • WF
  • VS
  • PR
Collection
Alabama AL

Operative words

420-4-1.13 ER, Statewide Social Distancing Requirements in Response to COVID-19 [certification]: Alabama Department of Public Health requests filing of this rule in response to a current public health emergency. [The attached order is the State Health Officer's statewide order.]

Enforcement

Filed with the Legislative Services Agency under Ala. Code § 41-22-5(b); rules of the State Board of Health carry the penalties of Title 22

Notes

Shows the statewide order was also promulgated as an administrative rule, answering any suggestion that the Health Officer's orders were advisory.

Retrieval note

OCR read (certification page and attached order).