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Emergency Orders
10/07/24 - The State Health Officer has issued an emergency order to assist facilities in preparing for and responding to Hurricane Milton.
09/25/24 - The State Health Officer has issued an emergency order to assist facilities in preparing for and responding to Hurricane Helene.
COVID-19
This page contains emergency rules and other emergency actions taken by state agencies as they participated in Alabama’s response to COVID-19. For more information, please contact the agency directly.
See also Agency Emergency Rules from the State of Alabama Legislative Services Agency.
Get updates and resources on COVID-19 from ADPH at Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Alabama Department of Public Health
Governor Kay Ivey
Alabama Alcohol Beverage Control Board
Alabama Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Alabama Board of Court Reporting
Alabama Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Alabama Board of Massage Therapy
Alabama Board of Medical Examiners
Alabama Board of Nursing
Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles
Alabama Credit Union Administration
Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Alabama Department of Corrections
Alabama Department of Human Resources
Alabama Department of Labor
Alabama Department of Revenue
Alabama Department of Transportation
Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs
Alabama Department of Youth Services
Alabama Ethics Commission
Alabama Historical Commission
Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board
Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors
Alabama Medicaid Agency
Alabama Office of the Attorney General
Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission
Alabama Real Estate Appraisers Board
Alabama Real Estate Commission
Alabama Secretary of State
Alabama Securities Commission
Alabama Security Regulatory Board
Alabama State Board of Midwifery
Alabama State Board of Pharmacy
Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy
Alabama State Board of Respiratory Therapy
Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners
Alabama State Personnel Department
Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama
Jefferson County Health Department
Madison County Health Department
Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama
Mobile County Health Department
Alabama Department of Public Health
- May 3, 2021---Emergency Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Safer Apart) | Spanish Version
- April 7, 2021---Emergency Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection By COVID-19 (Safer Apart) Order | Spanish Version
- March 22, 2021---Emergency Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection By COVID-19 (Safer at Home) Order | Spanish Version
- March 4, 2021---Emergency Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection By COVID-19 (Safer at Home) Order | Spanish Version
- January 21, 2021---Emergency Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection By COVID-19 (Safer at Home) Order | Spanish Version
- December 9, 2020---Emergency Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection By COVID-19 (Safer at Home) Order | Spanish Version
- November 5, 2020---Emergency Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection By COVID-19 (Safer at Home) Order | Spanish Version
- Guidelines for Close Contact Personal Service Businesses (Spanish Version) - September 30, 2020---Emergency Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection By COVID-19 (Safer at Home) Order | Spanish Version
- Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Hospital Visitation (Spanish version) - August 27, 2020---Emergency Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection By COVID-19 (Safer at Home) Order | Spanish Version
- July 29, 2020---Emergency Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection By COVID-19 (Safer at Home) Order | Spanish Version
- Mask Requirement Frequently Asked Questions (Spanish Version) - July 15, 2020---Emergency Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection By COVID-19 (Safer at Home) Order | Spanish version
- Mask Requirement Frequently Asked Questions (Spanish version) - June 30, 2020---Emergency Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection By COVID-19 (Safer at Home) Order | Spanish version
- May 21, 2020---Emergency Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection By COVID-19 (Safer at Home) Order | Spanish version
- Guidelines for Entertainment Venues and Tourist Attractions (Spanish version)
- Guidelines for Day and Overnight Youth Summer Camps (Spanish version)
- Guidelines for Child Day Care Facilities (Spanish version)
- Guidelines for Adult and Youth Athletic Activities (Spanish version)
- Checklist and Guidelines for School-Sponsored Activities (Alabama State Department of Education) - May 8, 2020---Emergency Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection By COVID-19 (Safer at Home) Order | Spanish Version
- Guidelines for Safeguarding All Businesses (Spanish version)
- Guidelines for Athletic Facilities (Spanish version)
- Guidelines for Close Contact Personal Service Businesses (Spanish version)
- Guidelines for Restaurants and Bars (Spanish version)
- Guidelines for Places of Worship (Spanish version) - April 28, 2020---Emergency Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection By COVID-19 (Safer at Home) Order | Spanish Version
- Safer at Home - What's New? What is Staying the Same?;
- Safer at Home Frequently Asked Questions About Beaches - April 16, 2020---Emergency Order: Non-Congregate Sheltering | Spanish Version
- April 3, 2020---Emergency Order: Stay At Home Order | Spanish Version
- Memo referenced in paragraph 2.s concerning “federally designated critical infrastructure" (updated link)
- Explanation of April 10, 2020 Technical Revisions | Spanish Version - March 27, 2020---Emergency Order for Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection By COVID-19 (Signed)
- March 27, 2020---Emergency Order for Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection By COVID-19 | (Spanish Version)
- March 25, 2020---Pharmacy Services in Nursing Facilities
- March 23, 2020---Emergency Rule to Add Definition of "Definitive Care"
- March 20, 2020---Amendment to Emergency Order Suspending Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide)
- March 20, 2020---420-4-1.13 ER Statewide Social Distancing Requirements in Response of COVID-19
- March 19, 2020---Emergency Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection By COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide)
- March 17, 2020---Emergency Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection By COVID-19
- March 16, 2020---Emergency Order for Emergency Medical Services Regarding COVID-19
- March 6, 2020---Emergency Rule re: Alabama Notifiable Diseases/Conditions
Governor Kay Ivey
- October 8, 2021---State of Emergency Proclamation: COVID-19
- August 13, 2021---State of Emergency Proclamation: COVID-19
- May 3, 2021---Statewide "Safer Apart" Health Order
- April 7, 2021---Statewide "Safer Apart" health order
- March 12, 2021---Making technical revisions to the statewide "Safer at Home" health order
- March 1, 2021---Extending the Statewide "Safer at Home" Order and the Public Health Emergency
- January 21, 2021---Extending the Statewide "Safer at Home" Order and the Public Health Emergency
- December 11, 2020---Exclusion of federal CARES Act Benefits from Taxation Under Alabama Law; Extension of the Alabama Jobs Act and Growing Alabama Tax-Credit Programs
- December 9, 2020---Extending the Statewide "Safer at Home" Order and the Public Health Emergency
- November 5, 2020---Extending the Statewide "Safer at Home" Order and the Public Health Emergency
- September 30, 2020---Extending the Statewide "Safer at Home" Order and the Public Health Emergency
- September 14, 2020---State of Emergency Proclamation for Tropical Storm Sally
- August 27, 2020---Extending the Statewide "Safer at Home" Order and the Public Health Emergency
- August 21, 2020---Administration of Municipal Elections
- July 29, 2020---Extending the "Safer at Home" Health Order
- July 15, 2020---Requiring Masks in the "Safer at Home" Health Order
- July 2, 2020---Facilitating Remote Meetings of Nonprofit Corporations/Extending the Public Health Emergency
- June 30, 2020---Managing COVID-19 Among the State's Inmate Population
- May 21, 2020---Protection Against Evictions
- May 8, 2020---Liability Protections for Businesses and Health Care Providers
- May 8, 2020---Rural Electric Cooperatives; Administration of July 14, 2020, Runoff Election; Protection Against Eviction; Extension of Emergency
- April 13, 2020---State of Emergency Supplemental Proclamation: Resumption of Pardon and Parole Hearings
- April 12, 2020---State of Emergency Supplemental Proclamation: Severe Weather Event
- April 3, 2020---State of Emergency Supplemental Proclamation: Protection Against Eviction
- April 2, 2020---State of Emergency Supplemental Proclamation: COVID-19 and Healthcare Providers, Healthcare Facilities, Notaries and Witnesses, Public Meetings, and Jails
- March 26, 2020---State of Emergency Supplemental Proclamation: COVID-19 and Schools, Licensure, Notaries, Electronic Transactions for State Agencies, and Summonses
- March 23, 2020---State of Emergency Supplemental Proclamation: COVID-19 and State Tax Obligations
- March 18, 2020---State of Emergency Supplemental Proclamation: COVID-19
- March 13, 2020---State of Emergency Proclamation: COVID-19
Alabama Alcohol Beverage Control Board
- December 14, 2020 --- Emergency Curbside Sales Authorization
- October 29, 2020 --- Enforcement of State Health Officer Orders on ABC Licensed Premises
- September 29, 2020 --- Enforcement of State Health Officer Orders on ABC Licensed Premises
- July 27, 2020---Emergency Hours of Operation
- June 25, 2020---Emergency Amendment to Alabama ABC Rule 20-X-6-.19 Emergency Curbside Sales Authorization
Alabama Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- July 10, 2020---Authority Waiving Live Classroom Event
Alabama Board of Court Reporting
- April 24, 2020---Emergency Extension of Temporary Licenses Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Alabama Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
- April 16, 2020---Assistant Supervision
- April 16, 2020---Clinical Fellowship or Fourth Year Internship and Requirement; Roles and Responsibilities of the Clinical Fellowship r Fourth Year Internship Supervisor
- April 16, 2020---Exemptions
Alabama Board of Massage Therapy
Alabama Board of Medical Examiners
- August 18, 2021---Applicants for Emergency Certificate of Qualification by Endorsement
- August 18, 2021---Appllcants for Emergency License to Practice as a Physician Assistant
- August 18, 2021---Applicants for Emergency License to Practice as an Anesthesiologist Assistant
- January 20, 2021---Appendix B, Application for Licensure of Physician Assistant
- December 21, 2020---Applicants for Emergency Certificate of Qualification by Endorsement
- December 14, 2020---Emergency License
- June 20, 2020---Applicants for Emergency Certificate of Qualification by Endorsement
- June 20, 2020---Applicants for Emergency License to Practice as a Physician Assistant
- June 20, 2020---Temporary Emergency Registration and Supervision
- June 20, 2020---Applicants for Emergency License to Practice as an Anesthesiologist Assistant
- June 20, 2020---Temporary Emergency Registration and Supervision
- April 6, 2020---Applicants for Emergency Certificate of Qualification by Endorsement
- March 23, 2020---Notice of Enforcement Discretion
- March 23, 2020---Temporary Emergency Registration and Supervision of Physician Assistant
- March 22, 2020---Applicants for Emergency License to Practice as a Physician Assistant
- March 22, 2020---Applicants for Emergency License to Practice as a Anesthesiologist Assistant
- March 22, 2020---Applicants for Emergency Certificate of Qualification by Endorsement
Alabama Board of Nursing
- November 13, 2020---Delegation to Medical Assistants, Certified in Settings Other Than Mental Health Residential Community Programs
- November 13, 2020---Special Circumstances
- June 25, 2020---Temporary Provisions Related to Outbreak of COVID-19
- April 7, 2020---Emergency Rule: Fees
- April 7, 2020---Emergency Rule: Standards for Approval
- March 20, 2020---Emergency Rule: Temporary Provisions Related to Outbreak of COVID-19
Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles
- March 17, 2020---Toll Free Number for Parolees and Probationers
- March 13, 2020---108 Parole Hearings Cancelled for Week of March 30, 2020
- March 13, 2020---Parole Hearings for March 17-19, 2020, will be Rescheduled
- March 12, 2020---Visitation at Life Tech Suspended
Alabama Credit Union Administration
- March 25, 2020---Steps for Staff Safety at State-Chartered Credit Unions
- March 13, 2020---Guidance for Credit Unions on Pandemic Planning and Expectations
Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries
- April 7, 2020---Extension of ASTM Reid Vapor Pressure Waiver
- March 23, 2020---Waiver of ASTM Reid Vapor Pressure Specifications
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- June 30, 2020---Wildlife Management Area Hunting Seasons
Alabama Department of Corrections
- April 22, 2020---ADOC Announces Additional Positive Test at Elba
- April 21, 2020---ADOC Updates Inmate and Employee Testing Chart
- April 17, 2020---ADOC Reports Positive Inmate Cases
- April 1, 2020---ADOC COVID-19 Update 4
- March 20, 2020---ADOC Places 30-Day Moratorium on New County Intakes
- March 19, 2020---ADOC Administrative Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19
- March 17, 2020---Public Announcement: COVID-19
Alabama Department of Human Resources
- March 26, 2020---Temporary Suspension of Time-Limited Participation for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents
- March 25, 2020---Caseworker Visits
- March 25, 2020---Caseworker Visits and Case Plans
- March 25, 2020---Changes to Minimum Standards for Foster Family Homes
Alabama Department of Labor
- July 10, 2020---Employer Responsibilities
Alabama Department of Revenue
- April 10, 2020---Disregarding Period Between April 1, 2020 and July 15, 2020, in Calculation of Interest, Penalty, or Addition to Tax for Failure to File State Income Tax, FIET, and BPT Returns, or Pay Taxes Postponed by Order
- April 1, 2020---Temporary Suspension of Requirements Associated with International Registration Plan and International Fuel Tax Agreement
- April 1, 2020---Extension for March and April 2020 Motor Vehicle Registrations and Paying Property Tax on Motor Vehicles; Penalty Charges Associated with March 2020 Motor Vehicle Registrations and Paying Property Tax on Motor Vehicles
- March 23, 2020---Postponement of State Income Tax and Other State Tax Due Date to July 15, 2020
- March 23, 2020---Postponement of Certain State Tax Due Dates to July 15, 2020
- March 20, 2020---Waiving Late Payment Penalties for State Transient Occupancy (Lodging) Tax
- March 19, 2020---Waiving Late Payment Penalties for NAIS Sector 72 Small Businesses
- March 18, 2020---Waiving Late Payment Penalties for Certain Small Retail Businesses
- March 16, 2020---Extension for Obtaining March 2020 Motor Vehicle Registrations and Paying Property Taxes on Vehicles
- March 16, 2020---Temporary Suspension of Requirements of International Registration Plan and International Fuel Tax Agreement
Alabama Department of Transportation
- November 1, 2021---Movement of 90,000lbs Gross Weight Vehicles on Five and Six Axles: Hurricane Ida and COVID-19
- September 7, 2021---Movement of 90,000lbs Gross Weight Vehicles on Five and Six Axles; Hurrican Ida and COVID-19
- April 6, 2020---REVISED: Movement of 90,000 lbs. of Gross Weight Vehicles on Five and Six Axles
- March 24, 2020---Movement of 90,000 lbs. of Gross Weight Vehicles on Five and Six Axles
Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs
- March 16, 2020---Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs Implements Public Access Policy to County Veteran Service Offices
- March 13, 2020---Alabama State Veterans Homes Issue Visitation Policy
Alabama Department of Youth Services
Alabama Ethics Commission
Alabama Historical Commission
- April 20, 2020---Refunds for Tours and Events
Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board
Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors
- April 15, 2020---Authority for Issuing Temporary License(s) Pending Required Examination(s) for Otherwise Qualified Applicants During a COVID-19 Declared State of Emergency
- March 25, 2020---Authority for Extending License Renewal Filing Deadlines During a Declared State of Emergency
Alabama Medicaid Agency
- April 14,2020---Payments to Primary Care Physicians and Delivering Healthcare Professionals Participating with the Alabama Coordinated Health Network
- April 6, 2020---COVID-19 Emergency Rule
- April 1, 2020---Prior Authorization
- April 1, 2020---Scope of Ambulance Transportation Service Operations
- March 25, 2020---EPSDT Referral Requirements
- March 24, 2020---Temporary Rules Pursuant to COVID-19 Emergency
- March 20, 2020---ER Provider and Recipient Signature Requirements
- March 18, 2020---Emergency Rule: Details on Selected Services
- March 18, 2020---Emergency Rule: Limitations on Services
Alabama Office of the Attorney General
- April 5, 2020---Guidance for Enforcement of "Stay at Home" Order
- March 27, 2020---Updated Guidance for Law Enforcement
- March 25, 2020---Guidance for Municipalities: Shelter In Place/Quarantine
- March 21, 2020---Guidance for Law Enforcement: State Health Order
Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission
- May 15, 2020---Emergency Order: Waiver for Lateral Entry Equivalency Training During the COVID-19 State of Emergency
- May 15, 2020---Emergency Order: Continuing Education During the COVID-19 State of Emergency
- March 18, 2020---Emergency Order: Training During the COVID-19 State of Emergency
Alabama Real Estate Commission
- March 23, 2020---Contingency Plan for COVID-19
Alabama Real Estate Appraisers Board
- July 2, 2020---AMC Renewal Application
- July 2, 2020---Federally Regulated AMC Registration
- July 2, 2020---Registration Form
- July 1, 2020---Registration
Alabama Secretary of State
- July 17, 2020---Emergency Order: Absentee Voting During State of Emergency---Special Elections House District 49
- June 25, 2020---Emergency Order: Absentee Voting During State of Emergency---Municipal Elections of 2020
- March 18, 2020---Emergency Order: Absentee Voting During State of Emergency
Alabama Securities Commission
- March 28, 2020---COVID-19 Investment Schemes Anticipated
- March 23, 2020---Memo: Safety of Staff and Stakeholders
- March 19, 2020---Temporary Relief for Registrants Affected by the COVID-19 Outbreak
Alabama Security Regulatory Board
- March 23, 2020---Licensing and Training Deadline During COVID-19 State of Emergency
Alabama State Board of Midwifery
- April 8, 2020---Authority to Possess and Administer Emergeny or Time-Sensitive Medications
- April 8, 2020---Expedite Number of Licensed Midwives
Alabama State Board of Pharmacy
- April 17, 2020---COVID-19 Testing | HHS Guidance for Pharmacists and COVID-19 Testing
- April 2, 2020---Institutional Pharmacies
- April 2, 2020---Temporary Pharmacist Permit
- April 2, 2020---Temporary Pharmacy Permit
- March 30, 2020---Updated Schedule II Requirements/Clarifications
- March 25, 2020---Role of Technicians in Pharmacies in Alabama
- March 25, 2020---Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil), and Chloroquine Information
- March 24, 2020---COVID-19 Schedule II Requirements/Clarifications
- March 23, 2020---Notice of Enforcement Discretion
- March 23, 2020---COVID-19 Safety Methods
- March 23, 2020---Emergency Prescription Refills
- March 20, 2020---Pharmacy Off Site Order Entry
- March 17, 2020---COVID-19 Exposure and Limitations to Exposure
Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy
- March 24, 2020---Notice About Continuing Professional Education
- March 18---Board Grants Extensions in Response to Prometric Test Center Closures
Alabama State Board of Respiratory Therapy
- April 6, 2020---Emergency Licensure by Reciprocity
- April 6, 2020---Emergency Reinstatement for Lapsed Alabama Licenses
- April 6, 2020---Emergency Temporary License Requirement
- March 20, 2020---ER Temporary License
Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners
- March 31, 2020---Authority to Allow Licensees to Earn Required Continuing Education During the 60 Day Grace Period
- March 31, 2020---Authority Waiving Live Classroom Event
Alabama State Personnel Department
- March 30, 2020---Sick Leave
- March 30, 2020---Payment of Accumulated Leave Upon Separation from State Service
Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama
- June 16, 2020---Board Email-Use of Waiting Rooms
- May 8, 2020---Return to Practice Guidelines for COVID-19
- May 8, 2020---Board Email
- May 7, 2020---Board Statement
- April 29, 2020---Board Statement on Infection Control
- April 29, 2020---Dental Protocol for Return to Practice
- April 29, 2020---Board Statement on Teledentistry
- April 29, 2020---Email: Emergency Board Meeting
- March 29, 2020---Clarification of March 27 Public Health Order
- March 27, 2020---Postponement of Procedures
- March 24, 2020---COVID-19 Guidelines
Jefferson County Health Department
- June 30, 2020---Order of the Jefferson County Health Officer Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings in Public Places
- May 22, 2020---Emergency Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Rick of Infection By COVID-19
- March 16, 2020---Emergency Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection By COVID-19
Madison County Health Department
- July 6, 2020---Order of the Madison County Health Officer Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings in Public Places | Spanish version
Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama
- July 17, 2020---Expedited Licensure for Physicians to Practice Medicine in Alabama
- April 6, 2020---Joint Emergency Rule for Expedited Reinstatement
- March 20, 2020---Expedited Licensure for Physicians to Practice Medicine in Alabama
Mobile County Health Department
- June 30, 2020---Order of the Health Officer No. 03-2020 Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings in Public Places
- March 18, 2020---Order of the Health Officer No. 01-2020
Page last updated: October 7, 2024
