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Renewal of Declaration of Public Health Emergency

Renewal of Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Feb. 19, 2021)

State Surgeon General Scott A. Rivkees, M.D., with the concurrence of the Governor · Florida (State)

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Jurisdiction
Florida
Level
State
Authority
s. 381.00315, Fla. Stat.
Issued
2021-02-19 Feb. 19, 2021
Effective
2021-02-19 (sixty days) (read as 2021-02-19)
End
Apr. 20, 2021 (sixty days); the chain ended with the state of emergency (June 26, 2021) (read as 2021-04-20)
In force
Feb. 19, 2021 to Apr. 20, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • the public
  • health care providers
Functions reached
  • predicate for DOH orders and quarantine authority
Collection
Florida FL

Operative words

WHEREAS, on March 1, 2020, I issued a Declaration of Public Health Emergency, determining that COVID-19, is a threat to public health in the State of Florida; and WHEREAS, on April 30, 2020, June 29, 2020, August 28, 2020, October 23, 2020, and December 22, 2020, I renewed the Declaration of Public Health Emergency... NOW, THEREFORE, I, Scott A. Rivkees, M.D., State Surgeon General and State Health Officer, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 381.00315, Florida Statutes, and with the concurrence of the Governor, re-declare that a public health emergency exists in the State of Florida. The Declaration of Public Health Emergency issued on March 1, 2020, and renewed on April 30, 2020, June 29, 2020, August 28, 2020, October 23, 2020, and December 22, 2020 is incorporated herein by reference, and hereby renewed and all sections reaffirmed for 60 days.

Enforcement

s. 381.00315

Notes

Fixes the complete DOH renewal chain in the Surgeon General's own words. Scanned; read as image.