Executive orders issued by Governor Ralph Northam are available in the Blue Book of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Masks will continue to be required in K-12 public schools, given low rates of vaccination among children. A D.C. Councilmember hopes to pass emergency legislation Tuesday that provides relief to restaurants who are facing increased delivery fees. temporary standard will expire within six months or when repealed by the Board, whichever occurs first. The resources library below contains the following documents: OEAP Blank Agency Template, State Agency Continuity Plan Template, Full text of EO 41, and FAQs for executive branch agencies and public institutions of higher education. Virginia issues new Executive Order regarding masks and facility April 21, 2023 New renderings of Metro's 8000-series train cars show the transit agency is switching up the trains' seating configuration, moving forward with the open gangway concept. endobj Frequently Asked Questions | Virginia.gov The order also allows local health departments to collaborate with federal health facilities to administer vaccines and expands telehealth access. Mv>XFLr Yk Executive Orders by Governor Terry McAuliffe, 2014-2018 Guidance -EO 72 and 79 Updates Effective May 15, Governor Northam amendedExecutive Order 72to align with CDC's Updated Guidelines for Fully Vaccinated People, which recommends that anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities without wearing a mask. Virginia, by 44-146.17 of the Code of Virginia, by any other applicable law, and in furtherance of Amended Executive Order 51 (2020), and by virtue of the authority vested in the State Health Commissioner pursuant to 32.1-13, 32.1-20, and 35.1-10 of the Code of Virginia, the following is ordered: COVID-19 LEGAL UPDATE: Virginia Governor Ralph Northam's Executive Maryland and Virginia have already fully lifted capacity restrictions on indoor and outdoor spaces, and mask mandates are now a thing of the past. 4 0 obj If you have any questions about the Governor's executive order, please contact Laura Givens at givens@vadental.org. PDF Summary of State-specific Government Response to Covid-19 in The Us PDF EO 11 Providing Flexibility to Hospitals, Health - Governor of Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin | Governor.Virginia.gov Understanding Governor Northam's Executive Order 67 72 imposing new requirements to combat the spread of COVID-19. The state of emergency in Virginia will remain in place at least through June 30 to provide flexibility for local government and support ongoing COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Amanda Michelle Gomez /WAMU/DCist The VDA will continue to engage with the administration to ensure that dentistry is recognized as an essential health care service and that dentists are able to continue caring for their patients. Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency 9, Permanent Standard for Infectious Disease Prevention. PDF VA Summary of Executive Orders 53, 55 and 56 - hklaw.com l+V+%Cmj) ,Os0 `a;j9F97FPx&qE(J? What does the end of emergency orders change? For both essential and non-essential businesses, the Order continues to incorporate the Phase 3 Guidelines for Business as a best practice and also authorizes the Virginia Department of Health, Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, State Health Commissioner, Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and DOLI to enforce the business requirements with a patchwork of criminal and civil authorities. Rendering by STUDIOS Architecture/Courtesy of The Washington Area Community Investment Fund <> Louisa Rich, a housing attorney with the Legal Aid Justice Center, said she's concerned these changes could lead to many Virginians being displaced. Having trouble with our website? On December 10, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and State Health Commissioner Norman Oliver issued Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency 9, a new 19-page Order imposing modified stay at home requirements, tightened business restrictions, and enhanced face covering requirements. Virginia Department of Labor and Industry August 20, 2021 ECONOMIC IMPACT . Executive Order # 65 and Order of Public Health Emergency Six: Phase PDF Number Sixteen (2022) Providing Flexibility to Hospitals, Health (D.C.'s public. 2020-30, 2020-61, and 2020-100 temporarily authorized and extended suspension of supervision and delegation requirements for Michigan APRNs by select facilities at which the professional is employed or contracted to work. Northam announced an August special session of the Virginia General Assembly to debate how to spend $4.3 billion in federal funds. 1 0 obj Executive Orders and Directives in effect that were issued by former Governors of Virginia can be viewed here. endobj Yarmosky, Northam's spokesperson, said in an email that renter protections for previous non-payment of rent due to COVID-19 will stay in place for 30 days after the emergency order ends; all Virginians will have a 14-day grace each month in paying their rent through July 1, 2022; and through the end of August, courts will be required to grant a 90-day continuance of eviction proceedings if tenants show their failure to pay rent was caused by the pandemic. Executive Orders by Governor Ralph Northam, 2018-2022 Executive orders in effect issued by former Governors are available through the Library of Virginia website. 2 0 obj wY@k-jln3Lj{=G^6\oOJy%/t[p]dK3 ,\HE1a]KXM/TE^neSkbj:T\ ,arf GX+jfaPcq2bA! *RIYHiRF?4)nw= /J(pT2+PPW!f#NNuXIM_DQ)724aK Governor Northam's Executive Order 79 Monday, May 17, 2021 NEW DATES FOR LIFTING OF RESTRICTIONS In accordance with new CDC guidelines, Governor Northam announced on May 14, 2021 that Virginia will move forward with the lifting of COVID-19 mitigation measures on May 28, 2021. 2 0 obj 3\w[lU C{mtk(^ RIIDe`JR(8e\*+u n$z5#|K hb```f``c`a`P\ @1V p=_0~n`hHhpb !$%U[6F5 =B=h*~ ,,Q XJ"r/7TQ>P5Vv0N Elvera Patrick with husband Joseph Patrick in the home. VIRGINIA - COVID-19 - Executive Order 53 - Issued 03/23/20; Executive Order 55 (Stay at Home Order) - Issued 03/30/2020; . endstream endobj startxref Emergency orders in Virginia and Maryland gave state governments broad powers to address the health crisis, including the ability to issue mask mandates, impose capacity limits, require quarantines or COVID-19 testing for travelers, offer incarcerated people early release from state correctional facilities, put in place protections to help prevent evictions, extend expiration dates on driver's licenses, and more. While COVID-19 emergency orders are ending in Virginia and Maryland, some laws will stay in effect. Join the Virginia Society of Plastic Surgeons. Governor Northam's Executive Order 79 | VASPS - Virginia Society of Further, this Order terminates Seventh Amended Number Seventy-Two (2021) and Order of Public Health Emergency Nine, shall be effective midnight on May 28, 2021, and shall remain in full force and effect until amended or rescinded by further executive order. 3 0 obj xZ[s8~wT Lu;ymllsN 8s~c>\}|k]=|lQGG6mBJc,bx#GWm-ljn3}a~d 4VLinK}G6Q\2 |$?M2i&GwCH9l)m{(_`K[^K\'cyKi36q-/`]GGP rmg#r* e FM.%3^ tm rf9W W8+Z)[V ;T6l\OmsWM7e-5 +{! Peter Afriyie/WAMU/DCist The face covering requirements do not apply to individuals under the age of 5. 47 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<25D5E09C28ADF2BA60E19ABF4AD223A0>]/Index[31 28]/Info 30 0 R/Length 89/Prev 169567/Root 32 0 R/Size 59/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream hide caption. Extends the validity of every driver, vehicle, special identification, and driver credential set to expire on or before July 31, 2020, for up to 90 days not to exceed August 31, 2020. Governor Ralph Northam today lifted Virginias universal indoor mask mandate to align withnew guidancefrom the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). During this time of transition, VRF would like to encourage all businesses to pro-actively communicate with both employees and the public via social media, signage, and other forms of communication regarding what their specific policy is on masks and whether they are required to enter their business. If you have any questions on these requirements or other questions with respect to your workforce related to COVID-19,please contact Betty S. W. Graumlich at bgraumlich@reedsmith.com, Mark Passero at mpassero@reedsmith.com, or Noah Oberlander at noberlander@reedsmith.com. Can a business, hospital, or other private facility open to the public require me to wear a mask or other face covering? % ED-10 1-4 Exemptions Certain persons are exempt from the Order: (a) health care or medial endstream endobj 32 0 obj <> endobj 33 0 obj <> endobj 34 0 obj <>stream 58 0 obj <>stream Virginia Vaccine Coordinator Dr. Danny Avula told WJLA that the end of the public health emergency won't dim the commonwealth's public health response. The Order states that to the extent any conflicts exist with the current DOLI regulations, the Order governs. April 17, 2023 Forty to 100 people age out of foster care each year in DC. Maintained By: Communications. Although Ralph Northam's Executive Order 79 went into effect, which relaxes most restrictions that had been in place due to COVID-19. hide caption. endobj "We have not received clarification from FEMA on this point and there is still the possibility that they will provide reimbursements through September (which is when we are expecting FEMA to declare an end to the emergency at the federal level)," said McKay in the email. (currently Executive Order 79.4 For instance, . The updates to Virginias mask policy are reflected in amendments to Executive Order Seventy-Two and will become effective at midnight tonight along withpreviously announced changesto mitigation measures.The CDC guidelines state that fully vaccinated individuals do not have to wear masks in most indoor settings, except on public transit, in health care facilities, and in congregate settings. HOME; PREPARE; AGENCY FUNCTIONS; NEWS; DONATE; CONTACT; Emergency Support Team (VEST) Status Green, Steady State. Tyrone Turner/WAMU/DCist This new Order replaces Governor Northam's previous Covid-19 Order, Executive Order No. kxRn5h |GHr?JM_`. "Really what it means for the [vaccination] effort is that a lot of the federal money that we've been using to do our mass vaccination centers and our mobile vendors will go away, but there are hundreds of millions of dollars that will continue to support COVID recovery," Avula said. <>>>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792]/Contents 5 0 R /Parent 214 0 R /Type/Page/CropBox[ 0 0 612 792]/Rotate 0/Tabs/S>> " The Order also imposes a 10-person limit on public and private in-person gatherings (excluding persons living in same residence), but the Order explicitly carves out from the definition of a gathering both employment and presence in retail businesses. An Executive Order is a law executed by the the Governor of Virginia. Equal Opportunity [replaces EO1 issued by Governor McAuliffe in 2014], Supporting the Critical Role of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality in Protection of Virginia's Air, Water, and Public Health, Parental Leave for Commonwealth Employees, Establishment of the Governor's Conservation Cabinet: A United Effort to Protect and Conserve Virginia's Natural Resources, Increasing Virginia's Resilience to Sea Level Rise and Natural Hazards, Establishing the Governor's Affordable Housing Priorities to Address Virginia's Unmet Housing Needs, Advancing Equity for Small-, Women-, Minority-, and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses in State Contracting, Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities of State Agencies and Public Institutions of Higher Education, Expanding Access to Clean Energy and Growing the Clean Energy Jobs of the Future, Floodplain Management Requirements and Planning Standards for State Agencies, Institutions, and Property, Expanding Opportunities for Virginians with Disabilities [replaces EO46 issued by Governor McAuliffe in 2015], SECOND AMENDED: Licensing of Health Care Professionals in Response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), AMENDED: Access to Medicaid-Covered Health Care Services in Response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), AMENDED: Further Clarification of Certain Immunity from Liability for Healthcare Providers in Response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), Establishment of Juneteenth as a State Holiday, Executive orders in effect issued by former Governors are available through theLibrary of Virginia website, Personnel Directive Prohibiting the Receipt of Certain Gifts; Establishment of Executive Branch Ethics Commission, Advancing Equity for Small, Women, and Minority Owned Businesses [replaces EO33 issued by Governor Kaine in 2006], Establishing the New Virginia Economy Workforce Initiative, Establishing the New Virginia Economy Strategic Plan and Steering Committee, Facilitating Employee Workplace Giving and Volunteerism, Marriage Equality in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Conserving Energy and Reducing Consumption in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Implementation of "Ban the Box" Hiring Policies in the Commonwealth, Establishing the Virginia Environmental Literacy Challenge, Governor's Council on Youth Entrepreneurship, Expanding Registered Apprenticeships in Virginia, Equal Opportunity and Access for All Virginians in State Contracting and Public Services, Advancing Virginias Preservation Stewardship, Executive Order on Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly (the 2017 Appropriation Act), Establishing the Task Force on Public Safety Preparedness and Response to Civil Unrest, Establishing the Chief Job Creation Officer and the Governors Economic Development and Job Creation Commission, State Employee Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hotline, Establishing the Domestic Violence Prevention and Response Advisory Board, Continuing the Statewide Agencies Radio System (Stars), Promulgation of the 2012 Commonwealth of Virginia Emergency Operations Plan, Supporting Virginians with Disabilities in the Commonwealth's Workforce Importance of Employment for Virginians with Disabilities, Ensuring Access to Prescription Drugs for Medicare Beneficiaries, Cabinet Responsibility for the Departments of Minority Business Enterprise, Banning Smoking in State Offices and Vehicles, Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Health Care, Protecting the Security of Sensitive Individual Information in Executive Branch Operations, Establishing Preparedness Initiatives in State Government, Reporting Critical Safety Data to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, Promulgation of the Commonwealth of Virginia Emergency Operations Plan, Directing the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services of the Department of General Services to Accept and Store Physical Evidence Recovery Kits Received from Health Care Providers, Establishing the Virginia Health Information Technology Advisory Commission, Establishing the Governors Advisory Commission on Higher Education Board Appointments, One Virginia, One Future: Establishing the Governors Economic Development Strategic Planning Council, Rescinding and Reissuing Certain Executive Orders, Supporting State Employees Who Are Called to Active Duty, Creation of the Office of the Inspector General and Working Group on Budget Reform, Virginias Secure Commonwealth Initiative, Managing the Commonwealths Real Estate Holdings, Purchase, Assignment and Use of State-Owned Vehicles, Adoption of the National Incident Management System and Use of the National Preparedness Goal for Preventing, Responding to and Recovering from Crisis Events in the Commonwealth, 2023 By the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, Executive Actions page of the Governor's website, Blue Book of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Individuals, whether they are vaccinated or not, are still required to wear a mask when using public transit, in health care facilities, and in close congregate settings. Virginia Governors' Records, 1776-1998 (Libr. Some emergency order items include a grace period, ending 45 days after the lifting of the public health emergency. stream People who are not fully vaccinated should continue to wear a mask and remain physically distanced in most settings. The design also shows off motifs of Washington D.C. architecture. Maryland lawmakers passed legislation allowing restaurants to continue to offer alcoholic beverages for take-out and delivery through 2023, and so did their counterparts in Virginia. The Governor usually issues an Executive Order to accomplish a specific purpose.