Introduction
Read public health and executive orders signed by the Governor and Ohio Department of Health Director in response to COVID-19.
Ohio Department of Health
April 2021
04/09/21 - Director’s Amended Order for Social Distancing, Facial Coverings and Non-Congregating
04/05/21 - Director's Order for Social Distancing, Facial Coverings, and Non-Congregating
04/05/21 - Director's Order Rescinding Various Orders
March 2021
03/23/21 - Director’s Amended Order to Permit Access to Ohio’s Nursing Homes, with Exceptions
03/23/21 - Director’s Amended Order to Permit Access to Ohio’s Residential Care Facilities, with Exceptions
03/23/21 - Director’s Amended Order for the Testing of the Residents and Staff of all Nursing Homes
03/18/21 - Second Amended Director’s Order on Adult Day Support Services and Vocational Habilitation Services
03/15/21 - (Rescinded) Addendum to Director’s Second Amended Order that Provides Mandatory Requirements for Youth, Collegiate, Amateur, Club and Professional Sports and Extracurricular Activities
03/11/21 - (Rescinded) Director’s Order that Reopens Fairs and Animal Exhibitions, with Exceptions
03/02/21 - (Rescinded) Addenda to Director’s Second Amended Order that Provides Mandatory Requirements for Youth, Collegiate, Amateur, Club and Professional Sports signed 9/25/2020 and Director’s Order that Provides Mandatory Requirements for Entertainment Venues signed 8/25/2020
03/02/21 - (Rescinded) First Amended Revised Order to Limit and/or Prohibit Mass Gatherings in the State of Ohio, with Exceptions
February 2021
02/12/21 - Director's journal entry in re COVID 19 Volunteer Vaccine Providers
02/11/21 - (Rescinded) Addendum to Director’s Third Amended Order that Reopens Restaurants, Bars, Banquet and Catering Facilities and Services to Dine-in Service, with Exceptions
January 2021
01/29/21 - Director’s Amended Order on Adult Day Support Services and Vocational Habilitation Services
December 2020
12/30/20 - Director’s Third Amended Order for Non-Congregate Sheltering to be utilized throughout Ohio
November 2020
11/19/20 - Director’s Stay At Home Tonight Order
11/16/20 - Revised Order to Limit and/or Prohibit Mass Gatherings in the State of Ohio, with Exceptions
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October 2020
10/16/20 - Amended Director’s Order on the Opening of Adult Day Care Services and Senior Centers
10/09/20 - (Rescinded) Amended Director's Order that Reopens Hair Salons, Day Spas, Nail Salons, Barber Shops, Tattoo Parlors, Body Piercing Locations and Tanning Facilities, with Exceptions
September 2020
09/25/20 - (Rescinded) Director's Second Amended Order that Provides Mandatory Requiremenets for Youth, Collegiate, Amatuer, Club and Professional Sports
09/23/20 - (Rescinded) Director’s Third Amended Order that Reopens Restaurants, Bars, Banquet and Catering Facilities and Services to Dine-in Service, with Exceptions
August 2020
08/31/20 - Director’s Second Amended Order for Non-Congregate Sheltering to be utilized throughout Ohio
08/31/20 - Director’s Order on the Opening of Adult Day Care Services and Senior Centers
08/25/20 - (Rescinded) Director’s Order that Provides Mandatory Requirements for Entertainment Venues
08/21/20 - Director’s Order for the Testing of the Residents and Staff of all Residential Care Facilities
08/13/20 - Director’s Order Requiring the Use of Facial Coverings in Child Education Settings
July 2020
07/23/20 - (Rescinded) Director’s Order for Facial Coverings throughout the State of Ohio
07/17/20 - Addendum to Director’s Order for Facial Coverings in Counties in Level 3 Public Health Advisory
07/10/20 - Addendum to Director’s Order for Facial Coverings in Counties in Level 3 Public Health Advisory
07/07/20 - (Rescinded) Director’s Second Order to Extend the Expiration Date of Various Orders
07/07/20 - (Rescinded) Director’s Order Updating and Revising Requirements and Guidance for Youth Day Camps and Residential Camps, with Exceptions
June 2020
06/30/20 - Director’s Order to Extend the Expiration Date of Various Orders
06/30/20 - Director’s Order that Provides Guidance for Contact Sport Practices and Non-Contact Sport Competitions, with Exceptions
06/16/20 - Director’s Order that Reopens County Fairs and Animal Exhibitions, with Exceptions
06/04/20 - Director’s Order that Reopens Youth Day Camps and Residential Camps, with Exceptions
06/02/20 - (Rescinded) Director’s Order that Amends the Requirements for Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures
May 2020
05/29/20 - Director’s Order that Reopens Facilities Providing Child Care Services, with Exceptions
05/29/20 - (Rescinded) Director’s Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing
05/28/20 - Testing of the Residents and Staff of all Nursing Homes
05/22/20 - Third Amended Order the Closure of All K-12 Schools in the State of Ohio
05/22/20 - (Rescinded) Order that Reopens Gyms, Dance Instruction Studios, and Other Personal Fitness Venues, with Exceptions
05/20/20 - Director’s Order that Rescinds and Modifies Portions of the Stay Safe Ohio Order
05/20/20 - (Rescinded) Director’s Order that Reopens Campgrounds, with Exceptions
05/20/20 - Urgent Health Advisory - Ohioans Protecting Ohioans
05/14/20 Director's Order that Reopens Personal Services
05/14/20 Director’s Dine Safe Ohio Order
April 2020
- 04/29/20 Second Amended Order the Closure of All K-12 Schools in the State of Ohio
- 04/20/20 Rescinding Director’s Order for Performing COVID-19 Testing
- 04/15/20 Director’s Order to Facilities to Notify Residents, Guardians and Sponsor of Positive or Probable Cases of COVID-19
- 04/14/20 Director's Order to Release Information to Ohio's First Responders
- 04/13/20 Order that the Sale of Spirituous Liquor be Restricted in Certain Instances in Certain Counties.
- 04/02/20 Director's Stay At Home Order Amended
- 04/01/20 Order for Performing COVID-19 Testing
March 2020
- 03/31/20 (Rescinded) Order to require an inventory of all ventilators in Ohio
- 03/31/20 Order for non-congregate sheltering to be utilized throughout Ohio
- 03/30/20 Amended Order the Closure of All K-12 School in the State of Ohio
- 03/26/20 Amended Order to Close Older Adult Day Care Services and Senior Centers
- 03/25/20 Order to Close Facilities Providing Child Care Services
- 03/22/20 Order to Stay at Home
- 03/21/20 Order to Certain Entertainment Venues
- 03/21/20 Order to Prohibit Adult Day Support or Vocational Habilitation Services in a Congregate Setting
- 03/21/20 Order to Close Facilities Providing Older Adult Day Care Services and Senior Centers
- 03/20/20 Order to Cease Business Operation at Hair Salons, Day Spas, Nail Salons, (More)
- 03/17/20 Order non-essential surgery
- 03/17/20 Order to Close Polling locations
- 03/17/20 Order to Limit and/or Prohibit Mass Gatherings in the State of Ohio (Amended)
- 03/17/20 ODH Director's Order Closure of the Polling Locations
- 03/16/20 Director's Journal Entry on Updated COVID-19 Reporting Requirements
- 03/15/20 Health Director Order Limit Food, Alcohol Sales to Carry Out Delivery Only
- 03/15/20 Health Director Order Limit Access Jails and Detention Facilities
- 03/14/20 Order the Closure of All K-12 School in the State of Ohio
- 03/14/20 Health Screening for Admission to State Operated Psychiatric Hospitals or to DYS Facilities
- 03/14/20 Order to Limit and/or Prohibit Mass Gatherings in the State of Ohio
Governor DeWine
August 2020
08/25/20 Executive Order 2020-35D The Rescission of Executive Orders 2020-21D and 2020-31D, Creation of the Temporary Pandemic School-Age Child Care Center License, Emergency Amendment of Rules 5101:2-16-09 and 5101:2-16-10 and Emergency Adoption of Rules 5101:2-12-02.2, 5101:2-12-02.3, 5101:2-13-02.2, 5101:2-14-02.2 and 5101:2-18-03.1 of the Ohio Administrative Code by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
08/10/20 Executive Order 2020-34D The Rescission of Executive Order 2020-22D and Emergency Adoption of Rules 3301-32-06.1 and 3301-37-03.1 of the Ohio Administrative Code by the State Board of Education and the Ohio Department of Education.
08/08/20 Executive Order 2020-31D The Partial Recission of Executive Order 2020-21D and Emergency Adoption of Rules 5101:2-12-02.2, 5101:2-13-02.2, 5101:2-14-02.2, and 5101:2-18-03.1 of the Ohio Administartive Code by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
08/08/20 Executive-Order-2020-32D The Emergency Amendment of Rule 122:5-2-03 of the Ohio Administrative Code by the Ohio Development Services Agency
08/08/20 Executive Order 2020-33D The Emergency Amendement of Rules 5122-21-03, 5122-30-27, 5122-40-07, 5122-40-09, and 5122-40-12 of the Ohio Administrative Code by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
July 2020
07/31/20 Executive Order 2020-30D The Rescission of Executive Order 2020-10D and Emergency Adoption of Rule 4301:1-1-80 of the Ohio Administrative Code by the Liquor Control Commission
07/16/20 Executive Order 2020-29D The Emergency Adoption of Rule 5160-1-18 of the Ohio Administrative Code by the Ohio Department of Medicaid and the Emergency Amendment of Rule 5122-29-31 of the Ohio Administrative Code by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
07/09/20 Executive Order 2020-28D Directing Expenditure of Fiscal Year 2021 TANF Funds by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
07/09/20 Executive Order 2020-27 Directing Expenditure of Fiscal Year 2021 TANF Funds by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
07/02/20 Executive Order 2020-26D Authorizing One-Hundred (100) Percent Federal Funding for SharedWork Ohio Benefits
May 2020
06/18/20 Executive Order 2020-24D Unemployment Insurance During COVID-19 Pandemic
06/11/20 Executive Order 2020-23D The Emergency Adoption, Amendment and Rescission of Ohio Administrative Code Rules by the Ohio Department of Medicaid, Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, Ohio Department of Aging, and Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
05/07/20 Executive Order 2020-19D Implementing Additional Spending Controls to Balance the State Budget
05/07/20 Executive Order 2020-18D The Emergency Amendment of Rule 123:1-46-05 of the Ohio Administrative Code by the Ohio Department of Administrative Services
April 2020
04/10/20 - Executive Order 2020 13D Directing Expenditure of Fiscal Year 2020 TANF Funds
by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
04/10/20 Executive Order 2020 12D Emergency Amendment of Rules
04/07/20 Executive Order 2020-10D Liquor Control Commission
04/01/20 Executive Order 2020-08D Commercial Evictions and Foreclosures
March 2020
03/31/20 Public Water Systems Under ORC Chapter 6109 (Ohio EPA)
03/19/20 Executive Order 2020-05D Telehealth
03/17/20 Executive Order 2020-04D Temporary Pandemic Child Care
03/17/20 Executive Order 2020-03D Unemployment
03/14/20 Executive Order 2020-02D Emergency Amendment Rule
03/14/20 Executive Order 2020-01D Declaring a State of Emergency
