Emergency Public Health Order in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Updated as of October 16, 2020

The record

Jurisdiction

Wayne County, Michigan, excluding the City of Detroit · Detroit · Michigan

Level

County

Authority

MCL 333.2453

Issued

2020-10-16 Oct. 16, 2020

Effective

2020-10-16

End

'Until it is determined by the Health Officer... that the threat... is no longer present' (no rescission located; the incorporated MDHHS and MIOSHA instruments ended June 22, 2021) (read as 2021-06-22)

In force

Oct. 16, 2020 to June 22, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rules

Addressees

• all citizens, businesses, organizations and employers in Wayne County outside Detroit

Functions reached

• OF offices (remote-work policy mandate)
• WF workforce (screening, exclusion, face coverings, training, records)
• CB masks in public
• GATH gatherings
• IN schools (reporting)

Collection

Detroit MET-DET

Operative words

These Emergency Epidemic Orders... are in effect now, including within the jurisdiction of the Wayne County Local Health Department, and mandate the following: Masks must be worn in most public indoor settings; Social distancing must be maintained; Limitations in the size of gatherings of people; Reporting rules for COVID-19 at schools... On October 14, 2020, MIOSHA issued Emergency Rules requiring workplaces to adhere to the following... Develop and implement a written, detailed COVID-19 preparedness and response plan; Conduct a daily 'self-screening' for all employees... Provide non-medical grade face coverings to all employees and require their use when social distancing cannot be maintained or in shared spaces... Mandate that an employer shall create a policy prohibiting in-person work for employees to the extent that their work activities can feasibly be completed remotely... Such specific measures in this order will be enforced, and any violations are subject to citation and penalties as outlined in the Michigan Public Health Code.... This order revises, updates, and supersedes the order dated October 8, 2020, and is effective as of October 16, 2020.

Enforcement

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