NEW EMERGENCY COVID-19 RULES FROM ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Effective August 7, several new emergency rules have gone into effect related to the COVID-19 pandemic. These rules were adopted by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) in response to Governor Pritzker’s Gubernatorial Proclamations and Executive Orders. They will remain in place for a maximum of 150 days.
General Provisions
At its core, these new rules were adopted in order to clarify the IDPH’s role in investigating and suppressing the pandemic. Businesses across the state have been somewhat confused as to what authority IDPH ...