The “Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health for Mitigation Relating to Travel” (the “Travel Order”) went into effect at 12:01a.m. on November 20, 2020. The Travel Order requires, with certain exceptions, that anyone who travels to Pennsylvania from another state, including Pennsylvanians returning to the Commonwealth, must get tested for COVID-19 within seventy-two (72) hours prior to entering the Commonwealth. If an individual is unable to get a test, is waiting for test results, or chooses not to get a test, the individual must quarantine for fourteen (14) days upon arrival in Pennsylvania.
The only exceptions to the requirement pertain to: (1) individuals traveling to and from Pennsylvania for work; (2) individuals traveling to and from Pennsylvania for medical reasons (including providing comfort and support to a patient); (3) military personnel traveling to the Commonwealth by order or directive of a state or Federal military authority; and (4) individuals in transit through the Commonwealth to another destination, provided that the time spent in the Commonwealth is only the amount of time necessary to complete the transit or make use of travel services.
Please contact our firm for additional information concerning how the Travel Order may impact your school’s operations.
