Order of the Governor for the Continued Reopening of the Commonwealth (Green Phase Order) (May 27, 2020), sec. 1(B)

The record

Jurisdiction

Pennsylvania

Level

State

Authority

35 Pa.C.S. § 7301

Issued

2020-05-27 May 27, 2020

Effective

2020-05-29 12:01 a.m. for 18 counties; extended to 16 counties June 5 (PA-061), 12 counties June 12, 8 counties June 19, the 12 southeastern counties June 26 (PA-014) and Lebanon County July 3, 2020 (PA-062) (read as 2020-05-29)

End

Remained in effect as modified by the July 15, 2020 targeted mitigation orders (PA-016, PA-017) until superseded by the Nov. 23, 2020 orders effective Nov. 27, 2020 (read as 2020-07-15)

In force

May 29, 2020 to July 15, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rules

Addressees

• all businesses other than health care providers
• places of worship
• prisons and hospitals

Functions reached

• SF 75% cap
• DR 50% cap
• SL appointment-only
• GATH 250 cap
• EVT concerts, conferences, sporting events, theater over 250 prohibited
• VS nursing home visitation restricted
• OP telework strongly encouraged

Collection

Pennsylvania PA

Operative words

B. All businesses, other than health care providers, operating in the counties listed in Section 1(A) above... may conduct in-person business operations, provided that the businesses fully comply with all substantive aspects of: the Order of the Secretary of Health providing for building safety measures, issued April 5, 2020; the Order of the Secretary of Health providing for business safety measures (to keep employees and customers safe), issued April 15, 2020; and all existing and future applicable guidance issued by my Administration, the Department of Health (DOH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Teleworking remains strongly encouraged.... [businesses may] operate at up to 75% of the maximum capacity stated on the applicable certificate of occupancy... [businesses in the retail food services industry, including restaurants and bars] may operate at up to 50% of the maximum capacity stated on the applicable certificate of occupancy... F.... personal care services... including hair salons and [barbershops, by appointment]... [telework] strongly encouraged for all indoor recreation and health and wellness facilities such as gyms or spas, and all other businesses where feasible. G. Any gathering for a planned or spontaneous event of greater than 250 individuals is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, a concert, festival, fair, conference, sporting event, movie showing, or theater performance. H. Churches, synagogues, temples, mosques and other places of congregate worship are specifically excluded from the limitations... [and] strongly encouraged to enforce social distancing and other mitigation measures such as masking at their gatherings. I. Visitation to prisons and hospitals may resume... Given the critical importance in limiting COVID-19 exposure in nursing homes, nursing home visitation restrictions will initially remain in place.

Enforcement

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