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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. 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. MET-RIV-058Order of the Public Health Officer Cancelling All Gatherings of More Than 10 Persons (March 13, 2020) and Order of the County Public Health Officer of March 16, 2020Gatherings of more than 10 persons cancelled (March 13, 2020)Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron KaiserRiverside County, CaliforniaCountyMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed 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. 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. MET-RIV-002Order of the Public Health Officer Cancelling All Events With Attendance Above 250 Individuals (announced by news release of March 12, 2020)Riverside County public health officer orders large events canceledRiverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron KaiserRiverside County, CaliforniaCountyMar. 12, 20202020 Q2Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-075Emergency Health Rule EHR-2020-001 (closure of bars, brew pubs, casinos and restaurant dining rooms extended to Apr. 3, 2020 and expanded to gyms, fitness facilities, athletic centers, workout studios, paintball parlors, ice rinks, indoor climbing, trampoline parks, indoor sporting arenas, cinemas and theatres)Emergency Health Rule 2020-001 Relating to COVID-19 (adopted at the Board's emergency meeting of March 18, 2020)Gallatin City-County Board of HealthGallatin County, MontanaCountyMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed 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. 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. MET-HOU-044Release: Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Declare Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19Mayor's proclamation of a Local State of Disaster Due to a Public Health Emergency; Rodeo closed; City events cancelledMayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)City of Houston, TexasCityMar. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-073Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Driving Schools (classroom occupancy 25 percent from May 26, 2020; 50 percent; 75 percent from Oct. 13, 2020; six-foot distancing except in-car instruction and DPS road tests)Minimum Standard Health Protocols - Checklist for Driving SchoolsGovernor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLRTexas; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas, applied by TDLR (driver education and safety program)StateMay 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. LA-072BESE emergency rule of July 14, 2020 - Minimum Health and Safety Standards for the Reopening of Louisiana Schools (2020-2021), as described in BESE's releaseBESE adopts minimum health and safety standards for the reopening of Louisiana schoolsLouisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE)LouisianaSector regulatorJuly 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-060Order of the Public Health Officer of April 2, 2020 closing all public and private golf courses; Amended Order of April 29, 2020 Placing Restrictions on Golf Course UseGolf course closure (April 2, 2020) and restrictions (April 29, 2020)Riverside County Public Health Officer (with the County Executive Officer as Director of Emergency Services for the April 29 order)Riverside County, CaliforniaCountyApr. 2, 20202020 Q2Business closureEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NE-009Directed Health Measure Order 2020-010 (and 2020-011)Directed Health Measure Order 2020-010 (personal-care, club and theater closures; team sports)Nebraska DHHS, Chief Medical OfficerNebraska (all 93 counties)StateApr. 9, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NE-022Directed Health Measure Orders of Nov. 13, 2020 (e.g., 2020-DCHD-014)Directed Health Measures effective Nov. 16, 2020 (elective surgery pause)Nebraska DHHS, Chief Medical OfficerNebraska (all districts)StateNov. 13, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-062Emergency rule WSR 21-11-016, WAC 246-358-002 as revised (vaccination-status revisions to the temporary worker housing COVID-19 requirements)Emergency Rules, Department of Health, Chapter 246-358 WAC, Temporary Worker Housing (WSR 21-11-016)Washington State Department of HealthWashington State Department of Health (State agency)Sector regulatorMay 7, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source