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Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-024Arkansas National Guard media alert, '20 Guardsmen mobilized for state active duty with Ark. Dept. of Health'Mobilization of 20 Army National Guard medics of the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team to State active duty, Mar. 15-20, 2020, at the ADH…Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office (Lt. Col. Brian L. Mason), 'By order of the Governor'Arkansas National Guard (by order of the Governor, at the request of the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management); State levelStateMar. 14, 2020Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-015Rules Pertaining to Retail Food Establishments (effective September 7, 2019)Arkansas State Board of Health Rules Pertaining to Retail Food Establishments, effective September 7, 2019Arkansas State Board of Health / Arkansas Department of Health, Environmental Health Protection (Nathaniel Smith, M.D., Secretary of Health)ArkansasStateSept. 7, 20192020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-007Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Reportable Diseases (effective January 1, 2019)Arkansas State Board of Health Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Reportable Diseases, effective January 1, 2019 (as reproduced, with the…Arkansas State Board of Health / Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateJan. 1, 20192020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. AR-045ADH-DHS Guidance for Limiting the Transmission of COVID-19 for Long-Term Care Facilities (revised March 13, 2020) (directive)Directive barring visitation and restricting entry at long-term-care facilitiesSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. AR-042ADH Civil Directive to Limit Operations of Arkansas Casinos for two weeks (March 16, 2020)Civil directive limiting operations of Arkansas casinosSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-012Information and Resources for Employers and Employees Affected by the COVID-19 EmergencyArkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, Information and Resources for Employers and Employees Affected by the COVID-19 Emergency…Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing (Secretary Daryl Bassett; Director Ralph T. Hudson)ArkansasStateAug. 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AR-017Executive Order 21-14Executive Order to Declare a Statewide Public Health Emergency for the Purpose of Meeting and Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 on the…Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateJuly 29, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. AR-038Secretary of Health Directive (Order), Limitations on Gatherings 10 people / 6 feetDirective prohibiting gatherings of more than ten in any confined indoor or outdoor spaceSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateMar. 26, 20202020 Q2Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-001Executive Order 20-03Executive Order to Declare an Emergency, as Authorized by Ark. Code Ann. 12-75-114, and Order the Arkansas Department of Health to Take…Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateMar. 11, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AR-049ADH Directive for Reopening of Casinos during the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis (effective May 18, 2020)Casino reopening at 33 percent capacity with an approved planSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorMay 14, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-060ADH Face Coverings Directive (issued July 18, 2020, effective July 20, 2020)Statewide face-covering requirement on every person in ArkansasSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateJuly 18, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-047ADH Directive for Travelers from 'Hot Spot' and International Locations (effective May 14, 2020)Directive requiring fourteen-day quarantine of travelers arriving from designated hot-spot locationsSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateMay 14, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AR-066ADH Directive Regarding Indoor Venues, revision effective January 2, 2021 (until March 1, 2021 unless extended)Indoor venues over ten attendees require a plan approved by the Secretary of HealthSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateJan. 2, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-025ADH, 'COVID-19: Guidance for State Correctional Facilities and Local Detention Facilities' (Mar. 27, 2020)Guidance for prisons and county jails: visitation prohibited; screening of visitors, staff and volunteers; restriction of transfers between…Arkansas Department of HealthArkansas Department of Health (guidance to State correctional facilities and local detention facilities); State levelStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-014Executive Order 21-03Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19 (renewal to March 31, 2021…Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateFeb. 26, 20212021 Q1Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-022In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 187 (per curiam)Per curiam resuming hearings from May 18, 2020 by video, audio or in person under Department of Health gathering limitsSupreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtMay 8, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-028In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Resumption of Jury Trials, 2021 Ark. 72 (per curiam)Per curiam ending the jury-trial suspension effective May 1, 2021 and requiring courts to follow Department of Health face-covering and…Supreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtApr. 8, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-048ADH Business Limitations Directive (May 8, 2020, Phase 1 text)Directive continuing distancing protocols on all businesses, manufacturers and construction companies and the lodging and travel limitsSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateMay 8, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-0802021-2022 COVID-19 Guidance for Schools (revised July 27, 2021)Statewide guidance for the 2021-22 school year: masks cannot be mandated under Act 1002; quarantine of unvaccinated, unmasked close…Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, Arkansas Department of Education, with the Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateJuly 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AR-035ADH Directive of March 19, 2020Directive closing schools through April 17, closing restaurant and bar dine-in service, gyms and indoor entertainment venues, moving State…Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-036ADH Directive to Dentists to suspend non-emergent dental care (March 23, 2020)Directive limiting dental practice to emergency careSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. AR-050ADH Business Limitations Directive (May 8, 2020), Phase 2 revision effective June 15, 2020Directive imposing operating protocols on all businesses, manufacturers and construction companies; lifting the lodging-guest limits and the…Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateMay 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-059ADH Directive on Resuming Elective Procedures, Phase IV (effective May 25, 2020; testing timeframe revised July 6; pre-procedure testing rescinded effective Aug. 1, 2020)Elective procedures: history of the April 27 resumption and its testing conditions; symptomatic-patient testing, contact exclusion and…Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorAug. 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. AR-074ADH-DHS Guidance for Limiting the Transmission of COVID-19 for Long-Term Care Facilities (revised March 13, 2020), as posted on the ADH directives page through summer 2020 ('directive_long_term_care')Long-term-care visitation prohibition and screening directive (second copy of the March 13, 2020 text)Secretary of Health and Secretary of Human ServicesArkansasSector regulatorMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. AR-044ADH Guidance for Limiting the Transmission of COVID-19 for Hospitals (March 11, 2020)Voluntary, suggested screening criteria for hospital employees and visitors; review of visitation criteriaSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorMar. 11, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source read