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Public Health Order 38-2020

Public Health Order 38-2020 - re-issues PHO 35-2020 (identical except paragraph 30, nursing-home visitation, and removal of paragraphs 32-34)

MCPHD, Virginia A. Caine, M.D. · Marion County, Indiana (County)

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Jurisdiction
Marion County, Indiana · Indianapolis · Indiana
Level
County
Authority
Ind. Code 16-20-1-24; HHC Code Ch. 7, Art. 5
Issued
2020-12-14 Dec. 14, 2020
Effective
2020-12-14 (until superseded or rescinded) (read as 2020-12-14)
In force
Dec. 14, 2020 to May 10, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • Same as PHO 35-2020
Functions reached
  • on-premises dining and drinking (25% bars; 50% restaurants; nightly closure)
  • gatherings and events (25 persons; 25% of venue; pre-approval above 50)
  • nursing-home visitation
  • indoor operations of all public-facing businesses
Collection
Indianapolis MET-IND

Operative words

This Public Health Order 38-2020 is identical to Public Health Order 35-2020 except for paragraph 30 and the removal of paragraphs 32-34. This Public Health Order remains in force until superseded or rescinded.... Assisted living communities, nursing homes/skilled nursing facilities, and other group homes may allow indoor visitation with documentation only by individuals who have had a COVID-19 test within 72 hours prior to the visit and the result is negative... This Order supersedes Public Health Order 35-2020.

Enforcement

Ind. Code 16-20-1; HHC Code; 410 IAC 7-24-109

Notes

Carried the November 2020 tightening into 2021; MCPHD suspended bar licenses in March 2021 for violating the hours in the then-current order (MET-IND-096).

Retrieval note

10 pages; Issue Date December 14, 2020.

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