Executive Order No. 49

The record

Jurisdiction

Tennessee

Level

State

Authority

Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-2-107

Issued

2020-06-12 June 12, 2020

Effective

12:01 a.m. CDT June 15, 2020 (read as 2020-06-15)

End

With EO 38 ¶ 6 as amended: carried by EO 50, 59, 63, 67 and 73 to Feb. 27, 2021 (EO 77 did not restate ¶ 6) (read as 2021-02-27)

In force

June 15, 2020 to Feb. 27, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Health care ordersOther

Addressees

• nursing homes, retirement homes, long-term-care and assisted-living facilities
• visitors
• senior centers

Functions reached

• VS visitation only under TDH prerequisites (Ex. TN-052: facility-wide testing, no new case in 28 days, staffing and PPE)
• HR staff movement between facilities restricted
• IC TDH infection-control guidance made binding on facilities
• DN senior centers closed until Oct. 1, 2020 (EO 63)

Collection

Tennessee TN

Operative words

6.a.... Persons shall not visit a Resident in a Facility unless: i. The Facility determines in its judgment that the visit: (A)(1) Involves accommodations for support for Residents with disabilities, the provision of critical assistance to a Resident, or religious exercise; or (2) Is to a Resident receiving end-of-life care; and (B) May be accomplished without unreasonable risk...; or ii. The Facility determines in its judgment that the visit may be conducted in accordance with the Tennessee Department of Health's guidelines regarding Facility visitation... 6.b. Facilities shall at all times follow the Health Guidelines and any other infection control rules, policies, or recommendations or guidance set forth by the Department of Health... 6.c. Facilities shall take reasonable steps to minimize the movement of staff to more than one Facility location... 6.d. Senior centers or equivalent facilities shall continue to be closed

Enforcement

Notes