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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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-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-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-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-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-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-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-044	Guidance: Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (Mar. 25, 2020; revised Apr. 2020, May 2020, Sept. 2021; superseded Sept. 5, 2023)Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency	Food and Drug Administration, CDRH	United States (federal); Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological HealthFederal	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementSupply chainOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
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
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-081	Memorandum for Director of Bureau of Prisons, Prioritization of Home Confinement As Appropriate in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic (Mar. 26, 2020)Prioritization of Home Confinement As Appropriate in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic	William P. Barr, Attorney General	United States (federal); Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney GeneralFederal	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-013	DEA-DC-021 (DEA073), letter to practitioner registrants and pharmacists announcing temporary exceptions for oral schedule II prescriptions in emergency situations during the COVID-19 emergencyOral CII for regular CII script (Final)	Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control Division	United States (federal); Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control DivisionFederal	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-028	OTP Guidance for Patients Quarantined at Home with the Coronavirus (doorstep delivery protocol) (updated Mar. 30, 2020)OTP Guidance for Patients Quarantined at Home with the Coronavirus	SAMHSA, Division of Pharmacologic Therapies, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment	United States (federal); Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationFederal	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-014	DEA-DC-022 (DEA068), letter permitting DATA-waived practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine to new patients on the basis of a telephone evaluation during the COVID-19 emergencyDEA/SAMHSA Buprenorphine Telemedicine (Final)	Thomas W. Prevoznik, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Diversion Control Division, DEA	United States (federal); Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control Division (with SAMHSA)Federal	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-015	DEA-DC-023 (DEA075), How to Prescribe Controlled Substances to Patients During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (decision tree)How to Prescribe Controlled Substances to Patients During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency	Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control Division	United States (federal); Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control DivisionFederal	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-046	Guidance for Industry: Temporary Policy Regarding Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Chain Restaurants and Similar Retail Food Establishments During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Apr. 2020)Temporary Policy Regarding Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Chain Restaurants and Similar Retail Food Establishments During the…	Food and Drug Administration, CFSAN	United States (federal); Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied NutritionFederal	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-002	Enforcement Discretion Under HIPAA To Allow Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information by Business Associates for Public Health and Health Oversight Activities in Response to COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 19392 (Apr. 7, 2020)Enforcement Discretion Under HIPAA To Allow Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information by Business Associates for Public Health…	Roger T. Severino, Director, Office for Civil Rights, HHS	United States (federal); Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil RightsFederal	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-082	Memorandum for Director of Bureau of Prisons, Increasing Use of Home Confinement at Institutions Most Affected by COVID-19 (Apr. 3, 2020)Increasing Use of Home Confinement at Institutions Most Affected by COVID-19	William P. Barr, Attorney General	United States (federal); Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney GeneralFederal	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-076	Update on COVID-19 and Home Confinement (Apr. 5, 2020)Update on COVID-19 and Home Confinement: BOP continuing to aggressively screen potential inmates	Federal Bureau of Prisons	United States (federal); Federal Bureau of PrisonsFederal	Apr. 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Primary source read

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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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, CDRH, Guidance: Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (Mar. 25, 2020; revised Apr. 2020, May 2020, Sept. 2021; superseded Sept. 5, 2023) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-044)
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)
William P. Barr, Attorney General, Memorandum for Director of Bureau of Prisons, Prioritization of Home Confinement As Appropriate in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-081)
Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control Division, DEA-DC-021 (DEA073), letter to practitioner registrants and pharmacists announcing temporary exceptions for oral schedule II prescriptions in emergency situations during the COVID-19 emergency (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-013)
SAMHSA, Division of Pharmacologic Therapies, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, OTP Guidance for Patients Quarantined at Home with the Coronavirus (doorstep delivery protocol) (updated Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-028)
Thomas W. Prevoznik, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Diversion Control Division, DEA, DEA-DC-022 (DEA068), letter permitting DATA-waived practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine to new patients on the basis of a telephone evaluation during the COVID-19 emergency (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-014)
Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control Division, DEA-DC-023 (DEA075), How to Prescribe Controlled Substances to Patients During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (decision tree) (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-015)
Food and Drug Administration, CFSAN, Guidance for Industry: Temporary Policy Regarding Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Chain Restaurants and Similar Retail Food Establishments During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Apr. 2020) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-046)
Roger T. Severino, Director, Office for Civil Rights, HHS, Enforcement Discretion Under HIPAA To Allow Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information by Business Associates for Public Health and Health Oversight Activities in Response to COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 19392 (Apr. 7, 2020) (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-002)
William P. Barr, Attorney General, Memorandum for Director of Bureau of Prisons, Increasing Use of Home Confinement at Institutions Most Affected by COVID-19 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-082)
Federal Bureau of Prisons, Update on COVID-19 and Home Confinement (Apr. 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-076)

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