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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. SEC-01-006	QSO-20-13-Hospitals-CAHs (REVISED)Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): FAQs and Considerations for Patient Triage…	CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group	United StatesFederal	Mar. 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-02-005	COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care ProvidersBlanket 1135 waivers (physicians and other clinicians: telehealth, licensure, supervision, signature, enrollment)	CMS (Secretary of HHS)	United StatesFederal	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-04-015	COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (LTC facilities, HHAs, hospices, ICF/IIDs)COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (section 1135 waiver authority)	United StatesFederal	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-04-005	QSO-20-38-NHInterim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency…	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Survey and Certification Group	United StatesSector regulator	Aug. 26, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-015	DPH Administrative Order, Long-Term Care Facilities Reopening GuidanceState of Georgia Department of Public Health Administrative Order: Long-Term Care Facilities Reopening Guidance	Georgia Department of Public Health (Kathleen E. Toomey, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner and State Health Officer)	GeorgiaState	Sept. 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SD-013	2021 House Bill 1046 (enrolled), An Act to limit liability for certain exposures to COVID-19, adding SDCL ch. 21-68Limitation of liability for exposure to COVID-19: diagnosis and intentional-exposure requirement; premises possessors; health care…	South Dakota Legislature (96th Session); signed by Governor Kristi Noem	South DakotaState	Feb. 18, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. ID-049	Guidelines for Safe Visitation in Long-term Care FacilitiesGuidelines for Safe Visitation in Long-term Care Facilities, October 23, 2020	Idaho Department of Health and Welfare	IdahoSector regulator	Oct. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. ID-071	Proclamation suspending eighteen additional regulations (telehealth, hospital and licensing rules)Proclamation Regarding Temporary Suspension of Various Regulations (Apr. 2, 2020)	Governor Brad Little	IdahoState	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. OH-079	Director's Order for the Testing of the Residents and Staff of all Nursing HomesDirector's Order for the Testing of the Residents and Staff of all Nursing Homes	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	May 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-04-068	All Facilities Letter 20-22 (Mar. 13, 2020), as revised through AFL 20-22.9 (Aug. 12, 2021)Guidance for Limiting the Transmission of COVID-19 in Skilled Nursing Facilities: Visitation	California Department of Public Health, Center for Health Care Quality, Licensing and Certification Program	CaliforniaState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-04-078	Appendix K: Emergency Preparedness and Response and COVID-19 Addendum to the Community HealthChoices and OBRA 1915(c) waivers (combined; final amendment fixing the end date)Appendix K: Emergency Preparedness and Response	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (approval) on the application of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Long-Term Living	Pennsylvania Medicaid (Community HealthChoices waiver PA.0386 and OBRA waiver PA.0235), as the exemplar of every State's Appendix KFederal	Mar. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. WV-080	Nursing Home and Assisted Living Residences COVID-19 Reopening Plan (revised August 21, 2020)Phased visitation, communal dining, group activity, non-essential personnel and salon-service rules keyed to the County Alert System (Red…	DHHR Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification (OHFLAC)	West VirginiaSector regulator	Aug. 21, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-24-008	1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Instructions and Technical Guidance, Appendix K: Emergency Preparedness and ResponseAppendix K: Emergency Preparedness and Response (Instructions and Technical Guidance)	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	United States (all States operating 1915(c) HCBS waivers)Federal	Mar. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-002	Enforcement Discretion Under HIPAA To Allow Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information by Business Associates for Public Health and Health Oversight Activities in Response to COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 19392 (Apr. 7, 2020)Enforcement Discretion Under HIPAA To Allow Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information by Business Associates for Public Health…	Roger T. Severino, Director, Office for Civil Rights, HHS	United States (federal); Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil RightsFederal	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AZ-013	Executive Order 2020-22Protection of Vulnerable Residents at Nursing Care Institutions, Residential Care Institutions, ICF-IIDs and DD Medical Group Homes from…	Governor Douglas A. Ducey	ArizonaState	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-023	42 C.F.R. 483.80 (infection control; COVID-19 reporting; COVID-19 testing)§ 483.80 Infection control	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (condition of participation for long-term care facilities)	United StatesFederal	Oct. 4, 2016	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-030	What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws (technical assistance Q&A, as updated Sept. 8, 2020)What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (technical assistance)	United StatesFederal	Sept. 8, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-007	Senate File 2338 (enrolled), An Act relating to civil actions... including civil actions related to the novel coronavirus, and including retroactive applicability provisions (the 'COVID-19 Response and Back-to-Business Limited Liability Act,' § 686D.1)Senate File 2338 - Enrolled - COVID-19 Response and Back-to-Business Limited Liability Act (Iowa Code ch. 686D)	Iowa General Assembly (88th G.A.); signed by Governor Kim Reynolds June 18, 2020	IowaState	June 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. FED-010	Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists Nationwide as the Result of the 2019 Novel CoronavirusDetermination that a Public Health Emergency Exists	Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services	United StatesFederal	Jan. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. GA-017	Executive Order 04.20.20.01Providing flexibility for healthcare practices, moving certain businesses to minimum operations, and providing for emergency response	Governor Brian P. Kemp	GeorgiaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. IA-073	Iowa Guidance on Phased Easing of Restrictions for Long-Term Care Facilities (LTC Reopening Phases and Testing, FINAL 06/04/20)Three-phase framework for Iowa nursing facilities: Phase 1 generally prohibiting visitors, restricting non-essential personnel, limiting…	Iowa Department of Public Health and Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals	IowaSector regulator	June 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ID-025	Order Regarding Restriction (Ada County; bars closed pending school-category trigger; masks; gathering caps; long-term care visitation conditions)Order of the District Board of Health, Central District Health: Order regarding restriction (Oct. 20, 2020)	Central District Health, District Board of Health, by Russell A. Duke, District Director	Ada County, Idaho (Central District Health)County	Oct. 20, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. IN-046	Executive Order 20-48County-Based Measures and Restrictions Based on the Impact and Spread of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)	Governor Eric J. Holcomb	IndianaState	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. IN-048	Executive Order 20-50Continuation of County-Based Measures and Restrictions Based on the Impact and Spread of the Coronavirus Disease	Governor Eric J. Holcomb	IndianaState	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. KS-024	Executive Order 20-41Licensure, Certification, and Registration for persons and Licensure of 'Adult Care Homes' during state of disaster emergency (reissuing EO…	Governor Laura Kelly	KansasState	May 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read

CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group, QSO-20-13-Hospitals-CAHs (REVISED) (Mar. 4, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-006)
CMS (Secretary of HHS), COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-005)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (section 1135 waiver authority), COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (LTC facilities, HHAs, hospices, ICF/IIDs) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-015)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Survey and Certification Group, QSO-20-38-NH (Aug. 26, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-005)
Georgia Department of Public Health (Kathleen E. Toomey, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner and State Health Officer), DPH Administrative Order, Long-Term Care Facilities Reopening Guidance (Sept. 15, 2020) (Ex. DUT-GA-015)
South Dakota Legislature (96th Session); signed by Governor Kristi Noem, 2021 House Bill 1046 (enrolled), An Act to limit liability for certain exposures to COVID-19, adding SDCL ch. 21-68 (Feb. 18, 2021) (Ex. DUT-SD-013)
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Guidelines for Safe Visitation in Long-term Care Facilities (Oct. 23, 2020) (Ex. ID-049)
Governor Brad Little, Proclamation suspending eighteen additional regulations (telehealth, hospital and licensing rules) (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. ID-071)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order for the Testing of the Residents and Staff of all Nursing Homes (May 27, 2020) (Ex. OH-079)
California Department of Public Health, Center for Health Care Quality, Licensing and Certification Program, All Facilities Letter 20-22 (Mar. 13, 2020), as revised through AFL 20-22.9 (Aug. 12, 2021) (Ex. SEC-04-068)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (approval) on the application of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Long-Term Living, Appendix K: Emergency Preparedness and Response and COVID-19 Addendum to the Community HealthChoices and OBRA 1915(c) waivers (combined; final amendment fixing the end date) (Mar. 6, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-078)
DHHR Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification (OHFLAC), Nursing Home and Assisted Living Residences COVID-19 Reopening Plan (revised August 21, 2020) (Aug. 21, 2020) (Ex. WV-080)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Instructions and Technical Guidance, Appendix K: Emergency Preparedness and Response (Mar. 1, 2020) (Ex. SEC-24-008)
Roger T. Severino, Director, Office for Civil Rights, HHS, Enforcement Discretion Under HIPAA To Allow Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information by Business Associates for Public Health and Health Oversight Activities in Response to COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 19392 (Apr. 7, 2020) (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-002)
Governor Douglas A. Ducey, Executive Order 2020-22 (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. AZ-013)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (condition of participation for long-term care facilities), 42 C.F.R. 483.80 (infection control; COVID-19 reporting; COVID-19 testing) (standing) (Ex. DUT-FED-023)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (technical assistance), What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws (technical assistance Q&A, as updated Sept. 8, 2020) (Ex. DUT-FED-030)
Iowa General Assembly (88th G.A.); signed by Governor Kim Reynolds June 18, 2020, Senate File 2338 (enrolled), An Act relating to civil actions... including civil actions related to the novel coronavirus, and including retroactive applicability provisions (the 'COVID-19 Response and Back-to-Business Limited Liability Act,' § 686D.1) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IA-007)
Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists Nationwide as the Result of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (Jan. 31, 2020) (Ex. FED-010)
Governor Brian P. Kemp, Executive Order 04.20.20.01 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. GA-017)
Iowa Department of Public Health and Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, Iowa Guidance on Phased Easing of Restrictions for Long-Term Care Facilities (LTC Reopening Phases and Testing, FINAL 06/04/20) (June 4, 2020) (Ex. IA-073)
Central District Health, District Board of Health, by Russell A. Duke, District Director, Order Regarding Restriction (Ada County; bars closed pending school-category trigger; masks; gathering caps; long-term care visitation conditions) (Oct. 20, 2020) (Ex. ID-025)
Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Executive Order 20-48 (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. IN-046)
Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Executive Order 20-50 (Dec. 10, 2020) (Ex. IN-048)
Governor Laura Kelly, Executive Order 20-41 (May 26, 2020) (Ex. KS-024)

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