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Ex. PA-001Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (COVID-19)Proclamation of Disaster EmergencyGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateMar. 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-046Emergency Declaration (Mar. 7, 2020) and Council Resolution continuing it (Mar. 10, 2020) (County release: Delaware County March 10 Update on Novel Coronavirus)Delaware County March 10 Update on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Delaware County Council (Chairman Brian P. Zidek); Department of Public RelationsDelaware County, PennsylvaniaCountyMar. 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-072Resolution continuing the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration (Resolution 31-2020, Mar. 10, 2020) (county PDF 'COVID19Resolution.pdf')Delaware County Council COVID-19 ResolutionDelaware County CouncilDelaware County, PennsylvaniaCountyMar. 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-013PA DOC COVID-19 page (as archived Mar. 21, 2020), with the Mar. 13, 2020 release 'Department of Corrections Cancels Visits Statewide, Begins Enhanced Screenings of ALL Employees'All visitation suspended effective Mar. 13, 2020; enhanced screening of every person entering a facility; inmates with flu-like symptoms…Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (Secretary John E. Wetzel)Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; State levelStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-009Declaration of Emergency (Declaration of Disaster Emergency) of the City of PittsburghEmergency Declaration: Resolution providing for a Declaration of Emergency issued by the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh... as it pertains…Mayor William Peduto (ratified by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh, Resolution 140 of 2020, March 17, 2020)City of Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCityMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-051Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission suspension of cash toll collection statewide effective 8 p.m., Mar. 16, 2020 (temporary safety measure; converted to permanent all-electronic tolling in June 2020)PA Turnpike Temporarily Will Not Accept Cash To Safeguard Employee and Traveler HealthPennsylvania Turnpike CommissionPennsylvania Turnpike Commission (Commonwealth instrumentality; 552-mile toll system)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-014Emergency Order suspending door-to-door, public-event and in-person sales and marketing of competitive electric and natural gas supply (announced by press release of March 16, 2020)PUC Suspends Door-to-Door, In-Person Marketing Activities for Energy Suppliers During Governor's Proclamation of Disaster EmergencyPennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Chairman Gladys Brown Dutrieuille (Emergency Order), Docket No. M-2020-3019254Pennsylvania (State public utility commission)Sector regulatorMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-043Township office closed to the public (Mar. 16, 2020); public access to the Township Municipal Building by appointment only from Nov. 16, 2020 (memorandum of Nov. 20, 2020); Township rule requiring all employees to wear face masks in all Township facilities (posted 2021, captured Sept. 20, 2021)Haverford Township building-access and employee mask rules, 2020-2021Township of Haverford (Township Manager David R. Burman; Board of Commissioners)Township of Haverford (Havertown), Delaware County, PennsylvaniaCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-066Release: Freeholder Board Declares State of Emergency in Camden CountyFreeholder Board Declares State of Emergency in Camden County (Mar. 16, 2020)Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr.)Camden County, New JerseyCountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-079Proclamation of Local EmergencyCounty of Camden, State of New Jersey, Proclamation of Local EmergencyLouis Cappelli, Jr., Freeholder Director, and Samuel M. Spino, Emergency Management Coordinator, County of CamdenCamden County, New JerseyCountyMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationTelework mandateQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. PA-091Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Authorizes Licensed Health Care Professionals to Provide Services via Telemedicine During Coronavirus EmergencyTelemedicine Summary (Mar. 18, 2020)Department of State, Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (suspension granted by Governor Wolf under 35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(f))PennsylvaniaSector regulatorMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-092Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Waives Some Nurse Licensing Requirements During Coronavirus Emergency (nursing omnibus requirement waiver)Nursing Omnibus Requirement Waiver (Mar. 20, 2020)Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Nursing (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)PennsylvaniaSector regulatorMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-070Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and EquipmentOrder Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (EEI survey in KC-HIMS three times a day)Rachel Levine, MD, Secretary of HealthPennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)StateMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-01-139Order of the Secretary Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (Mar. 24, 2020), as amended July 10, 2020, Jan. 27, 2021 (SEC-01-094) and Aug. 13, 2021 (effective Aug. 18, 2021)Pennsylvania hospital daily reporting order and its Aug. 13, 2021 amendmentSecretary / Acting Secretary of HealthPennsylvaniaStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-094Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Waives Certain Requirements for Cosmetologists and Barbers During COVID-19 EmergencyRegulation Waiver - Barbers and Cosmetologists (Mar. 26, 2020)Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Cosmetology and State Board of Barber Examiners (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)PennsylvaniaSector regulatorMar. 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-068Extension of the state of emergency (county offices closed indefinitely)Freeholder Board Extends State of Emergency in Camden County (Mar. 28, 2020)Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Freeholder Jonathan Young)Camden County, New JerseyCountyMar. 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. PA-095Department of State summary: Temporary Waiver of Rule for Funeral Home Directors During Coronavirus EmergencyRegulation Waiver - Funeral Directors Summary (Mar. 30, 2020)Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Funeral Directors (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)PennsylvaniaSector regulatorMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-018Amended Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Ambulatory Surgical Facilities to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and EquipmentAmended Order Requiring Ambulatory Surgical Facilities to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (facilities…Rachel Levine, MD, Secretary of HealthPennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)StateApr. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-052Order of the Governor to Ensure the Efficient Allocation and Effective Use of Critical Medical ResourcesOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Ensure the Efficient Allocation and Effective Use of Critical Medical ResourcesGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateApr. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. PA-008Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Public Health Safety Measures for Businesses Permitted to Maintain In-person Operations (Worker Safety Order)Worker Safety Order (Apr. 15, 2020; enforceable 8:00 p.m. Apr. 19, 2020)Secretary of Health Rachel LevinePennsylvaniaStateApr. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. PA-076Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841) (Apr. 20, 2020)Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841)General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf Apr. 20, 2020PennsylvaniaStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-097Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Gives Dentists and Dental Hygienists Alternatives to Live-Patient Clinical Licensing Exam During COVID-19 EmergencySummary - Dentist and Dental Hygienist Waivers (Apr. 24, 2020)Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Dentistry (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)PennsylvaniaSector regulatorApr. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-070Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Pertaining to Fines and PenaltiesEmergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Pertaining to Fines and PenaltiesPhiladelphia Board of Health (adopted Apr. 29, 2020; Law Department Apr. 30, 2020)City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Board of Health)CityApr. 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-023Construction Authorization (Apr. 29, 2020 Construction Order)Authorization for the Conduct of Certain Construction Activity Currently Prohibited by the March 22, 2020 Emergency Order Temporarily…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted as a Board of Health regulation Apr. 29, 2020 (effective Apr. 30, 2020)City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCityApr. 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-09-008Guidance for Businesses in the Construction Industry Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster EmergencyMandatory construction guidance (issued Apr. 23, 2020; effective May 1, 2020)Governor Tom Wolf; Secretary of HealthPennsylvaniaStateApr. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read