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Ex. WV-082Monongalia County Health Department Ordinance (Health Officer's order)Businesses serving the public with three new COVID-19 cases required to close for deep cleaning; second occurrence adds 14-day quarantine…Monongalia County Health Department (Dr. Lee B. Smith, Executive Director and County Health Officer)Monongalia CountyCountyJuly 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-029Monongalia County Health Department Ordinance (Health Officer's order) of July 14, 2020 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-082; not re-saved)Businesses serving the public closed for deep cleaning on three cases, and for fourteen days' quarantine on a further three; inspections on…Monongalia County Health Department (Dr. Lee B. Smith, Executive Director and County Health Officer)Monongalia CountyCountyJuly 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. WV-081Enrolled Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 12 (2021 Reg. Sess., ch. 213)Relating to local health departments: local board of health rules subject to approval by the appointing county commission or municipality…West Virginia Legislature (2021 Regular Session), approved by Governor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateMar. 16, 20212021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-004W. Va. Code § 16-2-13Local health officer; powers and dutiesWest Virginia Legislature (codified statute)West VirginiaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-003W. Va. Code § 16-2-11Local board of health; powers and dutiesWest Virginia Legislature (codified statute)West VirginiaStateMar. 4, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-005W. Va. Code § 16-2-15Obstructing local health officers and others in the enforcement of public health laws; other violations; penaltiesWest Virginia Legislature (codified statute)West VirginiaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-001W. Va. Code § 16-3-1State Director of Health authority to quarantine and to enforce regulations; State Board of Health authority to issue regulations to control…West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)West VirginiaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-01564 C.S.R. 7, Reportable Diseases, Events and Conditions (legislative rule)Reportable Diseases, Events and Conditions: reporting duties; outbreak reporting; control measures; isolation, quarantine and placarding…West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health (legislative rule authorized by the Legislature)West VirginiaStateJuly 12, 20132020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. WV-024Executive Order 30-20Termination of the elective-procedure prohibition for all facilities except OHFLAC-regulated hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers…Governor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateApr. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. WV-083Emergency Ordinance No. 2020-5An Emergency Ordinance continuing the State of Emergency and authorizing public health measures to prevent harm to the public during the…Morgantown City CouncilCity of MorgantownCitySept. 1, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-030Emergency Ordinance No. 2020-5, Art. II §§ 1-4 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-083; not re-saved)City Manager authorized to limit gatherings and restrict bars consistent with the Governor's and the County Health Officer's orders…Morgantown City CouncilCity of MorgantownCitySept. 1, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Standing dutyGathering capAlcohol and barsStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. WV-062Executive Order 10-21All schools may open for in-person instruction regardless of county color, coordinating with local health departments; EO 1-21 and 7-21…Governor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateMar. 24, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. WV-017Executive Order 20-20Hotspot order for Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties: five-person gathering limit; mandatory remote work for essential employers; local…Governor Jim JusticeWest Virginia (Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties)StateApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-006W. Va. Code § 16-1-6Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health; powers and dutiesWest Virginia Legislature (codified statute)West VirginiaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-01664 C.S.R. 17, Food Establishments (legislative rule, version effective July 1, 2019)Food Establishments: incorporation by reference of the 2013 FDA Food Code; permits; hold orders; employee restriction or exclusion orders…West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health (legislative rule)West VirginiaStateApr. 4, 20192020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-002W. Va. Code § 16-3-2Powers of county and municipal boards of health to establish quarantine; penalty for violationWest Virginia Legislature (codified statute)West VirginiaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-022Executive Order 20-20 (hotspot order), paras. 2 and 3 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-017; parallel Exs. WV-018, WV-019, WV-021; not re-saved)Telework mandate on every essential employer, public and private; local health departments directed to set and enforce per-square-foot…Governor Jim JusticeWest Virginia (Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties; parallel orders for Harrison, Kanawha, Monongalia, Marion, Cabell, Ohio, Wayne, Wood and Jackson Counties)StateApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyTelework mandateGathering capWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WV-063Executive Order 12-21Formal termination of EO 9-20 and sixty-odd companion orders effective April 20, 2021; enumeration of orders remaining in effect…Governor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateApr. 19, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersEvents and venuesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-013Enrolled Com. Sub. for S.B. 277 (2021 Reg. Sess.), ch. 1, Acts 2021, adding W. Va. Code §§ 55-19-1 to 55-19-9, the COVID-19 Jobs Protection ActCOVID-19 Jobs Protection Act: findings; definitions; no claim for loss arising from COVID-19; products; workers' compensation exclusivity…West Virginia Legislature (Enrolled Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 277), approved by Governor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateMar. 19, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. WV-015Executive Order 17-20Suspension of health regulatory statutes (CRNA administration of anesthesia; APRN prescriptive authority; 90-day in-person examination for…Governor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateMar. 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. WV-022Executive Order 27-20Testing of all nursing home residents and staff by DHHR and the National GuardGovernor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateApr. 17, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-03129 U.S.C. § 654(a) (general duty clause) (cross-reference to Ex. DUT-AL-009; not re-saved)Each employer shall furnish a place of employment free from recognized hazards causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm…Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5)United States (applicable to West Virginia private-sector employers; West Virginia has no approved State OSHA plan for private employers)FederalDec. 29, 19702020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. WV-014Executive Order 16-20Prohibition of all elective medical procedures in hospitals, offices and clinicsGovernor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateMar. 31, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-011W. Va. Code § 21-3-1Employers to safeguard life, etc., of employees; reports and investigations of accidents; orders of commissionerWest Virginia Legislature (codified statute)West VirginiaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-014W. Va. Code ch. 55, art. 19 (COVID-19 Jobs Protection Act), codified textCOVID-19 Jobs Protection Act as codified: §§ 55-19-1 to 55-19-9West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)West VirginiaStateMar. 19, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read

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