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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. MET-BNA-060Shelby County Health Directive No. 6 (with Health Directives Nos. 3, 4 and 5, April-June 2020)Health Directives Nos. 3 through 6 (Back to Business Phases 1 and 2 conditions)Shelby County Health Department (Alisa Haushalter, Director; Bruce Randolph, M.D., Health Officer)Shelby County, TennesseeCounty2020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-KC-074Clay County Public Health Center Annual Report 2020 ('In the year of 2020 COVID-19' timeline of public health emergency orders)Official chronology of the Clay County public health emergency orders of 2020Clay County Public Health Center (Director Gary Zaborac) (report); orders signed by the Director under a county state of emergency declared by Presiding Commissioner Jerry NolteClay County, Missouri (Clay County Public Health Center jurisdiction, outside Kansas City)CountyMar. 1, 2021Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. CA-032State Public Health Officer Order of August 5, 2021 (Requirements for Visitors in Acute Health Care and Long-Term Care Settings)Order of the State Public Health Officer: Requirements for Visitors in Acute Health Care and Long-Term Care SettingsState Public Health Officer Tomas J. AragonCaliforniaStateAug. 5, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersVaccination or testingConfirmed 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. 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. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-091AFL 21-28 (as revised), Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Testing, Vaccination Verification and Personal Protective Equipment for Health Care Personnel at Skilled Nursing FacilitiesSNFs must verify HCP vaccination status and test unvaccinated HCP under the July 26, 2021 order (effective Aug. 9, 2021; facilities in…Cassie Dunham, Deputy Director, Center for Health Care Quality, CDPHCalifornia - Department of Public Health, Center for Health Care QualityStateAug. 9, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-051Frequently Asked Questions: Yellowstone County Health Officer Order, November 9, 2020Frequently Asked Questions - Yellowstone County Health Officer Order - November 9, 2020RiverStone Health (Yellowstone County health department), explaining the Health Officer Order of Nov. 9, 2020Yellowstone County, MontanaCountyNov. 9, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursConfirmed 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. MT-084Order of Health Officer of Nov. 20, 2020 (mirroring the Governor's Nov. 17 Directive: gatherings 25 without distancing / 50 with distancing; 50 percent capacity; 10 p.m. closing; masks and distancing required of all businesses), continued Jan. 6, 2021 and loosened effective 5:00 a.m. Jan. 22, 2021 (75 percent capacity; 12:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. closure; events of 250 indoor / 500 outdoor with approved plans; gathering caps and masks retained) until the case rate is at or below 25 per 100,000 for four consecutive weeksCascade City-County Health Officer Order of November 20, 2020, as continued and amendedTrisha Gardner, Public Health Officer, Cascade City-County Health Department; Board of Health (Jan. 20, 2021 amendments)Cascade County, MontanaCountyNov. 20, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-19-024State Public Health Officer Order of August 5, 2021Health Care Worker Vaccine RequirementState Public Health Officer (California Department of Public Health)CaliforniaStateAug. 5, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-AR-016ADH order of July 4, 2020 closing Brewski's Pub & Grub, Little Rock, as an imminent threat to public health (news report)KATV, 'Little Rock bar linked to cluster of infections didn't follow health rules, state says' (July 6, 2020)Arkansas Department of Health (closure order) and Governor Asa Hutchinson (statement of July 6, 2020), as reported by KATV (Little Rock)ArkansasStateJuly 6, 20202020 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOperating conditionConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NM-076Public Health Emergency Order of February 24, 2021 (Turquoise level added) and its March 2021 reissuePublic Health Emergency Order... Amending Prior Public Health Emergency Orders to Impose County-by-County Restrictions Due to COVID-19Secretary of Health Tracie C. Collins, M.D.New MexicoStateFeb. 24, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesConfirmed 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. MT-081Board of Health revision of COVID-19 mitigation requirements (Feb. 18, 2021): mask mandate retained; event capacities raised from 25 to 50 indoor and 100 outdoor; general business capacity limits removed except where needed for distancing; fitness facilities, pools, worship, personal care, restaurants and bars permitted with modificationsMissoula City-County Board of Health revision of Feb. 18, 2021Missoula City-County Board of Health; Ellen Leahy, Health OfficerMissoula County, MontanaCountyFeb. 18, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-IND-093News report of the HHC employee COVID-19 vaccination requirementWTHR, 'Eskenazi, Indianapolis EMS, Marion County Public Health Department employees required to be vaccinated by Monday' (September 20…WTHR-TV (13News), reporting the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion CountyHealth and Hospital Corporation of Marion County (MCPHD, Eskenazi Health, Indianapolis EMS, long-term care)OtherSept. 20, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-057Hospital Surge Public Health OrderOrder of the State Public Health Officer: Hospital SurgeState Public Health Officer (CDPH)CaliforniaStateDec. 17, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DEN-048Public Health Order adopting CDPHE Public Health Order 20-35 (Safer at Home Dial) and all CDPHE amendmentsDDPHE order of September 18, 2020 adopting PHO 20-35Executive Director, DDPHECity and County of Denver, ColoradoCitySept. 18, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DEN-049Public Health Order adopting CDPHE Public Health Order 20-36 (COVID-19 Dial) and rescinding the Sept. 18, 2020 orderDDPHE order of November 3, 2020 adopting PHO 20-36Executive Director, DDPHECity and County of Denver, ColoradoCityNov. 3, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-KC-075Clay County Public Health Emergency Orders (series): stay-home order (Mar. 24, 2020); Orders 05272020, 05312020, 06152020, 07012020, 08212020, 11172020, 01132021, 02212021Clay County public health emergency orders, March 2020 - February 2021Clay County Public Health Center, Director Gary ZaboracClay County, Missouri (outside Kansas City)CountyMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-KC-076Platte County Health Department orders (series): stay-home order (Mar. 24, 2020); Amended Orders effective July 1, July 16, Nov. 23, 2020, Jan. 16 and Feb. 22, 2021Platte County public health orders, March 2020 - February 2021Platte County Health Department (Director Mary Jo Vernon) under the Platte County state of emergencyPlatte County, Missouri (outside Kansas City)CountyMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-083Board of Health Order of Oct. 28, 2020 (effective Nov. 1, 2020): gatherings capped at 50; bars, restaurants, casinos, gyms, movie theaters at 50 percent capacity; places of worship 75 percent; 12:30 a.m. closing unchangedCascade City-County Board of Health COVID-19 Order, October 28, 2020Cascade City-County Board of HealthCascade County (Great Falls), MontanaCountyOct. 28, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-007City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubsPublic health emergency declared, details for BPS, restrictions for restaurants, bars, clubs (boston.gov, March 15, 2020)Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public SchoolsCity of Boston, MassachusettsCityMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SLC-046Public Health Orders 2020-06.1 (May 7), 2020-07 (May 15), 2020-08 (May 29) and 2020-09 (June 5), 2020Successive orders aligning Salt Lake County with versions 4.1, 4.4 and 4.5 of the State's Phased Guidelines (Salt Lake City remaining in…Salt Lake County Mayor and Health Department Executive DirectorSalt Lake County, UtahCountyMay 7, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-104Michigan Interim COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy (Jan. 29, 2021)Allocation strategy: distribution to providers by population and social vulnerability; 90 percent administration within seven days expected…Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesMichigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department)StateJan. 29, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersVaccination or testingSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source

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