Pursuant to the Declaration of Public Health Emergency adopted by the Board of Health for Nashville and Davidson County on March 15, 2020
On July 2, 2020, the Chief Medical Director issued Order 9, Phase Two with Modifications: Reopening, pursuant to the Declaration of Public Health Emergency adopted by the Board of Health for Nashville and Davidson County on March 15, 2020.
Order 9 from the Chief Medical Director revised certain sections in Amended and Restated Order 7 from the Chief Medical Director issued on June 29, 2020.
On July 17, 2020, the Chief Medical Director issued Amendment 1 of Order 9 revising again certain sections in Amended and Restated Order 7 from the Chief Medical Director and adding a new section;
Based on considerations contained in the Roadmap, the significant increase in numbers in Nashville and Davidson County, and the origin of clusters of COVID-19 infections, it is appropriate to continue to pause portions of phase three and extend further a hybrid phase two.
Accordingly, to protect public health, Order 9 as amended from the Chief Medical Director is revised as follows:
The first paragraph of Section 4 of Amended and Restated Order 7 from the Chief Medical Director is replaced with the following:
An individual, entity or organization that holds a license as a Limited Service Restaurant (defined in T.C.A. § 57-4-102(22)) issued by the Tennessee ABC shall be closed to the public until 11:59 p.m. CDT on July 31, 2020, but may continue to provide curb-side or off-premise delivery and sale of prepared food or beverages subject to any applicable federal, state, or local laws, except that curb-side delivery and sale of alcohol shall be prohibited after 10:00 p.m. CDT. Consumption of alcohol on premises at any time shall be prohibited.
The second paragraph of Section 4 of Amended and Restated Order 7 from the Chief Medical Director is amended by deleting the following condition for individuals, entities or organizations whose primary business is food service (any food service establishment as defined in T.C.A. § 68-14-703(9)):
Services for the preparation of food or beverages, receiving call-in orders, providing take-out, window, drive-through or curb-side service, and off-premises delivery and sale of prepared food or beverage, including alcohol, remain open.
and replacing it with the following:
Services for the preparation of food or beverages, receiving call-in orders, providing take-out, window, drive-through or curb-side service, and off-premises delivery and sale of prepared food or beverages, including alcohol, remain open and may continue to operate after 10:00 p.m. CDT, except that take-out, window, or curb-side delivery and sale of alcohol shall be prohibited after 10:00 p.m. CDT.
The second paragraph of Section 4 is further amended by adding the following as an additional condition for individuals, entities or organizations whose primary business is food service (any food service establishment as defined in T.C.A. § 68-14-703(9)):
All customers shall be off premises and the premise closed to the public at 10:00 p.m. CDT.
Section 5 of Amended and Restated Order 7 from the Chief Medical Director is revised to provide that bars that hold an on-premise beer permit but do not hold a license issued by the Tennessee ABC shall close until 11:59 p.m. CDT on July 31, 2020, but may continue to provide curb-side or off-premise delivery and sale of beverages subject to any applicable federal, state, or local laws, except that curb-side delivery and sale of alcohol shall be prohibited after 10:00 p.m. CDT. Consumption of alcohol on premises at any time shall be prohibited. Otherwise, the provisions in Section 5 remain unchanged.
Section 14 of Amended and Restated Order 7 from the Chief Medical Director, as adopted in Amendment 1 of Order 9 from the Chief Medical Director, is revised to provide the following:
Businesses holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Metropolitan Transportation Licensing Commission (MTLC) under Metro Code of Laws (M.C.L.) Section 6.75.020 (pedicabs and pedal carriages) and limousines as defined in M.C.L Section 6.74.010 shall close to the public. No individual holding a driver’s permit issued by the MTLC under M.C.L. Section 6.75.110 shall operate a pedicab or pedal carriage for the purpose of transporting any member of the public.
Businesses in Davidson County operating passenger vehicles for hire that are subject to the authority of the Tennessee Department of Safety pursuant to Tennessee Code Title 65, Chapter 15, and on which passengers are allowed to consume alcoholic beverages shall close to the public pursuant to the Chief Medical Director’s authority under Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-2-609 and the Governor’s Executive Order No. 38, as amended by Executive Order No. 50.
Except as revised herein, Order 9 as amended and Amended and Restated Order 7 from the Chief Medical Director remain unchanged and in effect.
This Order is hereby issued and effective at 12:01 a.m. CDT on July 24, 2020 and shall remain in effect through 11:59 p.m. CDT on July 31, 2020, subject to extension.
Date: July 23, 2020
Michael C. Caldwell, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Director of Health