Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Mar. 19, 2020, amended Mar. 27, Apr. 3, 2020; Safer at Home Apr. 28, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

Alabama

Level

State

Authority

Ala. Code 22-2-2(4), 22-2-8

Issued

2020-03-27 Mar. 27, 2020

Effective

2020-03-28 5:00 p.m. (read as 2020-03-28)

End

2020-04-30 5:00 p.m. (Apr. 28 order: procedures may proceed unless the State Health Officer determines PPE constraint) (read as 2020-04-30)

In force

Mar. 28, 2020 to Apr. 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capHealth care orders

Addressees

• all health care providers; hospitals and nursing homes (visitation)

Functions reached

• SX
• OC
• VS (hospital visitation barred from Mar. 19-20, 2020 per bundled 03b_research_states_south.json)
• SC

Collection

Hospitals and Health Systems SEC-01

Operative words

All dental, medical, or surgical procedures shall be postponed until further notice, subject to the following exceptions: Dental, medical, or surgical procedures necessary to treat an emergency medical condition... Dental, medical, or surgical procedures necessary to avoid serious harm from an underlying condition or disease, or necessary as part of a patient's ongoing and active treatment (ACS tracker quotation of the Mar. 27-28 order). Apr. 28 order: Effective April 30, 2020, at 5:00 P.M., dental, medical, or surgical procedures may proceed unless the State Health Officer or his designee determines that performing such procedures... would unacceptably reduce access to personal protective equipment.

Enforcement