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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. FED-098	QSO-20-18-HHA, Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Home Health Agencies (HHAs)QSO-20-18-HHA	CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group	United States (Medicare and Medicaid home health agencies)Federal	Mar. 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. FED-160	COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (consolidated document; version updated May 24, 2021)COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS	United States (Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP providers)Federal	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
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-AR-013	Act 559 of 2021 (HB 1487), Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Tort ImmunityAn Act Concerning Business Liability for a Person Exposed to Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19); to Declare an Emergency; and for Other Purposes…	General Assembly of Arkansas, 93rd General Assembly (HB 1487, Rep. Gonzales; Sen. Gilmore); approved by Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	Apr. 5, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOperating condition	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-050	Revised Guidelines for Safe Visitation in Long-term Care FacilitiesRevised Visitation Guidelines for LTCFs, March 19, 2021	Idaho Department of Health and Welfare	IdahoSector regulator	Mar. 19, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. ID-051	Guidelines for Safe Visitation in Long-term Care Facilities (updated June 9, 2021)Guidelines for Safe Visitation in Long-term Care Facilities, Updated 6/9/2021	Idaho Department of Health and Welfare	IdahoSector regulator	June 9, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersVaccination or testingQuarantine 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. KS-052	KDHE Secretary's Order Requiring COVID-19 Testing in Adult Care HomesOrder Requiring COVID-19 Testing in Adult Care Homes	Lee A. Norman, M.D., Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and State Health Officer	KansasSector regulator	June 18, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MD-056	MDH Amended Directive and Order Regarding Nursing Home Matters, No. MDH 2021-06-15-04Amended Directive and Order Regarding Nursing Home Matters	Dennis R. Schrader, Secretary of Health	MarylandSector regulator	June 15, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. OH-049	Director's Amended Order for the Testing of the Residents and Staff of all Nursing HomesDirector's Amended Order for the Testing of the Residents and Staff of all Nursing Homes	Stephanie McCloud, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	May 4, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	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. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-033	Executive Directive No. 20-018 (Revised June 16, 2021)Hospitals Resuming Scheduled Procedures During COVID-19 (revised conditions: surge plans, PPE policies, staff screening, patient testing…	Judith Persichilli, Commissioner of Health	New Jersey - Department of Health (State health department)State	June 16, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	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-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. DUT-MT-015	Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1601 (SB 65 sec. 1)Definitions ('public health guidance'; 'person'; 'premises'; 'personal protective equipment')	Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021	MontanaState	Feb. 10, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read

CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group, QSO-20-18-HHA, Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Home Health Agencies (HHAs) (Mar. 10, 2020) (Ex. FED-098)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS, COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (consolidated document; version updated May 24, 2021) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. FED-160)
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)
General Assembly of Arkansas, 93rd General Assembly (HB 1487, Rep. Gonzales; Sen. Gilmore); approved by Governor Asa Hutchinson, Act 559 of 2021 (HB 1487), Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Tort Immunity (Apr. 5, 2021) (Ex. DUT-AR-013)
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, Revised Guidelines for Safe Visitation in Long-term Care Facilities (Mar. 19, 2021) (Ex. ID-050)
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Guidelines for Safe Visitation in Long-term Care Facilities (updated June 9, 2021) (Ex. ID-051)
Governor Brad Little, Proclamation suspending eighteen additional regulations (telehealth, hospital and licensing rules) (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. ID-071)
Lee A. Norman, M.D., Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and State Health Officer, KDHE Secretary's Order Requiring COVID-19 Testing in Adult Care Homes (June 18, 2021) (Ex. KS-052)
Dennis R. Schrader, Secretary of Health, MDH Amended Directive and Order Regarding Nursing Home Matters, No. MDH 2021-06-15-04 (Ex. MD-056)
Stephanie McCloud, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Amended Order for the Testing of the Residents and Staff of all Nursing Homes (May 4, 2021) (Ex. OH-049)
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)
Judith Persichilli, Commissioner of Health, Executive Directive No. 20-018 (Revised June 16, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-033)
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)
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)
Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021, Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1601 (SB 65 sec. 1) (Feb. 10, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MT-015)

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