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Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-038	Determination of Public Health Emergency and Declaration that circumstances exist justifying emergency use of in vitro diagnostics, 85 Fed. Reg. 7316 (Feb. 7, 2020)Determination of Public Health Emergency	Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services	United States (federal); Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the SecretaryFederal	Feb. 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-040	Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 15198 (Mar. 17, 2020)Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19	Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services	United States (federal); Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the SecretaryFederal	Mar. 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-124	Interim Final Rule, Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine (requirements for airlines to collect and transmit designated passenger and crew information), 85 Fed. Reg. 7874 (Feb. 12, 2020)Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS (Alex M. Azar II, Secretary)	United States (federal); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHSFederal	Feb. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-125	Agency Order, Collection of Certain Data Regarding Passengers and Crew Arriving From Foreign Countries by Airlines (issued Feb. 18, 2020), 85 Fed. Reg. 10439 (Feb. 24, 2020)Collection of Certain Data Regarding Passengers and Crew Arriving From Foreign Countries by Airlines	Robert R. Redfield, M.D., Director, CDC	United States (federal); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHSFederal	Feb. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-032	Policy for Diagnostics Testing in Laboratories Certified To Perform High Complexity Testing Under CLIA Prior to Emergency Use Authorization for Coronavirus Disease-2019 During the Public Health Emergency; Immediately in Effect Guidance, 85 Fed. Reg. 13138 (Mar. 6, 2020)Policy for Diagnostics Testing in Laboratories Certified To Perform High Complexity Testing Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement…	Food and Drug Administration, HHS	United States (federal); Food and Drug AdministrationFederal	Feb. 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-039	Emergency Use Declaration (personal respiratory protective devices), 85 Fed. Reg. 13907 (Mar. 10, 2020)Emergency Use Declaration	Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services	United States (federal); Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the SecretaryFederal	Mar. 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-052	Emergency Use Authorization: NIOSH-approved air purifying respirators for health care personnel (issued Mar. 2, 2020; reissued Mar. 28, 2020 and July 12, 2021)Letter of Authorization to CDC, NIOSH-Approved Air Purifying Respirators (reissued July 12, 2021)	Jacqueline A. O'Shaughnessy, Acting Chief Scientist, FDA (letter to CDC)	United States (federal); Food and Drug AdministrationFederal	July 12, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-008	DEA-DC-015, Exception to 21 C.F.R. 1301.74(h) for Narcotic Treatment Programs (take-home delivery by NTP staff, law enforcement or National Guard)SAMHSA Exemption - NTP Deliveries (Coronavirus)	Thomas W. Prevoznik, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Diversion Control Division, DEA (letter to Assistant Secretary Elinore McCance-Katz, SAMHSA)	United States (federal); Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control DivisionFederal	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-009	DEA-DC-016, COVID-19 Information Page: Telemedicine (designation that the section 802(54)(D) telemedicine allowance applies to all schedule II-V controlled substances in all areas of the United States)Use of Telemedicine While Providing Medication Assisted Treatment / COVID-19 Telemedicine (updated)	Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control Division (with the HHS Secretary's designation of Mar. 16, 2020)	United States (federal); Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control DivisionFederal	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-026	Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) Guidance (Mar. 16, 2020; updated Mar. 19, 2020): blanket take-home exceptionsOpioid Treatment Program (OTP) Guidance	SAMHSA (Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use)	United States (federal); Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationFederal	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-001	Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency, 85 Fed. Reg. 22024 (Apr. 21, 2020)Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency	Roger T. Severino, Director, Office for Civil Rights, HHS	United States (federal); Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil RightsFederal	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-086	Press release of Mar. 16, 2020: 'Effective March 17, 2020, Social Security Offices Will Only Offer Phone Service'Effective March 17, 2020, Social Security Offices Will Only Offer Phone Service Online Services Remain Available	Social Security Administration (Andrew Saul, Commissioner; press release by Mark Hinkle, Acting Press Officer)	United States (federal); Social Security AdministrationFederal	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-027	COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Response and 42 CFR Part 2 GuidanceCOVID-19 Public Health Emergency Response and 42 CFR Part 2 Guidance	SAMHSA	United States (federal); Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationFederal	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-041	Guidance for Industry: Temporary Policy for Preparation of Certain Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Products During the Public Health Emergency (COVID-19) (Mar. 19, 2020; updated Mar. 27 and Apr. 15, 2020, and later)Temporary Policy for Preparation of Certain Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Products During the Public Health Emergency (COVID-19)	Food and Drug Administration, CDER	United States (federal); Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and ResearchFederal	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-067	VA announcement of Mar. 31, 2020: VBA closed its 56 regional offices to the public Mar. 19, 2020; benefit briefings on military installations discontinued Mar. 30, 2020; services shifted to telephone and virtual channelsVA expands virtual services to support Veterans amid regional office closures due to COVID-19 pandemic	Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration	United States (federal); Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits AdministrationFederal	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-010	DEA-DC-017 (DEA065), Dear Registrant letter on early refills and 90-day supplies of controlled substances during the COVID-19 emergencyEarly RX Refill (OMB 3-20-20)	Thomas W. Prevoznik, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Diversion Control Division, DEA	United States (federal); Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control DivisionFederal	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-012	DEA-DC-019 (DEA066), letter granting an exception permitting transmission of DEA Form 222 by fax or scan during the COVID-19 emergencyFax/Scan 222 (final) Esign	Thomas W. Prevoznik, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Diversion Control Division, DEA (letter to the Healthcare Distribution Alliance)	United States (federal); Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control DivisionFederal	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-043	Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: Enforcement Policy for Ventilators and Accessories and Other Respiratory Devices During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (March 2020)Enforcement Policy for Ventilators and Accessories and Other Respiratory Devices During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public…	Food and Drug Administration, CDRH	United States (federal); Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological HealthFederal	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersSupply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-036	Emergency Use Authorization Declaration (medical devices, including alternative products used as medical devices), 85 Fed. Reg. 17335 (Mar. 27, 2020)Emergency Use Authorization Declaration	Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services	United States (federal); Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the SecretaryFederal	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-042	Guidance for Industry: Temporary Policy for Manufacture of Alcohol for Incorporation Into Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Products During the Public Health Emergency (COVID-19) (Mar. 24, 2020; updated Mar. 27 and Apr. 15, 2020, and later)Temporary Policy for Manufacture of Alcohol for Incorporation Into Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Products During the Public Health Emergency…	Food and Drug Administration, CDER	United States (federal); Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and ResearchFederal	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-049	Emergency Use Authorization: Imported, Non-NIOSH-Approved Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (issued Mar. 24, 2020; reissued Mar. 28, 2020, May 7, 2020 and Mar. 24, 2021; revoked July 6, 2021)Letter of Authorization, Imported Non-NIOSH-Approved Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (reissued Mar. 24, 2021)	Denise M. Hinton, Chief Scientist, FDA	United States (federal); Food and Drug AdministrationFederal	Mar. 24, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-051	Emergency Use Authorization: Ventilators, anesthesia gas machines modified for use as ventilators, positive pressure breathing devices modified for use as ventilators, ventilator tubing connectors and ventilator accessories (Mar. 24, 2020)Letter of Authorization to Manufacturers and Other Stakeholders: Ventilators	Denise M. Hinton, Chief Scientist, FDA	United States (federal); Food and Drug AdministrationFederal	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-011	DEA-DC-018 (DEA067), Dear Registrant letter granting an exception to separate State registration for practitioners dispensing in additional States during the COVID-19 emergencyDEA State Reciprocity (final) (Signed)	Thomas W. Prevoznik, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Diversion Control Division, DEA	United States (federal); Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control DivisionFederal	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-131	Notice, Process for Making Available Guidance Documents Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019, 85 Fed. Reg. 16949 (Mar. 25, 2020)Process for Making Available Guidance Documents Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019	Food and Drug Administration, HHS	United States (federal); Food and Drug AdministrationFederal	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-045	Guidance for Industry: Temporary Policy Regarding Nutrition Labeling of Certain Packaged Food During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Mar. 26, 2020)Temporary Policy Regarding Nutrition Labeling of Certain Packaged Food During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency	Food and Drug Administration, CFSAN	United States (federal); Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied NutritionFederal	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Supply chainOther	Primary source read

Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Determination of Public Health Emergency and Declaration that circumstances exist justifying emergency use of in vitro diagnostics, 85 Fed. Reg. 7316 (Feb. 7, 2020) (Feb. 4, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-038)
Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 15198 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Mar. 10, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-040)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS (Alex M. Azar II, Secretary), Interim Final Rule, Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine (requirements for airlines to collect and transmit designated passenger and crew information), 85 Fed. Reg. 7874 (Feb. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-124)
Robert R. Redfield, M.D., Director, CDC, Agency Order, Collection of Certain Data Regarding Passengers and Crew Arriving From Foreign Countries by Airlines (issued Feb. 18, 2020), 85 Fed. Reg. 10439 (Feb. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-125)
Food and Drug Administration, HHS, Policy for Diagnostics Testing in Laboratories Certified To Perform High Complexity Testing Under CLIA Prior to Emergency Use Authorization for Coronavirus Disease-2019 During the Public Health Emergency; Immediately in Effect Guidance, 85 Fed. Reg. 13138 (Mar. 6, 2020) (Feb. 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-032)
Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Emergency Use Declaration (personal respiratory protective devices), 85 Fed. Reg. 13907 (Mar. 10, 2020) (Mar. 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-039)
Jacqueline A. O'Shaughnessy, Acting Chief Scientist, FDA (letter to CDC), Emergency Use Authorization: NIOSH-approved air purifying respirators for health care personnel (issued Mar. 2, 2020; reissued Mar. 28, 2020 and July 12, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-052)
Thomas W. Prevoznik, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Diversion Control Division, DEA (letter to Assistant Secretary Elinore McCance-Katz, SAMHSA), DEA-DC-015, Exception to 21 C.F.R. 1301.74(h) for Narcotic Treatment Programs (take-home delivery by NTP staff, law enforcement or National Guard) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-008)
Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control Division (with the HHS Secretary's designation of Mar. 16, 2020), DEA-DC-016, COVID-19 Information Page: Telemedicine (designation that the section 802(54)(D) telemedicine allowance applies to all schedule II-V controlled substances in all areas of the United States) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-009)
SAMHSA (Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use), Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) Guidance (Mar. 16, 2020; updated Mar. 19, 2020): blanket take-home exceptions (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-026)
Roger T. Severino, Director, Office for Civil Rights, HHS, Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency, 85 Fed. Reg. 22024 (Apr. 21, 2020) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-001)
Social Security Administration (Andrew Saul, Commissioner; press release by Mark Hinkle, Acting Press Officer), Press release of Mar. 16, 2020: 'Effective March 17, 2020, Social Security Offices Will Only Offer Phone Service' (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-086)
SAMHSA, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Response and 42 CFR Part 2 Guidance (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-027)
Food and Drug Administration, CDER, Guidance for Industry: Temporary Policy for Preparation of Certain Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Products During the Public Health Emergency (COVID-19) (Mar. 19, 2020; updated Mar. 27 and Apr. 15, 2020, and later) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-041)
Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration, VA announcement of Mar. 31, 2020: VBA closed its 56 regional offices to the public Mar. 19, 2020; benefit briefings on military installations discontinued Mar. 30, 2020; services shifted to telephone and virtual channels (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-067)
Thomas W. Prevoznik, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Diversion Control Division, DEA, DEA-DC-017 (DEA065), Dear Registrant letter on early refills and 90-day supplies of controlled substances during the COVID-19 emergency (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-010)
Thomas W. Prevoznik, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Diversion Control Division, DEA (letter to the Healthcare Distribution Alliance), DEA-DC-019 (DEA066), letter granting an exception permitting transmission of DEA Form 222 by fax or scan during the COVID-19 emergency (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-012)
Food and Drug Administration, CDRH, Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: Enforcement Policy for Ventilators and Accessories and Other Respiratory Devices During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (March 2020) (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-043)
Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Emergency Use Authorization Declaration (medical devices, including alternative products used as medical devices), 85 Fed. Reg. 17335 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-036)
Food and Drug Administration, CDER, Guidance for Industry: Temporary Policy for Manufacture of Alcohol for Incorporation Into Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Products During the Public Health Emergency (COVID-19) (Mar. 24, 2020; updated Mar. 27 and Apr. 15, 2020, and later) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-042)
Denise M. Hinton, Chief Scientist, FDA, Emergency Use Authorization: Imported, Non-NIOSH-Approved Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators (issued Mar. 24, 2020; reissued Mar. 28, 2020, May 7, 2020 and Mar. 24, 2021; revoked July 6, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-049)
Denise M. Hinton, Chief Scientist, FDA, Emergency Use Authorization: Ventilators, anesthesia gas machines modified for use as ventilators, positive pressure breathing devices modified for use as ventilators, ventilator tubing connectors and ventilator accessories (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-051)
Thomas W. Prevoznik, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Diversion Control Division, DEA, DEA-DC-018 (DEA067), Dear Registrant letter granting an exception to separate State registration for practitioners dispensing in additional States during the COVID-19 emergency (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-011)
Food and Drug Administration, HHS, Notice, Process for Making Available Guidance Documents Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019, 85 Fed. Reg. 16949 (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-131)
Food and Drug Administration, CFSAN, Guidance for Industry: Temporary Policy Regarding Nutrition Labeling of Certain Packaged Food During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-045)

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