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Ex. ECO-B-137'Vaccine or Test' requirement for Commonwealth employees in health care and high-risk congregate facilities, announced August 10, 2021, effective September 7, 2021Commonwealth employees in state hospitals and high-risk congregate facilities: vaccination or weekly testingGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateAug. 10, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-108Announcement of Aug. 10, 2021: vaccination-or-weekly-testing requirement for Commonwealth employees in State-run health care and high-risk congregate facilities (state hospitals, state centers, veterans' homes, community health centers, state correctional institutions), effective Sept. 7, 2021; new hires must be vaccinatedGov. Wolf Announces Vaccine or Test Requirement for Commonwealth Employees in Health Care and High-Risk Congregate FacilitiesGovernor Tom Wolf (Office of Administration policy for Commonwealth employees)PennsylvaniaStateAug. 10, 20212021 Q3Vaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-133State employee vaccination-or-testing requirement announced August 11, 2021, effective September 8, 2021Minnesota state employees must be vaccinated or tested weeklyGovernor Tim WalzMinnesotaStateAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-054Extension of the COVID-19 State of Emergency for thirty days (Sept. 10, 2021)Gov. Tate Reeves extends COVID-19 state of emergency another 30 days (Mississippi Today, Sept. 10, 2021)Governor Tate Reeves (reported by Mississippi Today)MississippiStateSept. 10, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-138Vaccination mandate for State employees in certain settings announced August 11, 2021Vermont state employees (corrections, veterans' home, psychiatric care and other high-risk settings): vaccination requiredGovernor Phil ScottVermontStateAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-101Statewide activation of Crisis Standards of Care (news release Sept. 16, 2021)Crisis Standards of Care activated statewide due to surge in COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalizationIdaho Department of Health and WelfareIdahoStateSept. 16, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. CO-095State-employee COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing requirement (announced July-Aug. 2021) and the CDOC, CDHS and CDPHE vaccination requirements announced Aug. 17, 2021Vaccination or twice-weekly testing and indoor masking for all State employees; vaccination of State staff in 24/7 facilities and serving…State of Colorado as employer (Governor's Office; Department of Personnel and Administration; Departments of Corrections, Human Services and Public Health and Environment)ColoradoStateAug. 17, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-131State employee vaccination-or-testing requirement announced July 30, 2021 ('Governor Polis to Require Regular Testing for all Unvaccinated State Employees'), effective September 20, 2021Regular testing for all unvaccinated State employeesGovernor Jared Polis (Division of Human Resources policy)ColoradoStateJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-136State employee vaccination-or-weekly-testing requirement announced July 28, 2021, effective September 27, 2021New York State employees: vaccination or weekly testing (patient-facing state health care workers: vaccination)Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (announced July 28, 2021); implemented by Governor Kathy HochulNew YorkStateJuly 28, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-132Vaccination or testing requirements for State employees, long-term care facility and health care facility workers announced August 12, 2021 ('COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Updates for Long-Term Care Facilities, Health Care Facilities, and State Employees')Delaware vaccination-or-testing requirements: State employees (effective Sept. 30, 2021); long-term care and health care facility workersGovernor John CarneyDelawareStateAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-135Emergency Secretary's Orders adding COVID-19 testing, vaccination-status and work-exclusion requirements for all staff, vendors and volunteers of DHCQ-regulated facilities, effective Sept. 30, 2021 (16 DE Admin. Code 3201, 3225, 3220, 3230, 4406, 4407 and others)Emergency Secretary's Orders: COVID-19 vaccination or testing of health care facility staffSecretary of Health and Social Services (Division of Health Care Quality)DelawareStateAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-04-055DHSS announcement of vaccination-or-testing requirements for long-term care facilities, health care facilities and State employeesCOVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Updates for Long-Term Care Facilities, Health Care Facilities, and State EmployeesDelaware Department of Health and Social Services / Division of Public Health (release)DelawareStateAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-113216-RICR-20-15-8, Requirement for Immunization Against COVID-19 for All Workers in Licensed Health Care Facilities and Other Practicing Health Care Providers (emergency rule, Aug. 2021)Requirement for Immunization Against COVID-19 for All Workers in Licensed Health Care Facilities and Other Practicing Health Care ProvidersRhode Island Department of HealthRhode IslandStateAug. 17, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-139Testing and vaccine program for employees of state-run health care facilities announced August 2, 2021, effective October 1, 2021Kentucky state-run health care facility employees: vaccination or twice-weekly testingGovernor Andy BeshearKentuckyStateAug. 2, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-141Vaccination requirement for state employees in congregate settings (correctional facilities, veterans' homes, developmental centers) announced August 4, 2021, effective October 1, 2021Illinois state employees in congregate facilities: vaccination requiredGovernor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateAug. 4, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ID-070Documenting Idaho's path to recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021Ballotpedia: Documenting Idaho's path to recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021Ballotpedia (secondary chronology)IdahoStateOct. 6, 2021OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-130Executive Order No. 595, Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Executive Department Employees (Aug. 19, 2021)Executive Department employees must demonstrate full vaccination by October 17, 2021 (no test-out)Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateAug. 19, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-04-067OHA Frequently Asked Questions on the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for healthcare providers and staff (OAR 333-019-1010) and K-12 (OAR 333-019-1030)COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements: Frequently Asked Questions (le3874)Oregon Health Authority, Public Health DivisionOregonStateAug. 25, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. HI-054Press report, State to drop social gathering and restaurant spacing limits, leaving rules up to countiesHPR report of Nov. 23, 2021: statewide gathering caps and restaurant spacing end Dec. 1, 2021; indoor mask mandate and Safe Travels remainHawaii Public Radio (reporting the Governor's and mayors' Nov. 23, 2021 announcement)HawaiiStateNov. 23, 2021Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-089AFL 20-53.6, COVID-19 Mitigation Plan Recommendations for Testing of Health Care Personnel and Residents at Skilled Nursing Facilities (revision of Dec. 27, 2021; series begun May 2020)SNF testing regime (series from May 2020): staff and resident testing under the mitigation plan; the Dec. 27, 2021 revision adds booster…CDPH, Center for Health Care QualityCalifornia - Department of Public Health, Center for Health Care QualityStateDec. 27, 2021Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MS-007Miss. Code Ann. § 41-23-5 and § 41-3-15 (legislative reprint of 2022)Legislative reprint of the epidemic-control, isolation, quarantine and detainment provisions (the bill's proposed addition, Governor's…Legislature of Mississippi (House Bill 612, 2022 Regular Session, as introduced; died in committee Feb. 1, 2022)MississippiStateFeb. 1, 20222020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. HI-055Report, Final statewide mask requirement ended in Hawaii March 26Ballotpedia News: Hawaii's statewide indoor mask requirement ended March 26, 2022 after 704 days, the last in the nationBallotpedia News (reporting the Governor's Mar. 8, 2022 announcement)HawaiiStateMar. 28, 2022Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-IN-020IDOL news release, 'Indiana Employers Made Diligent Efforts to Protect Employees During Pandemic' (Sept. 16, 2022), reproduced as 'Indiana Department of Labor: Employers made diligent efforts to protect employees during pandemic,' WIMS Radio (Sept. 17, 2022)IOSHA's retrospective analysis of its COVID-19 enforcement: more than 6,700 complaints in 2020 and 2021; employers required to demonstrate…Indiana Department of Labor (press release quoting Michelle Ellison, IOSHA deputy commissioner), as reproduced in full by WIMS Radio, LaPorte, IndianaIndianaStateSept. 16, 2022Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WV-068Proclamation terminating the COVID-19 State of EmergencyProclamation of November 12, 2022 terminating the COVID-19 emergency declaration effective January 1, 2023Governor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateNov. 12, 2022Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-KS-001Substitute for Senate Bill No. 29 (2025), enrolled bill amending K.S.A. 65-101, 65-119 and 65-129b (the struck text is the statute as it stood throughout 2020-2021)AN ACT concerning public health; removing the authorization for a county or joint board of health or local health officer to prohibit public…Kansas Legislature (enrolled Substitute for Senate Bill No. 29, 2025 Session; L. 2025, ch. 115)KansasStateJuly 1, 20252020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source

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