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Ex. OR-031Two-Week Pause on Social Activities (Governor's announcement of Nov. 6, 2020; OHA guidance)Governor Kate Brown Announces Two-Week Pause on Social Activities to Help Stop Rapid Spread of COVID-19Governor Kate Brown (implemented through OHA guidance under EO 20-27)Oregon (Malheur, Marion, Multnomah, Jackson and Umatilla Counties)StateNov. 6, 20202020 Q4Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-24-009Governor's COVID-19 Update of March 21, 2020 (announcing the Director's Orders closing older adult day care services and senior centers and prohibiting adult day support and vocational habilitation services in congregate settings)COVID-19 Update: March 21, 2020Governor Mike DeWine (COVID-19 Update of March 21, 2020, announcing the Director of Health's orders)OhioStateMar. 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-077Announced expiry of the State of Emergency on August 15, 2021 and the Governor's reconsideration (August 2021)Leaders fear what could happen if Reeves ends state of emergency on Sunday as planned (Mississippi Today, Aug. 11, 2021)Governor Tate Reeves (reported by Mississippi Today)MississippiStateAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-02-060Order of the Governor No. 20-03-23-01, Various Health Care MattersVarious Health Care Matters (authorizing the Secretary of Health to direct cessation of elective and non-urgent procedures; health care…Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-04-065Governor's Aug. 18, 2021 vaccination protocols for nursing home and hospital staff (as reported by WBOC)Hogan Institutes Stricter Vaccine Protocols for Workers at Md. Nursing Homes, HospitalsGovernor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. (announcement); Maryland Department of Health (implementing order)MarylandStateAug. 18, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-055Press report (Mississippi Today, Nov. 11, 2021) of the Governor's announcement that the COVID-19 State of Emergency would expire November 20, 2021Gov. Tate Reeves announces COVID-19 state of emergency will expire on Nov. 20 (Mississippi Today, Nov. 11, 2021)Governor Tate Reeves (reported by Mississippi Today)MississippiOtherNov. 11, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-063Release: Texas Attorney General Admits He Cannot Enforce Governor's Mask Mandate ProhibitionHarris County Attorney release on the Attorney General's court filingsHarris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (release)Harris County, TexasCountyAug. 25, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NM-078Directive of March 15, 2020 to State agencies (remote work; State buildings closed to the public; museums, historic sites and State parks closed)Governor directs state government agencies to minimize face-to-face contact while continuing service deliveryGovernor Michelle Lujan GrishamNew MexicoStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DE-003Second Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencySecond Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (take-out alcohol; closure of bowling alleys, movie theaters, fitness…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. IA-072Guidelines for the Safe Transition Back to Practice (adopted May 5, 2020; revised November 13, 2020) and the Board's COVID-19 general information pageBoard guidelines made mandatory for every Iowa dental office from May 8, 2020 by the Governor's proclamation: patient screening, PPE…Iowa Dental BoardIowaSector regulatorMay 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-037Two-Week Pause applied to Clackamas County, Nov. 11-25, 2020 (long-term care visitation halted; restaurant and bar patrons reduced; indoor groups capped at six; work from home)Clackamas County reacts to two-week pause to fight COVID-19Governor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Clackamas County (Chair Jim Bernard; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah Present)Clackamas County, OregonCountyNov. 9, 20202020 Q4Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-044Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0012-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Labor Code and DWC Rules Related to Workers' CompensationBulletin announcing the Governor's suspension of specified Labor Code provisions and DWC rules (deadlines and in-person requirements) for…Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' CompensationTexas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (statewide)CourtMar. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TX-054Emergency Rule, 22 TAC § 108.7 (Minimum Standard of Care, General) as published in the Texas Register of Sept. 4, 2020 (effective Aug. 25, 2020)Emergency Rule 108.7 in response to Governor Abbott's Executive Order GA-19Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE)TexasSector regulatorAug. 25, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Health care ordersWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-055Office of the Professions page, 'COVID-19: Executive Orders' (list of the Executive Order 202-series suspensions and modifications of Title VIII licensing law for each profession, with their expiration June 25, 2021; later Executive Order 4-series items with expirations to Feb. 21, 2023)Important Information for Licensees Impacted by COVID-19: Executive Orders affecting Title VIII professions (out-of-State physicians…New York State Education Department, Office of the ProfessionsNew York State Education Department, Office of the Professions; State levelSector regulatorMar. 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. CA-011Executive Order N-38-20Executive Order N-38-20 (suspending limits on the Judicial Council's emergency rulemaking authority)Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
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. MET-PDX-011Two-Week Pause on social activities, Nov. 11-25, 2020, applied to Multnomah County (restaurant indoor capacity 50 including staff, party size six; indoor activities capped at 50; telework directed; long-term care indoor visits halted; social gatherings six)As COVID-cases increase, officials call two-week pause to separate people during infectious periodGovernor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Chair Deborah Kafoury and Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines (County call to comply)Multnomah County, OregonCountyNov. 6, 20202020 Q4Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-043News item republished by the Authority, ''Boston Hope' signals the newest field hospital set up in the city' (Apr. 9, 2020)Conversion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center into the 1,000-bed Boston Hope care facilityMassachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a WCVB report of the Governor's announcement)Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center; Hynes Convention Center), Massachusetts (State authority)StateApr. 9, 20202020 Q2Business closureHealth care ordersEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-038Clackamas County's compliance with the Risk framework effective Dec. 3, 2020 (Extreme Risk on the latest data); County buildings open to the public 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays only, with appointments encouragedClackamas County embraces new data-driven framework to fight COVID-19 (County remains open to serve)Clackamas County (County Administrator Gary Schmidt; Public Health Director Philip Mason-Joyner); Governor Kate Brown and OHA (Risk framework)Clackamas County, OregonCountyNov. 25, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-02-057Executive Order 04.20.20.01Providing flexibility for healthcare practices, moving certain businesses to minimum operations, and providing for emergency responseGovernor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-03-040MSDH mandate for Mississippi dentistry (Mar. 2020) as extended by the Board to Apr. 27, 2020 under EO 1470; EO 1466 (Mar. 24, 2020)Dentists must delay non-emergency careMississippi State Department of Health; Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners; Governor Tate Reeves (EO 1466, 1470)MississippiStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-12-051Executive Order 03.31.20.01Suspending in-person requirements for the attestation and notarization of real estate documents (remote video)Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateMar. 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-047Emergency amendments to 22 TAC § 174.5 (issuance of prescriptions during the COVID-19 disaster), adopted June 5, 2020TMB Adopts Emergency Rule Related to Issuance of Prescriptions (June 5, 2020)Texas Medical Board, Executive Committee (with advice and direction from the Governor's Office)Texas Medical Board; State levelSector regulatorJune 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Health care ordersOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AK-011COVID-19 Health Mandate 009 (Personal Care Services and Gatherings Statewide), as described in the State's own FAQHealth Mandate 009 (statewide closure of personal care services; gatherings of more than ten prohibited)Governor Dunleavy; Commissioner Crum; Dr. Zink (mandate); DHSS (FAQ)AlaskaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. CA-006Executive Order N-29-20Executive Order N-29-20 (public meetings by teleconference; CalFresh and other program flexibilities)Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source

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