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Ex. MET-BNA-009 Order Primary source read

Order 8 from the Chief Medical Director: Cloth Face Coverings or Masks

Order 8 (mandatory face coverings for members of the public; supersedes Amended and Reinstated Order 4)

Dr. Michael C. Caldwell, Chief Medical Director of Health · Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee (County)

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Jurisdiction
Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee · Nashville, Memphis and Knoxville · Tennessee
Level
County
Authority
Declaration of Public Health Emergency of March 15, 2020; Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-2-609
Issued
2020-06-28 June 28, 2020
Effective
2020-06-28
End
2021-04-09 (amended and restated, MET-BNA-023); rescinded by Order 16 effective noon CDT May 14, 2021 (MET-BNA-025) (read as 2021-04-09)
In force
June 28, 2020 to Apr. 9, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • members of the public
  • businesses, facilities and critical infrastructure sectors
  • employees
Functions reached
  • CB customer masking compelled on premises
  • WF employee masking compelled
  • SF signage and refusal-of-service obligations
Collection
Nashville, Memphis and Knoxville MET-BNA

Operative words

(b) Face Coverings shall be worn at all times by members of the public except as specifically exempted herein.

Enforcement

Order of the county health officer; Metro Government enforcement

Notes

Section 1(a) defines Face Covering; Section 2 lists exemptions (residence, children twelve and under, medical intolerance without documentation, private vehicles, persons working alone). Every later MPHD business order incorporates Order 8 by reference (e.g., Order 13: customers shall follow Order 8 except when seated and consuming food or beverage).

Retrieval note

Six pages; scanned; read from rendered images (pp. 1, 3, 4, 6).

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