DEM Order 20-002 •
STATE OF FLORIDA
DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
IN RE: SUSPENSION OF STATUTES, DEM ORDER NO. 20-002
RULES, AND ORDERS, PURSUANT
TO EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER
20-52, MADE NECESSARY BY THE
COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH
EMERGENCY
EMERGENCY ORDER
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of Florida issued Executive Order No. 20-
52 in response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency which poses a severe threat to
the entire State of Florida and requires that timely precautions are taken to protect the
communities, critical infrastructure, and general welfare of this State; and,
WHEREAS, the Governor has designated the Director of the Division of
Emergency Management as the State Coordinating Officer for the duration of this
emergency and has delegated to the State Coordinating Officer the authority to exercise
those powers delineated in sections 252.36(5)-(10), Florida Statutes; and,
NOW THEREFORE, I hereby find that the Division of Emergency Management's
timely performance of disaster response functions related to COVID-19 Public Health
Emergency is hindered by the application of procedures imposed by statute, rule, and/or
order.
Therefore, pursuant to Section 2 of Executive Order No. 20-52, I hereby issue the
following authorization(s):
I. Suspend sections 393.13(4), 400.022(1)(b), 429.28(1)(d), 429.85(1)(d)
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Florida Statutes, for the particular purpose of prohibiting certain individuals from visiting
facilities. For purposes of this order, a facility includes nursing homes, assisted living
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facilities, adult family-care homes, long-term care facilities, and adult group homes. The
order applies as follows:
a. Any person infected with COVID-19 who has not had two
consecutive negative test results separated by 24 hours is prohibited from
visiting a facility; or
b. Any person showing or presenting signs or symptoms of a
respiratory infection, including cough, fever, shortness of breath or sore
throat is prohibited from visiting a facility; or
c. Any person who has or may have been in close contact with a
person(s)infected with COVID-19 who has not tested negative for COVID-
19 is prohibited from visiting a facility until 14 days after their interaction
with the person(s)who is infected with COVID-19; or
d. Any person who traveled internationally is prohibited from visiting
a facility until 14 days after their return to the United States; or
e. Any person who traveled on a cruise ship is prohibited from visiting
a facility until 14 days after their return to the United States; or
£ Any person who has been in a community with confirmed
community spread of COVID-19, as identified by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention or a state public health agency, is prohibited from
visiting a facility within 14 days of their presence in the community with
community spread; or •
g. Any person who resides in a community with confirmed community
spread of COVID-1 9, as identified by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention or a state public health agency, is prohibited from visiting a
facility.
Because section 252.36(5)(a), Florida Statutes, allows the Governor to suspend the
provisions of"any regulatory statute prescribing the procedures for [the] conduct of state
business", and because Executive Order No. 20-52 designates the Director of the Division
of Emergency Management as the State Coordinating Officer for this emergency, the
requirements of sections 252.46 and 120.54(4),Florida Statutes,do not apply to this Order.
The effective dates of this Order shall correspond with the effective dates of
Executive Order No. 20-52.
By Order of'the State Coordinating Officer executed ,nis 11 th day of March, 2020,
in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. (
�Jared M . o 'itz
State C or.. ating Officer
Flori D. ision of Emergency Management
255 5 S mard Oak Blvd.
Tal ssee, Florida 32399
Filed on this date, with
the designated Division Clerk,
receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged.
ivi e
on Clerk
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