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All Healthcare Providers Are Essential; D.C.s May Remain Open

Albany/Dougherty County Executive Order 2-22-20; healthcar providers are considered essential workers: http://dougherty.ga.us/filestorage/1800/379008/379647/RevFinalSIPOrder_032220.pdf

Atlanta Executive Order 3-23-20; healthcare providers are considered essential workers: https://www.atlantaga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/13306/672

Athens/Clarke County executive order 3-19-20; healthcare providers are considered essential workers: https://www.athensclarkecounty.com/DocumentCenter/View/67309/List-of-Businesses-Considered-Essential-and-Not-Considered-Essential

Bleckley County/City of Cochran emergency declaration 3-25-20; healthcare providers are considered essential workers: http://www.bleckley.org/public_documents/Bleckley_County_Cochran_Declaration_of_State_of_Emergency_Ordinance_03-25-2020.pdf

Braselton emergency declaration 3-27-20; healthcare providers are considered essential: https://www.mainstreetnews.com/braselton/news/braselton-directs-residents-to-stay-at-home-non-essential-businesses/article_7c300a85-aa0f-56bd-a0ad-e11446985cbb.html

Buford emergency declaration 3-25-20; has ordered some businesses closed, but not health providers: https://www.cityofbuford.com/Assets/Files/Executive.Order.2020-01.3.25.2020.pdf

Camden County Executive Order 3-24-20; mandated doctors of chiropractic must shut down beginning March 25. GCA used its contacts in the state government to convince the county to reconsider, and now doctors of chiropactic may see acute patients. 

Cherokee County executive order 3-25-20; chiropractors may remain open: https://files.constantcontact.com/b6b1a37d501/19ebaeb7-00a0-4815-a1ce-075104c19312.pdf

Cobb County executive order, 3-24-20; healthcare providers are considered essential workers: https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/cobbcounty.org.if-us-west-2/prod/2020-03/Declaration%20of%20Emergency.pdf

College Park executive order, 3-24-20; healthcare providers are considered essential workers: https://www.collegeparkga.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_11492833/File/Departments/Communications/Emergency%20Coronavirus%20Ordinance%20Shelter%20In%20Place%20(revised%20as%20adopted).pdf

East Point Executive Order 3-24-20; healthcare providers are considered essential workers, but should operate with social distancing: https://www.eastpointcity.org/third-emergency-ordinance-press-release/

Dekalb County Executive Order 3-23-20; healthcare providers are considered essential workers: https://www.dekalbcountyga.gov/sites/default/files/users/user715/DeKalb%20COVID-19%20Executive%20Order.pdf

Douglas County Shelter In Place 3-25-20; healthcare providers are considered essential workers (awaiting formal executive order): https://douglascountysentinel.com/news/10770/douglas-under-shelter-in-place-order-beginning-thursday-at-noon/

Glynn County Executive Order 3-25-20; healthcare providers are considered essential workers: https://www.glynncounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/65936/20200324_GlynnCountyNon-EssentialBusinesClosures

Griffin Executive Order 3-24-20; healthcare providers are considered essential workers: http://www.cityofgriffin.com/Portals/1/Documents/COVID-19/RES%20for%20Declaration%20of%20Public%20Health%20Emergency%2003.24.2020.pdf?ver=2020-03-24-204510-370

Gwinnett County Emergency Order 3-27-20; healthcare workers are essential: https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/static/departments/boc/pdf/Local%20Emergency%20Order%201-4%203%2027%2020.pdf

Savannah Executive Order 3-24-20; healthcare providers are considered essential workers: https://www.savannahga.gov/DocumentCenter/View/18659/Shelter-In-Place-Order

Smyrna Executive Order 3-24-20; chiropractors are considered essential healthcare providers: https://www.smyrnaga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/1551/951

Warner Robins Declaration, 3-23-20; healthcare providers are considered essential workers: https://www.wrga.gov/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=14

Winder Declaration 3-23-20; medical providers are considered essential workers: https://www.cityofwinder.com/Home/Components/News/News/1773/474?backlist=%2f

Woodstock emergency declaration, 3-25-20; healthcare providers are considered essential: http://www.woodstockga.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10535/Executive-Order-2020-5