Public Health Orders

Read public health and executive orders signed by the governor and health director in response to COVID-19.

Governor DeWine​

May

06/18/20 Executive Order 2020-24D Unemployment Insurance During COVID-19 Pandemic

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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. 

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05/07/20 Executive Order 2020-19D Implementing Additional Spending Controls to Balance the State Budget

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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

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April

04/30/20 - Director’s Order that Reopens Businesses, with Exceptions, and Continues a Stay healthy and Safe at Home Order

04/10/20 - Executive Order 2020 13D Directing Expenditure of Fiscal Year 2020 TANF Funds
by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services

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04/10/20 Executive Order 2020 12D Emergency Amendment of Rules

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04/07/20 Executive Order 2020-10D Liquor Control Commission

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• Liquor Control Commission - Emergency Rule

04/01/20 Executive Order 2020-08D Commercial Evictions and Foreclosures

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March

03/31/20 Public Water Systems Under ORC Chapter 6109 (Ohio EPA)

03/19/20 Executive Order 2020-05D Telehealth

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03/17/20 Executive Order 2020-04D Temporary Pandemic Child Care

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03/17/20 Executive Order 2020-03D Unemployment

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03/14/20 Executive Order 2020-02D​ Emergency Amendment Rule

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03/14/20 Executive Order 2020-01D​ Declaring a State of Emergency

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Ohio Department of Health

June

06/30/20 - Director’s Order to Extend the Expiration Date of Various Orders

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06/30/20 - Director’s Order that Provides Guidance for Contact Sport Practices and Non-Contact Sport Competitions, with Exceptions

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06/16/20 - Director’s Order that Reopens County Fairs and Animal Exhibitions, with Exceptions

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06/08/20 - Director’s Amended Order that Reopens Restaurants, Bars, Banquet and Catering Facilities and Services to Dine-in Service, with Exceptions.  

06/05/20 - Third Amended Director’s Order to Limit Access to Ohio’s Nursing Homes and Similar Facilities, with Exceptions

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06/04/20 - Director’s Order that Reopens Youth Day Camps and Residential Camps, with Exceptions

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06/02/20 - Director’s Order that Amends the Requirements for Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures

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May

05/29/20 - Director’s Order that Reopens Facilities Providing Child Care Services, with Exceptions

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05/29/20 - Director’s Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing

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05/29/20 - Director’s Order that Rescinds the Director’s Order that the Sale of Spirituous Liquor be Restricted in Certain Instances in Certain Counties

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05/28/20 - Testing of the Residents and Staff of all Nursing Homes

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05/22/20 - Third Amended Order the Closure of All K-12 Schools in the State of Ohio

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05/22/20 - Guidance for Baseball, Softball, Batting Cages, Golf Courses, Miniature Golf, Local and Public Pools and Aquatic Centers, Tennis Facilities, Skills Training for All Sports, and General Non-Contact Sports including Bowling Alleys, with Exceptions

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05/22/20 - Order that Reopens Gyms, Dance Instruction Studios, and Other Personal Fitness Venues, with Exceptions

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05/20/20 - Director’s Order that Rescinds and Modifies Portions of the Stay Safe Ohio Order

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05/20/20 - Director’s Order that Reopens Campgrounds, with Exceptions

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05/20/20 - Urgent Health Advisory - Ohioans Protecting Ohioans

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05/14/20 Director's Order that Reopens Personal Services

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05/14/20 Director’s Dine Safe Ohio Order

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05/14/20 Director’s Order to Laboratories in Ohio to Report Results of COVID19 TestsDirector’s Order to Laboratories in Ohio to Report Results of COVID19 Tests

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05/01/20 Director’s Order that Reopens Businesses, with Exceptions, and Continues a Stay healthy and Safe at Home Order

April

• 04/29/20 Second Amended Order the Closure of All K-12 Schools in the State of Ohio
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• 04/20/20 Rescinding Director’s Order for Performing COVID-19 Testing
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• 04/15/20 Director’s Order to Facilities to Notify Residents, Guardians and Sponsor of Positive or Probable Cases of COVID-19
  • (Versión en español)
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• 04/14/20 Director's Order to Release Information to Ohio's First Responders
  • COVID-19 Release of Protected Health Information to Ohio’s First Responders
     
• 04/13/20 Order that the Sale of Spirituous Liquor be Restricted in Certain Instances in Certain Counties.
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• 04/02/20 Director's Stay At Home Order Amended 
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• 04/01/20 Order for Performing COVID-19 Testing

March

• 03/31/20 Order to require an inventory of all ventilators in Ohio
   
• 03/31/20 Order for non-congregate sheltering to be utilized throughout Ohio
  • (中文版本 Chinese)
  • (Waxaa Lagu Tarjumay Afsoomaali)
     
• 03/30/20 Amended Order the Closure of All K-12 School in the State of Ohio
  • (中文版本 Chinese)
  • (Waxaa Lagu Tarjumay Afsoomaali)
     
• 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 
  • (中文版本)
  • (Waxaa Lagu Tarjumay Afsoomaali)
  • (Versión en español)
     
• 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)
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• 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
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Joint Director's Order​s

• 03/17/20 Order to Limit Access to Ohio's Nursing Homes and Similar Facilities (Amended) 
   
• 03/14/20 Order to Limit Access to Ohio's Nursing Homes and Similar Facilities​