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Executive Directive No. 20-024

Protocols for hotel sanitization (24-hour front desk staffing ratios; written cleaning policies)

Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health · New Jersey (Sector regulator)

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The record

Jurisdiction
New Jersey
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
P.L. 2020, c. 37 (supplementing N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq.); N.J.S.A. 26:13-12
Issued
2020-07-09 July 9, 2020
Effective
2020-07-09
End
Duration of the Public Health Emergency; continuation after June 4, 2021 governed by P.L. 2021, c. 103, sec. 3(a) (status in Q3 2021 not separately verified) (read as 2021-06-04)
In force
July 9, 2020 to June 4, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Workplace rules
Addressees
  • all hotels as defined by N.J.S.A. 55:13A-3(j) (hotels, motor hotels, motels, guesthouses)
Functions reached
  • HK housekeeping and operating protocols
  • LG lodging operations (front-desk staffing mandated)
  • HR staffing ratios
Collection
New Jersey NJ

Operative words

Para. 1: "All hotels, as defined by N.J.S.A. 55:13A-3(j), in the State are hereby directed to adopt and implement written policies that cover the following: (a) maintain continuous 24-hour, seven-day-a-week coverage of a Front Desk... by at least one employee, and by at least one additional employee per every 200 Guest Rooms"... Recital: hotels "accommodate large numbers of itinerant individuals within indoor spaces, thus presenting a heightened risk of transmitting COVID-19".

Enforcement

N.J.S.A. 26:13-12; P.L. 2020, c. 37

Notes

Hotels: the State prescribed staffing and sanitization policies by directive under a statute enacted for the pandemic.

Retrieval note

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