| Ex. MET-PIT-051 | County workforce directive of August 5, 2021: unvaccinated county employees must mask and be tested; unvaccinated visitors to county buildings must mask; vaccination required of all new hires from August 9, 2021Fitzgerald Announces Mask Mandate For Unvaccinated County Workers (WESA, Aug. 5, 2021) | County Executive Rich Fitzgerald (as reported by WESA, Pittsburgh's NPR station) | Allegheny County, PennsylvaniaCounty | Aug. 5, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-PIT-036 | Order of Court of August 9, 2021: Fifth Judicial District Masking Requirements (AD-21-118)In re: Fifth Judicial District Masking Requirements, No. AD-21-118-PJ | Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge | Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)Court | Aug. 9, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. PA-104 | Opinion, County of Butler v. Governor of Pennsylvania, No. 20-2936 (3d Cir. Aug. 11, 2021) (vacating the district court's judgment as moot)County of Butler v. Governor of Pennsylvania - Precedential Opinion | United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (precedential) | Pennsylvania (federal court of appeals, Third Circuit)Court | Aug. 11, 2021 | | Other | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-PHL-019 | Amendment to the Full Reopening Order (Additional Masking Requirements) - the Aug. 12, 2021 indoor mask mandateAmendment to the Emergency Order Establishing Safety Measures for Full Reopening to Prevent the Spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus… | Mayor James F. Kenney and Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole, MD, MPH | City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity | Aug. 11, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-PHL-071 | PDPH 'Proof of Vaccination' required sign (vaccinated-only exception)This business requires PROOF OF VACCINATION (Department of Public Health sign template) | Philadelphia Department of Public Health | City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Department of Public Health)City | Aug. 11, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-PHL-094 | Release: Protect yourself and others from Delta: masks required indoors and at large outdoor gatherings in PhiladelphiaProtect yourself and others from Delta: masks required indoors and at large outdoor gatherings in Philadelphia (Aug. 11, 2021; updated Aug.… | City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Health (James Garrow) (release, updated Aug. 13, 2021) | City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Department of Public Health)City | Aug. 11, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-PHL-020 | Amendment to the Second Consolidated and Restated Supplemental Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 (Consolidated Safety Measures for Full Reopening and Delegation of Authority)Amendment to the Second Consolidated and Restated Supplemental Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19… | Philadelphia Board of Health (adopted Aug. 12/13, 2021; Law Department approval Aug. 13, 2021) | City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Board of Health)City | Aug. 13, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-PHL-080 | 2021-2022 School Reopening Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions2021-2022 School Reopening Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions (Aug. 15, 2021) | Bucks County Department of Health (David C. Damsker, M.D., M.P.H., Director) with the County Commissioners | Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Department of Health)County | Aug. 15, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Schools and child careOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-007 | Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Vaccine Providers Support of COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics at Institutions of Higher Education and School EntitiesOrder Directing Vaccine Providers Support of COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics at Institutions of Higher Education and School Entities… | Alison V. Beam, Acting Secretary of Health | Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State | Aug. 13, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Schools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-PHL-021 | Emergency Regulation Mandating Vaccines for Healthcare Workers and in Higher Education, Healthcare, and Related SettingsEmergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Mandating Vaccines for Healthcare Workers and In Higher Education… | Philadelphia Board of Health (adopted Aug. 12, 2021; Law Department approval and filing Aug. 16, 2021) | City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Board of Health)City | Aug. 12, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-PHL-089 | Requirement that all staff and visitors wear masks in all County buildings and facilities from Aug. 16, 2021; recommendation of indoor masking regardless of vaccination statusMontgomery County requires masks in all county buildings and facilities from Monday, Aug. 16, 2021 (announced Aug. 13, 2021) | Montgomery County Board of Commissioners with the Office of Public Health | Montgomery County, PennsylvaniaCounty | Aug. 13, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-PHL-095 | Release: COVID Vaccines Mandated for Healthcare Workers and those at Philly Colleges and UniversityCOVID Vaccines Mandated for Healthcare Workers and those at Philly Colleges and University (Aug. 13, 2021) | City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Health (James Garrow) (release) | City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Department of Public Health)City | Aug. 13, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care ordersVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-01-141 | Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Mandating Vaccines for Healthcare Workers and in Higher Education, Healthcare, and Related Settings (adopted Aug. 12, 2021; effective Aug. 16, 2021)Philadelphia health care worker vaccination regulation | Philadelphia Board of Health / Department of Public Health | Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity | Aug. 12, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. SEC-03-076 | Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Mandating Vaccines for Healthcare Workers and In Higher Education, Healthcare, and Related SettingsVaccine Mandate Regulation | Philadelphia Board of Health; Department of Public Health | PhiladelphiaCity | Aug. 16, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-045 | Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Mandating Vaccines for Healthcare Workers and In Higher Education, Healthcare, and Related SettingsEmergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Mandating Vaccines for Healthcare Workers and In Higher Education… | Philadelphia Board of Health; Department of Public Health (Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole); approved by the City Law Department | City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity | Aug. 12, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. PA-041 | Amendment of the Order of the Secretary Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (vaccination status of admitted patients; PA-NEDSS hospitalization reporting)Amendment of the Order of the Secretary Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment | Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam | PennsylvaniaState | Aug. 13, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. PA-101 | Termination of the Order of the Secretary Requiring Reduction of Elective Procedures in Regions with Low Acute Care Treatment CapacityTermination of the Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Reduction of Elective Procedures in Regions… | Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam | PennsylvaniaState | Aug. 23, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-PIT-014 | COVID-19 Guidance: Isolation and Quarantine Basics (updated August 24, 2021; posted as 08-26-21)Isolation and Quarantine Basics | Allegheny County Health Department | Allegheny County, PennsylvaniaCounty | Aug. 24, 2021 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Quarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-PHL-022 | PDPH Health Alert PDPH-HAN-00363A-08-25-21, Guidance Regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare WorkersGuidance Regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers (Message # PDPH-HAN-00363A-08-25-21) | Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Division of COVID-19 Containment (Cheryl Bettigole, MD, MPH, Acting Health Commissioner) | City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Department of Public Health)City | Aug. 25, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-046 | PDPH-HAN-00363AHealth Alert: Guidance Regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers | Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Health Alert Network | City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity | Aug. 25, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care ordersVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-PIT-037 | Fifth Judicial District Request for Emergency Judicial Order (August 26, 2021): extension of the judicial emergency through October 1, 2021In re: Fifth Judicial District Request for Emergency Judicial Order (Aug. 26, 2021) | Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge (request to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, No. 23 WM 2020) | Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)Court | Aug. 26, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-015 | Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Authorizing COVID-19 Diagnostic Rapid Antigen Testing in K-12 SchoolsOrder Authorizing COVID-19 Diagnostic Rapid Antigen Testing in K-12 Schools (Statement of Assurances; authorized vendor portal reporting… | Alison V. Beam, Acting Secretary of Health | Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State | Aug. 31, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Schools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-PHL-092 | School District of Philadelphia 2021-22 health and safety plan: universal masking of students and staff regardless of vaccination status for the school year opening Aug. 31, 2021School District of Philadelphia universal masking, 2021-22 school year | School District of Philadelphia (Superintendent William R. Hite Jr.), implementing the Mayor's and Health Commissioner's orders requiring masks indoors at schools (Exs. MET-PHL-018, 019) | City of Philadelphia / School District of PhiladelphiaCity | July 30, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolation | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-PIT-040 | Order of Court of August 31, 2021: Resumption of Normal Court Operations (AD-21-128): Advanced Communication Technology and Rule 600 suspension through October 1, 2021In re: Resumption of Normal Court Operations, No. AD-21-128-PJ | Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge | Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)Court | Aug. 31, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Telework mandateCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. ECO-B-087 | Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Face Coverings in School EntitiesOrder Directing Face Coverings in School Entities (public and private schools, career and technical schools, charter and cyber schools… | Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam, Pennsylvania Department of Health | PennsylvaniaState | Aug. 31, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Primary source read | |