New England Interstate Travel Guidance

Final up to date November 17, 2020

Please observe that location-based exemptions change usually and with out discover, so please you’ll want to examine the itemizing for the states you propose to incorporate in your travels.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its risk to public well being from in-person contact, quite a few states have instituted necessities or different steering for vacationers from out of state. After months of regular declines in necessities, current will increase in COVID-19 instances are main many states to reinstate quarantines, even for different New England states. A abstract for every state in New England is printed under. Our state-by-state abstract of enterprise reopenings extra usually all through New England is out there right here, which incorporates current rollbacks all through the area. We even have a new alert relating to the world’s suspension of interstate youth hockey. 

Each the federal authorities and the states have the authority to impose quarantines and journey restrictions to guard the well being, security, and welfare of residents. Whereas the authorities range from state to state, violating such orders is usually a misdemeanor prison offense. We observe that the Division of Homeland Safety has once more prolonged its limitation on journey between Canada and the U.S. at ports of entry alongside the US-Canada border, allowing solely important journey via November 21.  Equally, Canada continues to limit entry into Canada from the U.S. to important journey and rapid members of the family of Canadian residents and everlasting residents.

The CDC’s steering on what to contemplate earlier than touring inside america in the course of the pandemic contains the next: whether or not you might be touring to a hotspot, whether or not the place you reside or your vacation spot requires quarantine after touring, and figuring out whether or not you reside with somebody who’s weak.

CONNECTICUT

On October 27, Governor Ned Lamont issued Order 9I to amend sure sections of the state’s prior journey orders (Order 9C and 7III). Below the brand new order, applied by the state’s public well being journey advisory, “affected states” topic to the journey restrictions is now outlined as states aside from New York, New Jersey, or Rhode Island with a optimistic check fee increased than 10 per 100,000 residents or increased than a 10% check positivity fee over a 7-day rolling common. “Affected Nation” continues to cowl worldwide vacationers coming into from international locations for which the CDC has issued a Stage Three Journey Well being Discover.  All such vacationers should self-quarantine for a 14-day interval from the time of final contact throughout the recognized state or nation. As of this replace, exempt states embody Rhode Island and Vermont, with different states in New England (Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire) now off the record, in addition to Hawaii, New York, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., and the US Virgin Islands. Nonetheless, on October 20, Governor Lamont joined the governors of New York and New Jersey in urging residents to keep away from pointless or non-essential journey within the tristate space, though technically not topic to the quarantine necessities.

Alternatively, vacationers are exempt from the quarantine requirement in the event that they acquire a unfavourable COVID-19 check consequence inside 72 hours previous to arriving in Connecticut in lieu of the 14-day quarantine provided that they’re unable to quarantine for the required 14 day interval, however should have written proof of such a consequence. If the results of the check remains to be pending upon entry to the state, the traveler should quarantine till the unfavourable result’s obtained.

The Order applies to all vacationers, together with residents returning to Connecticut from an impacted state, and enterprise and pleasure vacationers. Nonetheless, it doesn’t apply to vacationers coming into the state following solely a layover or pass-through of lower than 24 hours in an impacted state or nation, and exempts important staff offered the journey was work-related, though extra protocols for important staff could also be issued.

Vacationers should full a Journey Well being Kind previous to or upon arrival within the state. Failure to self-quarantine or full the Journey Well being Kind could lead to a civil penalty of $1,000 for every violation.

Order 9C additionally contains enforcement provisions, subjecting any traveler who refuses or fails to self-quarantine, submit a well being journey type, or completes the shape inaccurately to a civil penalty of $500 for every violation.

 

 

 

MAINE

Until one of many exemptions under applies, all vacationers to Maine, together with returning residents, should quarantine for 14 days. On June 8, Governor Mills introduced through Order 57 the Preserve Maine Wholesome plan, which allows COVID-19 testing as an alternative choice to the 14-day quarantine requirement for vacationers coming into the state. Below the plan, adults who acquire and obtain a unfavourable COVID-19 check from a specimen taken now not than 72 hours previous to arrival should not topic to the 14-day quarantine upon arrival in Maine. Guests are inspired to get examined and obtain their check leads to their dwelling state earlier than touring to Maine. Any particular person who chooses to be examined upon arrival in Maine should quarantine whereas awaiting the outcomes. A listing of check websites is out there right here.

Efficient November 16, vacationers from Massachusetts are now not exempt from the state’s quarantine necessities, leaving New Hampshire and Vermont as the one exempt states. Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York have been faraway from the exempt record as of November 4. Notably, Maine residents who go to an exempted state should not required to quarantine upon returning to Maine. Important staff are additionally exempt from testing and quarantine necessities if they’re touring to Maine to carry out important work, or are from Maine and are touring out-of-state for work and returning dwelling.

Vacationers who should not residents of Maine or exempted states will likely be requested to signal a Certificates of Compliance indicating that they’ve acquired a unfavourable COVID-19 check consequence, that they’ll quarantine in Maine for 14 days, or that they’ve already accomplished their quarantine in Maine. This compliance type should be offered to examine in in any respect Maine lodging, campgrounds, seasonal leases, in a single day camps, and different industrial lodging, similar to Airbnb. Guests could also be requested to furnish proof of the unfavourable check consequence upon request. Our detailed dialogue of the plan is out there right here.

Enforcement of the state’s journey restrictions is pursuant to 37-B M.R.S. §786(1), which allows violators to be charged with a Class E crime that features punishment of as much as six months in jail, a $1,000 superb, and the fee of civil damages to the State for its prices related to testing, investigating, contact tracing, and in any other case figuring out the extent of COVID-19 transmission.

MASSACHUSETTS

Efficient August 1, Order 45 requires all out of state (and worldwide) vacationers coming into Massachusetts, together with returning residents, to quarantine for 14 days or produce a unfavourable COVID-19 consequence from a check administered inside 72 hours previous to arrival within the state. If outcomes from a check taken inside 72 hours of arrival should not obtained by the point of arrival, the traveler should quarantine till the unfavourable result’s acquired. If touring for lower than 72 hours, the check can’t have been administered previous to leaving the state, and should be administered upon return. If touring with youngsters beneath 10 years of age, the kid doesn’t want a COVID-19 check; youngsters over 11 years of age both have to be examined or quarantine for 14 days until one other exemption applies.  All entrants not assembly one of many exemptions under are additionally required to finish a Journey Kind. Further steering is out there right here.

 

 

Vacationers from “low threat” states are exempt from these necessities. A state is taken into account low threat if it has a mean of fewer than 10 every day instances per 100,000 folks and a optimistic check fee under 5%, each measured as a 7-day rolling common. As of this replace, exempt states embody all of New England apart from Connecticut and Rhode Island, and Hawaii. Additionally exempt are commuters, sufferers in search of or receiving medical remedy, army personnel, and staff offering essential infrastructure providers. Please check with our alert on this order for extra data.

 

Failure to adjust to this order could lead to a $500 superb per day.

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Efficient November 15, Order 72 requires all vacationers coming into New Hampshire to stick to the travel-related provisions within the Common Pointers. Steerage from NH Public Well being Companies clarifies that anybody coming into the state, together with returning residents, should self-quarantine for 14 days following the final date of any high-risk journey. Excessive threat journey contains any journey internationally (together with to/from Canada); on a cruise ship or home journey outdoors of New England (Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, or Rhode Island) for non-essential functions.

Important journey contains journey for work, college, private security, medical care, care of others, parental shared custody, for treatment, and for meals or beverage (transient journeys for take-out and groceries solely). Important journey additionally contains journey for college kids and their dad and mom or guardians who’re visiting establishments of upper studying or preparatory excessive faculties as potential future college students, together with permitting the scholars to stay on the faculties for in a single day stays.

Vacationers are permitted to quarantine for the 14 days previous to their journey to New Hampshire as long as their journey to New Hampshire is through private automobile; in any other case, the quarantine should be in state. A traveler could finish the quarantine by receiving a unfavourable COVID check after 7 days of quarantine, offered the particular person can also be asymptomatic. This “test-out” exemption doesn’t apply to individuals quarantining resulting from shut contact publicity to an individual with COVID-19.

Below prior government orders, the penalties for violating emergency guidelines and rules associated to the coronavirus in New Hampshire are usually $1,000 for every violation or every day a violation continues.

RHODE ISLAND

Rhode Island continues Section Three of its reopening through Order 20-90. The order retains in place the 14-day quarantine requirement for worldwide journey into Rhode Island and for cross-border journey for non-work-related function from states with excessive neighborhood unfold, states with a COVID-19 positivity fee over 5%. Order 90 notes that the standards for outlining and proscribing journey from states with excessive neighborhood unfold was executed in coordination with Connecticut to allow free journey between the 2 states. As of this replace, the one states not thought of hotspots are all states in New England apart from New Hampshire, in addition to  California, Hawaii, and New York.

Nonetheless, vacationers from these hotspots, as an alternative choice to quarantine, could present proof of a unfavourable check for COVID-19 taken inside 72 hours previous to arrival in Rhode Island. Guests should quarantine whereas ready for check outcomes, and will solely finish the quarantine if a unfavourable result’s obtained. Upon arrival, guests topic to those necessities should full a certificates of compliance and an out-of-state journey screening type.

These self-quarantine and testing necessities don’t apply to public well being, public security or healthcare staff, folks touring for medical remedy, to attend funeral or memorial providers, to acquire requirements similar to groceries, fuel or treatment, to drop off or choose up youngsters from day care, summer season camps, or to anybody who should work on their boats. Order 91 extends Rhode Island’s quarantine order for these uncovered to COVID (Order 20-71) via December 3.

VERMONT

Efficient November 10, Vermont has applied a necessary quarantine for anybody returning or touring to Vermont. Residents returning to the state should full both 14-day quarantine or a 7-day quarantine adopted by a unfavourable COVID check. Efficient November 14, all college students returning dwelling from a university or college, in-state or out of state, should both (1) quarantine at dwelling for fourteen days, with a check for COVID-19 strongly inspired, or (2) quarantine for at least 7 days adopted by a unfavourable COVID check.

Non-resident vacationers coming into Vermont in a private automobile should full both (1) a 14-day quarantine or (2) a 7-day quarantine adopted by a unfavourable check of their dwelling state and enter Vermont with out additional quarantine restrictions.

Vacationers arriving to Vermont who haven’t accomplished a pre-arrival quarantine (ie these touring through public transportation or from additional than a direct automotive trip) could full both (1) a 14-day quarantine or (2) a 7-day quarantine adopted by a unfavourable check in a Vermont lodging institution or with family and friends, though vacationers should keep of their quarantine location throughout quarantine aside from to journey to and from a check web site.

All earlier exemptions to quarantine necessities nonetheless apply, together with these for folks touring for important functions. Important journey contains journey for private security, medical care, care of others, parental shared custody, for meals, beverage or drugs, to carry out work for companies which might be presently allowed to function, or to attend pre Ok-12 college and school if commuting every day.  People engaged in a every day commute to and from their place of employment are additionally exempt from quarantine requirement.