Full Reopening Order

The record

Jurisdiction

City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Philadelphia · Pennsylvania

Level

City

Authority

Philadelphia Code sections 6-205 and 6-206; Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955; Home Rule Charter section 8-407

Issued

2021-06-15 June 15, 2021

Effective

Sections 1 and 2 retroactive to 2021-06-10 11:59 p.m.; the remainder 2021-06-15 11:59 p.m. (read as 2021-06-10)

End

'until rescinded, superseded or amended'; amended Aug. 11 and Aug. 13, 2021 (Exs. MET-PHL-019, 020); in force throughout July 1 - Sept. 30, 2021 (read as 2021-08-13)

In force

June 10, 2021 to Aug. 13, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation

Addressees

• All businesses that are operating within the City of Philadelphia
• all individuals on public transportation and at healthcare institutions, congregate facilities, schools, camps and child care
• workers (isolation and quarantine)

Functions reached

• WF mandatory worker isolation and quarantine (medical removal)
• HR contact-tracing duty and reporting to the Department
• IC masks at healthcare institutions and congregate facilities
• TR masks on all public transportation
• WF schools, camps and child care masked
• OP owner liability and inspection

Collection

Philadelphia MET-PHL

Operative words

Section 2. Generally Applicable Requirements for Face Coverings. All businesses that are operating within the City of Philadelphia must comply with the following requirements... A. Face Coverings Required. 1. All individuals must wear face coverings on all forms of public transportation consistent with applicable Orders of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.... 3.... all individuals must wear face masks or other face coverings recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as follows, regardless of vaccination status... at the following locations: a. Healthcare institutions, including temporary community healthcare events such as vaccine clinics and blood drives. b. Congregate facilities such as prisons, shelters, and adult day programs. c. Indoors, while at schools, camps, early childhood education, and other childcare settings.... Section 3. Contact Tracing, Worker Isolation and Quarantine Requirements for Businesses and Workers. A. Contact Tracing: Businesses shall identify workers and customers, to the extent possible, who were in close contact (within six feet for at least 15 minutes) with a person with COVID-19... and, upon request, provide those close contacts' names and contact information to the Philadelphia Department of Public Health. B. Worker Isolation and Quarantine: Businesses shall permit any worker who is diagnosed with or tests positive for COVID-19 to remain absent from any in-person workplace during isolation... C. Businesses shall permit any worker who is a close contact... to remain absent from any in-person workplace during quarantine... unless the person is fully vaccinated for COVID-19.... Section 4.... A. The owner or operator of any business shall also be liable and subject to fines and penalties under this Order for non-compliance by employees, customers, members, visitors and any other occupants of the business... Section 5.... C. The owners, operators and individuals in possession of any business subject to this Order must allow inspection of ongoing operations as a condition of operation. D. Failure to comply with this Order shall result in orders to cease operations and the imposition of penalties, fines, license suspensions, and other remedies as provided for by law, including such penalties and remedies set forth in the April 29, 2020 Emergency Regulation of the Board of Health... Pertaining to Fines and Penalties. E. Effective Dates. Sections 1 and 2 of this Order shall be effective retroactive to June 10, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. The remainder of this Order shall be effective June 15, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. F. Duration. This Order shall remain in effect until rescinded, superseded or amended by further order or regulation.

Enforcement

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