HomeMy WebLinkAboutDBPR Emergency Order No. 20-003FILED
Department of Business and Professional Regulation
AGENCY CLERK
CLERK Ronda L. Bryan
Date 3/23/2020
File # 2020-02374
STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
EMERGENCY ORDER 2020-03
WHEREAS, Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a severe acute respiratory
illness that can spread among humans through respiratory transmission and presents with
symptoms similar to those of influenza; and
WHEREAS, as of March 15, 2020, numerous counties in Florida have positive cases for
COVID-19, and COVID-19 poses a risk to the entire state of Florida; and
WHEREAS, the Governor issued Executive Order 20-52 on March 9, 2020, pursuant to
the authority vested in him by Article IV, Section 1(a) of the Florida Constitution, the State
Emergency Management Act, s. 252.31, Florida Statutes, et al., as amended, and all other
applicable laws, and declared a state of emergency for the State of Florida; and
WHEREAS, the Governor, in Executive Order Number 20-52, authorized each State
agency to suspend the provisions of any regulatory statute of that agency, if strict compliance
with that statute would in any way prevent, hinder, or delay necessary action in coping with this
emergency;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, HALSEY BESHEARS, Secretary of Florida's Department of
Business and Professional Regulation, pursuant to the authority granted by Executive Order No.
20-52, find the timely execution of the mitigation, response, and recovery aspects of the State's
emergency management plan, as it relates to COVID-19, is negatively impacted by the
application of certain regulatory statutes related to the Department of Business and Professional
Regulation ("the Department"). Therefore, I order the following:
1. All time requirements, notice requirements, and deadlines for final agency action on
applications for permits, licenses, rates, and other approvals under any statutes or rules
for which such applications are deemed approved unless disapproved in writing by
specified deadlines, and all time requirements that have not yet expired as of the date of
this Emergency Order are suspended and tolled through May 31, 2020, unless extended
by subsequent order.
2. All final orders reflecting final agency action are suspended and tolled through May 3 1,
*f intended agency action pursuant to s. 120.569, Florida Statutes, are suspended and
[Hxecuted this 23rd day of March, 2020, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida.
Filed on this date, with
receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged.
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