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Ex. DUT-OR-002Statute: ORS chapter 431A (Public Health Programs and Activities), sections 431A.005-431A.015: definitions of 'public health law' and 'public health measure'; power of the Oregon Health Authority and local public health administrators to enforce public health laws, with civil penalties; public health actions of the Public Health DirectorORS 431A.005, 431A.010 and 431A.015: enforcement of public health laws by administrative order, civil penalty of up to $500 a day per…Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2019 Edition, as captured by the Wayback Machine Oct. 17, 2020)OregonStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-003Statute: ORS chapter 431 (State and Local Administration and Enforcement of Health Laws), sections 431.110, 431.150, 431.155, 431.157 and 431.413: the Oregon Health Authority's supervision of 'all matters relating to the preservation of life and health,' its duty and the local public health administrators' duty to enforce every public health law, and their power to restrain violations by injunctionORS 431.110, 431.150, 431.155, 431.157 and 431.413: general powers and duties of the Oregon Health Authority; enforcement of public health…Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition)OregonStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-005N.Y. Public Health Law § 225 (Public Health and Health Planning Council; State Sanitary Code)Public health and health planning council; sanitary codeNew York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 2, title 2); Public Health and Health Planning Council with the Commissioner's approvalNew YorkState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-004Statute: Health and Safety Code section 101040, preventive measures by the local health officer during a state of emergency or local emergencyHealth and Safety Code section 101040: the local health officer may take any preventive measure necessary to protect and preserve the public…California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel)CaliforniaStateJan. 1, 20082020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-009K.S.A. 65-201, County boards of health; local health officers; review, amendment or revocation of local health officer orders; approval by board of county commissioners; civil action (text from March 25, 2021)65-201. County, city-county and multicounty units; local health officers; appointment, tenure, removal; laws applicable; review, amendment…Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)KansasStateJune 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NV-002Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 439 (Administration of Public Health), NRS 439.010 to 439.990NRS Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health (chapter page as published by the Nevada Legislature)Nevada Legislature; State Board of Health; county, district and city boards of healthNevadaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-029State Health Commissioner Order of Public Health Emergency, Statewide Requirement To Wear Masks In K-12 Schools (Order of Public Health Emergency Ten)Statewide requirement that all individuals aged two and older wear masks when indoors at public and private K-12 schoolsM. Norman Oliver, M.D., M.A., State Health CommissionerVirginia State Health Commissioner (acting for the State Board of Health); State level; addressed to all public and private K-12 schoolsStateAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. NM-070Public Health Emergency Order of September 15, 2021 (indoor mask mandate extended)Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…Acting Secretary of Health David R. Scrase, M.D.New MexicoStateSept. 15, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-046USHE release, 'Gov. Gary R. Herbert and Utah Department of Health issue weekly COVID-19 testing requirement for USHE students' (November 9, 2020), quoting the State Public Health Order's 'Restrictions on institutions of higher education'State public health order requiring every public institution of higher education to test each student age 18 or older who lives on campus or…Utah Department of Health (State Public Health Order of Nov. 8, 2020, as updated Nov. 23, 2020); recited by the Utah System of Higher EducationUtah Department of Health (State Public Health Order of November 8, 2020) as applied to the Utah System of Higher Education's eight public institutions; State levelStateNov. 9, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MA-054COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-1 (Reissuance of Certain Public Health Orders)Reissuance of Certain Public Health OrdersCommissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council (June 9, 2021) and the GovernorMassachusettsStateJune 14, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. NM-060Public Health Emergency Order of June 30, 2021 (county framework and capacity limits ended; masks for the unvaccinated; CSPs mandatory)Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…Secretary of Health Tracie C. Collins, M.D.New MexicoStateJune 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. NM-071Amended Public Health Emergency Order Requiring All School Workers Comply with Certain Health Requirements and Requiring Congregate Care Facility Workers, Hospital Workers, and Employees of the Office of the Governor Be Fully Vaccinated (Sept. 15, 2021)Amended Public Health Emergency Order Requiring All School Workers Comply with Certain Health Requirements and Requiring Congregate Care…Acting Secretary of Health David R. Scrase, M.D.New MexicoStateSept. 15, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. CA-031State Public Health Officer Order of July 26, 2021 (Health Care Worker Protections in High-Risk Settings; Unvaccinated Workers in High-Risk Settings)Order of the State Public Health Officer: Unvaccinated Workers in High-Risk SettingsState Public Health Officer Tomas J. AragonCaliforniaStateJuly 26, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. NM-062Public Health Emergency Order of July 30, 2021Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…Acting Secretary of Health David R. Scrase, M.D.New MexicoStateJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. NM-067Public Health Emergency Order of August 17, 2021 (indoor mask mandate reinstated for all persons)Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…Acting Secretary of Health David R. Scrase, M.D.New MexicoStateAug. 17, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-084State Public Health Officer Order of July 26, 2021, Health Care Worker Protections in High-Risk SettingsHealth Care Worker Protections in High-Risk Settings: verification of vaccination status of all workers; weekly (SNF twice-weekly) testing…State Public Health Officer, California Department of Public HealthCaliforniaStateJuly 26, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-001Statute: Health and Safety Code, Division 105, Part 1, Chapter 2 (sections 120125-120155), powers of the State Department of Public Health over communicable diseaseHealth and Safety Code sections 120125-120155: examination into causes of communicable disease; reportable-disease list; isolation and…California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel, leginfo.legislature.ca.gov)CaliforniaStateJan. 1, 19962020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. NM-036Public Health Emergency Order of October 22, 2020 (retail 10 p.m. closing; rapid-response closures; certified-only indoor dining; State museums closed)Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. JimenezNew MexicoStateOct. 22, 20202020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-01-060State 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, CDPHCaliforniaStateAug. 5, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-021Health Mandate 015, Services by Health Care Providers (Apr. 15, 2020; revised May 19 and June 1, 2020) (cross-reference to Ex. AK-017; not re-saved)Health Mandate 015 (conditions on the resumption of routine and elective health care)Governor Mike Dunleavy; Commissioner Adam Crum, DHSS; Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical OfficerAlaskaStateApr. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-093Emergency Order Pursuant to MCL 333.2253 - Instructions to Laboratories, Health Professionals and Hospitals (COVID-19 Testing Prioritization and Reporting)CLIA-certified laboratories must prioritize COVID-19 sampling and testing as instructed by the Department; health professionals collecting…Robert Gordon, Director, Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesMichigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department)StateMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AK-017COVID-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. ZinkAlaskaStateApr. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-001Statute: ORS chapter 433 (Disease and Condition Control), Oregon's communicable-disease control act: reportable diseases, investigation and control measures (433.004, 433.006); prohibition on spreading disease (433.010); isolation and quarantine of persons and isolation of premises, with law-enforcement assistance (433.121-433.156); public health emergency powers of the Governor and the Public Health Director (433.441-433.452); penalties (433.990)ORS 433.004, 433.006, 433.010, 433.121, 433.128, 433.131, 433.138, 433.142, 433.156, 433.441, 433.442, 433.443, 433.452 and 433.990…Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition)OregonStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. NM-027Public Health Emergency Order of July 30, 2020Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…Secretary of Health Kathyleen M. KunkelNew MexicoStateJuly 30, 20202020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. NM-028Public Health Emergency Order of August 28, 2020 (indoor dining 25%; gatherings 10)Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. JimenezNew MexicoStateAug. 28, 20202020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child carePrimary source read