What NY state considers essential
1. Essential health care operations, including:
¯ research and laboratory services
¯ hospitals
¯ walk-in-care health clinics and facilities
¯ emergency veterinary, livestock services
¯ senior/elder care
¯ medical wholesale and distribution
¯ home health care workers or aides for the elderly
¯ doctor and emergency dental
¯ nursing homes, or residential health care facilities or congregate care facilities
¯ medical supplies and equipment manufacturers and providers
¯ licensed mental health providers
¯ licensed substance abuse treatment providers
¯ medical billing support personnel
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2. Essential infrastructure, including:
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¯ public and private utilities, including but not limited to power generation, fuel supply and transmission
¯ public water and wastewater
¯ telecommunications and data centers
¯ airports/airlines
¯ commercial shipping vessels/ports and seaports
¯ transportation infrastructure such as bus, rail, for-hire vehicles, garages
¯ hotels and places of accommodation
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3. Essential manufacturing, including:
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¯ food processing, manufacturing agents, including all foods and beverages
¯ chemicals
¯ medical equipment
/instruments
¯ pharmaceuticals
¯ sanitary products including personal care products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
¯ telecommunications
¯ microelectronics/semiconductor
¯ food-producing agriculture/farms
¯ household paper products
¯ defense industry and the transportation infrastructure
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4. Essential retail, including:
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¯ grocery stores including all food and beverage stores
¯ pharmacies
¯ convenience stores
¯ farmers markets
¯ gas stations
¯ restaurants/bars (but only for take-out/delivery)
¯ hardware, appliance and building material stores
¯ pet food
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5. Essential services, including:
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¯ trash and recycling collection, processing and disposal
¯ mail and shipping services
¯ laundromats and other clothing/fabric cleaning services
¯ building cleaning and maintenance
¯ child care services
¯ bicycle repair
¯ auto repair
¯ automotive sales conducted remotely or electronically, with in-person vehicle return and delivery by appointment only
¯ warehouse/distribution and fulfillment
¯ funeral homes, crematoriums and cemeteries
¯ storage for essential businesses
¯ maintenance for the infrastructure of the facility or to maintain or safeguard materials or products therein
¯ animal shelters and animal care
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6. News media
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7. Financial Institutions, including:
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¯ banks or lending institution
¯ insurance
¯ payroll
¯ accounting
¯ services related to financial markets
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8. Providers of basic necessities to economically disadvantaged populations, including:
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¯ homeless shelters and congregate care facilities
¯ food banks
¯ human services providers whose function includes the direct care of patients in state-licensed or funded voluntary programs; the care, protection, custody and oversight of individuals both in the community and in state-licensed residential facilities; those operating community shelters and other critical human services agencies providing direct care or support
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9. Construction
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¯ All non-essential construction must shut down except emergency construction (e.g., a project necessary to protect health and safety of the occupants, or to continue a project if it would be unsafe to allow to remain undone until it is safe to shut the site).
¯ Essential construction may continue and includes roads, bridges, transit facilities, utilities, hospitals or health care facilities, affordable housing and homeless shelters. At every site, if essential or emergency non-essential construction, this includes maintaining social distance, including for purposes of elevators/meals/entry and exit. Sites that cannot maintain distance and safety best practices must close and enforcement will be provided by the state in coordination with the city/local governments. This will include fines of up to $10,000 per violation.
¯ For purposes of this section, construction work does not include a single worker, who is the sole employee/worker on a job site.
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10. Defense
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¯ defense and national security-related operations supporting the U.S. government or a contractor to the U.S. government
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11. Essential services necessary to maintain the safety, sanitation and essential operations of residences or other businesses, including:
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¯ law enforcement, including corrections and community supervision
¯ fire prevention and response
¯ building code enforcement
¯ security
¯ emergency management and response, EMS and 911 dispatch
¯ building cleaners or janitors
¯ general maintenance whether employed by the entity directly or a vendor
¯ automotive repair
¯ disinfection
¯ residential moving services
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12. Vendors that provide essential services or products, including logistics and technology support, child care and services, including but not limited to:
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¯ logistics
¯ technology support for online services
¯ child care programs and services
¯ government owned or leased buildings
¯ essential government services
¯ any personnel necessary for online or distance learning or classes delivered via remote means