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Ex. SEC-03-039 Order Primary source read

Order of the State Health Officer (Safer at Home), Apr. 28, 2020

Emergency Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings (Safer at Home)

State Health Officer Scott Harris, M.D. · Alabama (State)

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Jurisdiction
Alabama
Level
State
Authority
Ala. Code 22-2-2(4)
Issued
2020-04-28 Apr. 28, 2020
Effective
2020-04-30 5:00 p.m. (read as 2020-04-30)
End
2020-05-15 5:00 p.m. (extended by later Safer at Home orders) (read as 2020-09-30)
In force
Apr. 30, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • dental, medical and surgical providers
  • all businesses
Functions reached
  • CH
  • PR
  • SC
  • FD
Collection
Dental Practices SEC-03

Operative words

12. Medical procedures. 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, or any category of them (whether statewide or regionally), would unacceptably reduce access to personal protective equipment or other resources necessary to diagnose and treat COVID-19.

Enforcement

Ala. Code 22-2-14

Notes

Resumption expressly revocable on PPE grounds; employer protections (para. 4) and customer protections (para. 5) applied to dental offices.