| Ex. DUT-MA-002 | G.L. c. 111, s. 6Power to define diseases deemed dangerous to public health; control and prevention | General Court (codified statute administered by the Department of Public Health) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-061 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding the Scheduling and Performance of Non-Essential Elective Invasive ProceduresPhase II elective-procedure order (attestation; airborne contaminant removal timelines) | Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel | MassachusettsState | June 24, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4 | Health care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-052 | Order of the Mayor in Conjunction with the Board of Health requiring face coverings in essential businesses and building common areasOrder of the Mayor in Conjunction with the Board of Health (face coverings), April 10, 2020 | Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone in conjunction with the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress) | City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity | Apr. 10, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Face-covering requirement | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-080 | Emergency Order of the Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health directing all individuals to stay at their place of residence, directing all businesses to cease non-essential operations at physical locations, prohibiting all non-essential gatherings and ordering cessation of all non-essential travelEmergency Order of the Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health, Effective March 23, 2020 at 5:00 PM | Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health | Town of Provincetown (Barnstable County), MassachusettsCity | Mar. 23, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantine | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-111 | Chelsea Board of Health Indoor Mask Mandate for all Indoor Public Spaces (POST-PERIOD)Board of Health Implements Mask Mandate for all Indoor Public Spaces (chelseama.gov, December 1, 2021) | Chelsea Board of Health | City of Chelsea, MassachusettsCity | Dec. 1, 2021 | | Face-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-121 | Nantucket Board of Health Emergency Order No. 13, island-wide face covering order (as described on the Town's Face Covering Orders page)Face Covering Orders (nantucket-ma.gov, captured Nov. 27, 2020): 'EMERGENCY ORDER No. 13... On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 the Board of Health… | Nantucket Board of Health | Town and County of Nantucket, MassachusettsCity | Oct. 6, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Face-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MA-057 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (hospital visitor restrictions)Order requiring hospitals to screen visitors and restrict visitation | Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel | MassachusettsState | Mar. 15, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Health care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-060 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding the Scheduling and Performance of Urgent Elective Invasive ProceduresPhase I elective-procedure resumption order (attestation required) | Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel | MassachusettsState | May 18, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Health care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-007 | City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubsPublic health emergency declared, details for BPS, restrictions for restaurants, bars, clubs (boston.gov, March 15, 2020) | Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public Schools | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Mar. 15, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Emergency declarationCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MA-065 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Scheduling and Performance of Elective Invasive ProceduresWinter curtailment of non-essential elective invasive procedures | Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel | MassachusettsState | Dec. 7, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Health care orders | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MA-066 | Rescission of Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (elective invasive procedures)Rescission of the December 7, 2020 elective-procedures order | Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel | MassachusettsState | Mar. 1, 2021 | 2021 Q1 | Health care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-160 | Emergency Order Regarding Use of Face Coverings in the Downtown B-5 District and All City Owned ParksCity of Salem, Massachusetts, Board of Health, Emergency Order Regarding Use of Face Coverings in the Downtown B-5 District and All City… | Mayor and Board of Health of the City of Salem (David Greenbaum, Health Agent) | City of Salem (Essex County), MassachusettsCity | July 17, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-017 | Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2020An Act to Provide Liability Protections for Health Care Workers and Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic | General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker (emergency law) | MassachusettsState | Apr. 17, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Standing dutyHealth care ordersStanding dutyOperating condition | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-011 | 105 CMR 300.100Diseases Reportable to Local Boards of Health (COVID-19 listed) | Department of Public Health (regulation) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-028 | Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-049; cross-reference, not re-saved)Declaration that an emergency exists that is detrimental to the public health in the Commonwealth (the 'modified public health emergency') | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | May 28, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyEmergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-064 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Control of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care FacilitiesLong-term care control order (admissions freeze authority) | Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel | MassachusettsState | Nov. 5, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-050 | Emergency Order Regarding Retail and Personal Care Services (and construction)City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Regarding Retail and Personal Care Services | Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health, acting through its agent Douglas Kress, Director of Health and Human Services | City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity | Mar. 20, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q3 | Business closure | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-162 | Emergency Order requiring face coverings in essential businesses, on employees, in building common areas; retail occupancy limits; ice cream trucks prohibitedAdditional Emergency Order from the Salem Board of Health (April 9, 2020) | Mayor and Board of Health of the City of Salem (David Greenbaum, Health Agent) | City of Salem, MassachusettsCity | Apr. 9, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q3 | Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-056 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Implementing Policies and Procedures for Restricting Visitor Access to Nursing Homes and Rest HomesOrder restricting visitors at nursing and rest homes | Commissioner of Public Health | MassachusettsState | Mar. 12, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Health care orders | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MA-058 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding non-essential elective invasive procedures (hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers)Order postponing non-essential elective invasive procedures | Commissioner of Public Health | MassachusettsState | Mar. 15, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Health care orders | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-006 | Order Extending Advisory of the Boston Public Health Commission Requesting Residents to Stay at Home During Certain HoursOrder Extending Advisory... Requesting Residents to Stay at Home During Certain Hours (Extension ordered April 29, 2020) | Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Apr. 29, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Stay-at-homeCurfew and hoursOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-037 | Temporary Emergency Order by the Commissioner of Public Health and the City Manager Establishing a Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement and Non-Essential Entry by Property Owners and Their Agents into Occupied Dwelling UnitsTemporary Emergency Order... Establishing a Moratorium on Eviction Enforcement and Non-Essential Entry by Property Owners and Their Agents… | Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager | City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity | Apr. 3, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Other | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-082 | Joint Emergency Rule and Order Imposing Certain Measures to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Within the Town (revised March 4, 2021)Town of Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health Joint Emergency Rule and Order Imposing Certain Measures to Prevent the Spread of… | Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health | Town of Provincetown, MassachusettsCity | Mar. 4, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-019 | 105 CMR 590.014(A)Permits: Suspension and Revocation; Summary Suspension of Permit/Emergency Closure without a Prior Hearing | Department of Public Health (State Sanitary Code, Chapter X; enforced by local boards of health) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-063 | Order and Regulation Revising Face Coverings Mandate (indoor public mask mandate)City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Order and Regulation Revising Face Coverings Mandate | Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress, Director of Health and Human Services) | City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 19, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |