| Ex. MA-071 | Implementation of DESE Mask RequirementDESE mask requirement for public school students and staff, 2021-22 school year | Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey C. Riley, under the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education's August 24, 2021 vote | MassachusettsState | Aug. 25, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-15-081 | DESE mask requirement for all public K-12 students, staff and visitors for 2021-22 (issued Aug. 25, 2021; extended Sept. 27, Oct. 26, 2021 and Jan. 10, 2022)DESE universal mask requirement (Aug. 25, 2021) | Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey C. Riley, under authority voted by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Aug. 24, 2021 | MassachusettsSector regulator | Aug. 25, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-118 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-6Emergency licensure: health care professionals licensed in good standing in another State to be issued corresponding Massachusetts licenses… | Margret R. Cooke, Acting Commissioner of Public Health | Massachusetts - Department of Public Health (State health department)State | Aug. 26, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-013 | Order Requiring Face Coverings in the City of BostonOrder Requiring Face Coverings in the City of Boston | Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 20, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-014 | Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Updated COVID-19 Operational ProtocolsThe Licensing Board for the City of Boston's Advisory Regarding Updated COVID-19 Operational Protocols | Licensing Board for the City of Boston (under Acting Mayor Kim Janey) | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 23, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-019 | City of Boston announcement of the indoor mask mandate and Five-Point Plan for the Delta VariantMayor Janey announces indoor mask mandate for City of Boston (boston.gov, August 20, 2021) | Acting Mayor Kim Janey (announcing the BPHC order of Aug. 20, 2021) | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 20, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementVaccination or testing | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-150 | Order of the Brookline Department of Public Health: masks mandated indoors in businesses, effective August 27, 2021 (official notice poster)MASK REQUIRED even if you are vaccinated... Masks are mandated indoors by order of the Brookline Department of Public Health, Effective… | Brookline Department of Public Health, Dr. Swannie Jett, Director of Public Health | Town of Brookline (Norfolk County), MassachusettsCity | Aug. 27, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-151 | Order of the Brookline Department of Public Health: face coverings mandatory in all common areas in buildings, effective August 27, 2021 (official notice)By order of the Brookline Department of Public Health, FACE COVERINGS ARE MANDATORY IN ALL COMMON AREAS in buildings. All adults and… | Brookline Department of Public Health, Dr. Swannie Jett, Director of Public Health | Town of Brookline, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 27, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |