One Hundred and Fifty-Ninth Supplemental Emergency Declaration Extension of Executive Orders

WHEREAS, on March 9, 2020, Executive Order 20-02 was issued for a declaration of a state of emergency due to the dangers to health and life posed by COVID-19 and that Order has been extended to remain in effect until at least June 10, 2021;

WHEREAS, on March 18, 2020, Executive Order 20-06 was issued to expand access to telemedicine services and that Order has been extended until May 20, 2021;

WHEREAS, on April 6, 2020, Executive Order 20-16 was issued to authorize waiver and Medicaid state plan amendments and adjustments to essential provider rates and that Order has been extended until May 20, 2021;

WHEREAS, on April 7, 2020, Executive Order 20-17 was issued to require testing, critical supplies and hospital capacity reporting and that Order has been extended until May 20, 2021;

WHEREAS, on April 9, 2020, Executive Order 20-19 was issued to increase access to unemployment insurance and that Order has been extended until May 20, 2021;

WHEREAS, on September 2, 2020, Executive Order 20-72 was issued on COVID-19 emergency regulations and that Order has been extended until May 20, 2021; and

WHEREAS, on December 30, 2020, Executive Order 20-110 was issued to increase teaching and administrative staff capacity and that Order has been extended until May 20, 2021.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DANIEL J. MCKEE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Governor of the State of Rhode Island, pursuant to Article IX of the Rhode Island Constitution and the Rhode Island General Laws, including, but not limited to, Title 30, Chapter 15, and Title 23, Chapter 8, do hereby extend the following Executive Orders:

1. Executive Order 20-06 (Fourth Supplemental Emergency Declaration - Expanding Access to Telemedicine Services).
2. Executive Order 20-16 (Thirteenth Supplemental Emergency Declaration -Authorizing Waiver and Medicaid State Plan Amendments and Adjustments to Essential Provider Rates).
3. Executive Order 20-17 (Fourteenth Supplemental Emergency Declaration -Testing, Critical Supplies and Hospital Capacity Reporting).
4. Executive Order 20-19 (Sixteenth Supplemental Emergency Declaration -Increasing Access to Unemployment Insurance).
5. Executive Order 20-72 (Sixty-Seventh Supplemental Emergency Declaration -COVID-19 Emergency Regulations).
6. Executive Order 20-110 (One Hundred and Fifth Supplemental Emergency Declaration - Increasing Teaching and Administrative Staff Capacity).

This Executive Order shall take effect immediately and remain in full force and effect until June 18, 2021 unless renewed, modified or terminated by a subsequent Executive Order.

So Ordered,

Daniel J. McKee

Governor