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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. PA-025	Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Reduction of Elective Procedures in Regions with Low Acute Care Treatment CapacityOrder of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Reduction of Elective Procedures in Regions with Low Acute Care…	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. PA-069	Memorandum to Pennsylvania Acute Care Hospital Chief Executive Officers and Chief Medical Officers (expectations for surge; elective procedures)Memorandum of the Secretary of Health for Hospital Leaders	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 17, 2020	2020 Q4	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. IA-030	Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (statewide mask requirement; gathering prohibitions; 10:00 p.m. closing; surgery limits)Proclamation requiring all people two or older to wear a mask indoors in public within six feet of others for 15 minutes or longer…	Governor Kim Reynolds	IowaState	Nov. 16, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. NE-022	Directed 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 Officer	Nebraska (all districts)State	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AZ-004	Executive Order 2020-10Delaying Elective Surgeries to Conserve Personal Protective Equipment Necessary to Test and Treat Patients with COVID-19	Governor Douglas A. Ducey	ArizonaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. IA-033	Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (gatherings; establishments; surgeries)Proclamation permitting gatherings of more than ten with six feet of distance and masks (business and workplace gatherings excepted)…	Governor Kim Reynolds	IowaState	Dec. 16, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. NJ-016	Executive Order No. 145 (2020)Resumption of elective surgeries and invasive procedures on May 26, 2020 subject to Department of Health and Division of Consumer Affairs…	Governor Philip D. Murphy	New JerseyState	May 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. OR-015	Executive Order 20-22Allowing Elective and Non-urgent Procedures Only in Compliance with OHA Guidance; Rescinding EO 20-10	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AZ-015	Executive Order 2020-32Requesting Exemption from Executive Order 2020-10: Elective Surgeries	Governor Douglas A. Ducey	ArizonaState	Apr. 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. IA-011	Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (conditional resumption of surgeries; farmers markets)Proclamation permitting hospitals and outpatient providers to resume surgeries and procedures only under PPE, testing and capacity…	Governor Kim Reynolds	IowaState	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. IN-011	Executive Order 20-13Directives to Manage Indiana's Health Care Response for Hoosiers with COVID-19 During the Public Health Emergency	Governor Eric J. Holcomb	IndianaState	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. WV-023	Executive Order 28-20Amendment of EO 16-20: hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers may resume more urgent elective procedures on OHFLAC approval of a…	Governor Jim Justice	West VirginiaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. CO-021	Executive Order D 2020 045Permitting the Limited Recommencement of Voluntary or Elective Surgeries and Procedures in Colorado	Governor Jared Polis	ColoradoState	Apr. 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. IA-025	Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (extension to October 18, 2020; Johnson and Story bars to September 27)Proclamation extending the Public Health Disaster Emergency to October 18, 2020, continuing the closure of bars in Johnson and Story…	Governor Kim Reynolds	IowaState	Sept. 18, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. KY-009	CHFS Directive of March 23, 2020 (Elective Procedures)Directive that all non-emergent, non-urgent in-person medical, surgical, dental and other health-care procedures cease	Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health (Acting Secretary Friedlander as Governor's designee; Commissioner Stack)	KentuckyState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. NY-005	Executive Order No. 202.10Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency	Governor Andrew M. Cuomo	New YorkState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. IA-032	Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (extension to January 8, 2021; mask requirement, employer directive and gathering rules continued)Proclamation extending the Public Health Disaster Emergency to January 8, 2021, continuing the indoor mask requirement and the employer…	Governor Kim Reynolds	IowaState	Dec. 9, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declarationTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AK-017	COVID-19 Health Mandate 015 (Services by Health Care Providers), revised June 1, 2020 (posted June 3)Health Mandate 015 (resumption of routine and elective health care under conditions; universal masking; screening)	Governor Dunleavy; Commissioner Crum; Dr. Zink	AlaskaState	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. IA-028	Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (extension to November 15, 2020)Proclamation extending the Public Health Disaster Emergency to November 15, 2020 and continuing the establishment distancing mandates…	Governor Kim Reynolds	IowaState	Oct. 16, 2020	2020 Q4	Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. NE-021	Directed Health Measure Order 2020-SCHD-012Directed Health Measure Order 2020-SCHD-012 (winter re-tightening, Nov. 11-30, 2020)	Nebraska DHHS, Chief Medical Officer	Nebraska (Sarpy and Cass Counties; identical statewide form)State	Nov. 9, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. TX-024	Executive Order GA-31Relating to hospital capacity during the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Sept. 17, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VT-013	20 V.S.A. sec. 20 (Immunities and defenses)Immunities and defenses	Vermont General Assembly (Title 20, chapter 1)	VermontState	July 1, 2022	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. NH-015	Emergency Order #30Temporary requirements regarding healthcare provided in alternative settings	Governor Christopher T. Sununu	New HampshireState	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MN-018	Emergency Executive Order 20-51Requiring Facilities to Prioritize Surgeries and Procedures and Provide Safe Environment during COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-02-032	Executive Order No. 20-22Allowing Measured Resumption of Non-Urgent Health Care Procedures Using PPE, and Continuing Restrictions on Visitation	Governor Kate Brown	OregonState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read

Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Reduction of Elective Procedures in Regions with Low Acute Care Treatment Capacity (Nov. 23, 2020) (Ex. PA-025)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Memorandum to Pennsylvania Acute Care Hospital Chief Executive Officers and Chief Medical Officers (expectations for surge; elective procedures) (Nov. 17, 2020) (Ex. PA-069)
Governor Kim Reynolds, Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (statewide mask requirement; gathering prohibitions; 10:00 p.m. closing; surgery limits) (Nov. 16, 2020) (Ex. IA-030)
Nebraska DHHS, Chief Medical Officer, Directed Health Measure Orders of Nov. 13, 2020 (e.g., 2020-DCHD-014) (Ex. NE-022)
Governor Douglas A. Ducey, Executive Order 2020-10 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AZ-004)
Governor Kim Reynolds, Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (gatherings; establishments; surgeries) (Dec. 16, 2020) (Ex. IA-033)
Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 145 (2020) (May 15, 2020) (Ex. NJ-016)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-22 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. OR-015)
Governor Douglas A. Ducey, Executive Order 2020-32 (Apr. 22, 2020) (Ex. AZ-015)
Governor Kim Reynolds, Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (conditional resumption of surgeries; farmers markets) (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. IA-011)
Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Executive Order 20-13 (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. IN-011)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 28-20 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. WV-023)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 045 (Apr. 26, 2020) (Ex. CO-021)
Governor Kim Reynolds, Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (extension to October 18, 2020; Johnson and Story bars to September 27) (Sept. 18, 2020) (Ex. IA-025)
Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health (Acting Secretary Friedlander as Governor's designee; Commissioner Stack), CHFS Directive of March 23, 2020 (Elective Procedures) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. KY-009)
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Executive Order No. 202.10 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. NY-005)
Governor Kim Reynolds, Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (extension to January 8, 2021; mask requirement, employer directive and gathering rules continued) (Dec. 9, 2020) (Ex. IA-032)
Governor Dunleavy; Commissioner Crum; Dr. Zink, COVID-19 Health Mandate 015 (Services by Health Care Providers), revised June 1, 2020 (posted June 3) (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. AK-017)
Governor Kim Reynolds, Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (extension to November 15, 2020) (Oct. 16, 2020) (Ex. IA-028)
Nebraska DHHS, Chief Medical Officer, Directed Health Measure Order 2020-SCHD-012 (Nov. 9, 2020) (Ex. NE-021)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-31 (Sept. 17, 2020) (Ex. TX-024)
Vermont General Assembly (Title 20, chapter 1), 20 V.S.A. sec. 20 (Immunities and defenses) (standing) (Ex. DUT-VT-013)
Governor Christopher T. Sununu, Emergency Order #30 (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. NH-015)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-51 (May 5, 2020) (Ex. MN-018)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order No. 20-22 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-032)

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