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Ex. MET-CHI-028 Order Primary source read

Public Health Order No. 2020-2 (Fourth Amended and Re-issued)

Duties of Hospitals, Other Congregate Facilities and Business Establishments

Commissioner of Health of the City of Chicago · City of Chicago, Illinois (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Chicago, Illinois · Chicago · Illinois
Level
City
Authority
Municipal Code of Chicago ch. 2-112; 77 Ill. Adm. Code 690.1310(c)
Issued
2020-12-16 Dec. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-12-16
End
Sec. 6: in effect until the Commissioner's written determination; listed as current Oct. 17, 2021 (Ex. MET-CHI-061) (read as 2021-10-17)
In force
Dec. 16, 2020 to Oct. 17, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Health care ordersWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • acute care hospitals
  • congregate facilities
  • every Title 4 licensee
Functions reached
  • VS visitation
  • IC screening and PPE
  • OP compliance and reporting for every licensed business
  • HR
Collection
Chicago MET-CHI

Operative words

Establishes protocols for acute care facilities and hospitals... policies for reducing personal protective equipment waste, safety restrictions on hospital visitors, monitoring employees for symptoms of COVID-19, and COVID-19 reporting requirements. The amended order permits all acute care hospitals to implement visitor restrictions based on CDPH requirements, which may be periodically updated and distributed via the Health Alert Network based on community risk level. The order continues to require congregate facilities to report clusters of COVID-19 patients. (CDPH summary; Title 4 business suspension-of-operations reporting carried forward from the Third Amended order)

Enforcement

Fines under sec. 2-112-340

Notes

The hospital-duties and business-reporting order in force on every day of 2021 Q3