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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-VT-008	18 V.S.A. sec. 602a (Duties of local health officers)Duties of local health officers	Vermont General Assembly (Title 18, chapter 11, Local Health Officials)	VermontState	July 1, 2022	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-LA-046	Health Officer Order for the Control of COVID-19: Public Health Emergency Quarantine Order (May 7, 2020)Health Officer Order for the Control of COVID-19: Public Health Emergency Quarantine Order (superseding the Mar. 31, 2020 order)	Health Officer of the City of Long Beach	City of Long BeachCity	May 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Quarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-001	Declaration of Local Health Emergency (announced by news release)Riverside County Public Health Officer declares local health emergency	Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser (Riverside University Health System-Public Health news release)	Riverside County, CaliforniaCounty	Mar. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-CA-001	Statute: Health and Safety Code, Division 105, Part 1, Chapter 2 (sections 120125-120155), powers of the State Department of Public Health over communicable diseaseHealth and Safety Code sections 120125-120155: examination into causes of communicable disease; reportable-disease list; isolation and…	California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel, leginfo.legislature.ca.gov)	CaliforniaState	Jan. 1, 1996	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-002	Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-206 (nuisances; orders; injunctions; closure; civil penalties), 19a-207 (local enforcement of the Public Health Code; DPH enforcement in emergencies), 19a-221 (local quarantine and isolation orders; duty to carry out the Commissioner's emergency orders), 19a-230 (penalty)Chapter 368e, Municipal Health Authorities	Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 368e, Municipal Health Authorities)	ConnecticutState	Dec. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. ID-026	Public Health Advisory for Central District Health's JurisdictionPublic Health Advisory, Issued November 17, 2020	Central District Health	Ada, Boise, Elmore and Valley Counties, Idaho (Central District Health)County	Nov. 17, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Other	Primary source read
Ex. NM-036	Public Health Emergency Order of October 22, 2020 (retail 10 p.m. closing; rapid-response closures; certified-only indoor dining; State museums closed)Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…	Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez	New MexicoState	Oct. 22, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-021	Health Mandate 015, Services by Health Care Providers (Apr. 15, 2020; revised May 19 and June 1, 2020) (cross-reference to Ex. AK-017; not re-saved)Health Mandate 015 (conditions on the resumption of routine and elective health care)	Governor Mike Dunleavy; Commissioner Adam Crum, DHSS; Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer	AlaskaState	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-093	Emergency Order Pursuant to MCL 333.2253 - Instructions to Laboratories, Health Professionals and Hospitals (COVID-19 Testing Prioritization and Reporting)CLIA-certified laboratories must prioritize COVID-19 sampling and testing as instructed by the Department; health professionals collecting…	Robert Gordon, Director, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services	Michigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department)State	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. AK-017	COVID-19 Health Mandate 015 (Services by Health Care Providers), revised June 1, 2020 (posted June 3)Health Mandate 015 (resumption of routine and elective health care under conditions; universal masking; screening)	Governor Dunleavy; Commissioner Crum; Dr. Zink	AlaskaState	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-HI-003	Hawaii Revised Statutes chapter 321 (Department of Health), in particular §§ 321-1, 321-11 and 321-18Department of Health: general powers and duties; subjects of health rules; penalty	Legislature of the State of Hawaii (codified as HRS chapter 321, Department of Health)	HawaiiState	Aug. 17, 2017	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutySchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-017	La. R.S. 29:761 (Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act; purposes)Legislative findings and purposes of the Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act: 'the government must do all that is reasonable and necessary…	Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes)	LouisianaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NV-010	Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 446 (Food Establishments), as in force in 2020-2021 (Wayback Machine capture of the Legislature's chapter page, June 9, 2021), NRS 446.880, 446.935, 446.940, 446.945NRS Chapter 446 - Food Establishments (chapter page as published by the Nevada Legislature, archived June 9, 2021)	Nevada Legislature; enforced by the health authority (the Southern Nevada Health District, the Washoe County Health District, the Carson City Health and Human Services Department and the Division of Public and Behavioral Health)	NevadaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-001	N.Y. Public Health Law § 12 (violations of health laws or regulations; penalties and injunctions)Violations of health laws or regulations; penalties and injunctions	New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 1, title 2)	New YorkState	Apr. 1, 2029	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-001	Statute: ORS chapter 433 (Disease and Condition Control), Oregon's communicable-disease control act: reportable diseases, investigation and control measures (433.004, 433.006); prohibition on spreading disease (433.010); isolation and quarantine of persons and isolation of premises, with law-enforcement assistance (433.121-433.156); public health emergency powers of the Governor and the Public Health Director (433.441-433.452); penalties (433.990)ORS 433.004, 433.006, 433.010, 433.121, 433.128, 433.131, 433.138, 433.142, 433.156, 433.441, 433.442, 433.443, 433.452 and 433.990…	Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition)	OregonState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-001	S.C. Code Ann. Title 44, Chapter 1 (Department of Health and Environmental Control), §§ 44-1-80, 44-1-100, 44-1-110, 44-1-140, 44-1-150Duties and powers as to communicable or epidemic diseases; assistance from peace and health officers; quarantine system; rules and…	General Assembly of South Carolina	South CarolinaState	July 2, 2002	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. ID-066	Board action declining a district-wide order; Ada and Valley County orders remain in effectCentral District Health Board votes to not adopt a district-wide public health order - Public Health Orders for Ada and Valley Counties and…	Central District Board of Health	Ada, Boise, Elmore and Valley Counties, Idaho (Central District Health)County	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q4	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-062	Shelby County Face Mask Health Order and DirectiveFace Mask Health Order and Directive (masks required countywide; businesses shall require them)	Shelby County Health Department (Health Director and Health Officer)	Shelby County, TennesseeCounty	July 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-048	Amended Local Health Officer Order (isolation, quarantine and recovery facilities; homelessness de-intensification; behavioral health)Amended Local Health Officer Order	Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County	King County, WashingtonCounty	May 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
Ex. NM-032	Public Health Emergency Order of September 18, 2020Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…	Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez	New MexicoState	Sept. 18, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. NM-033	Public Health Emergency Order of October 16, 2020 (gatherings 5; 10 p.m. alcohol closing; lodging 60/25%)Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…	Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez	New MexicoState	Oct. 16, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NM-039	Public Health Emergency Order of November 13, 2020 (the two-week 'reset')Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…	Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez	New MexicoState	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q4	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. NM-041	Public Health Emergency Order of November 30, 2020 establishing the Red-Yellow-Green county-by-county frameworkPublic Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…	Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez	New MexicoState	Nov. 30, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-04-064	Blanket Waiver for Home Health Agency Licensing Standards at N.J.A.C. 8:42 that are More Stringent than Waivers and Guidance Issued by CMS during the Public Health EmergencyBlanket Waiver for Home Health Agency Licensing Standards	Commissioner of Health	New JerseyState	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-021	DEA-DC-043 (EO-DEA213), guidance: Administering certain controlled substances in the parking lot of a health care provider's DEA-registered location during the COVID-19 public health emergencyAdministering Certain CS in the parking lot of a healthcare provider's DEA-registered location during the COVID-19 public health emergency	Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control Division (guidance document EO-DEA213)	United States (federal); Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control DivisionFederal	July 28, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersOther	Primary source read

Vermont General Assembly (Title 18, chapter 11, Local Health Officials), 18 V.S.A. sec. 602a (Duties of local health officers) (standing) (Ex. DUT-VT-008)
Health Officer of the City of Long Beach, Health Officer Order for the Control of COVID-19: Public Health Emergency Quarantine Order (May 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-LA-046)
Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser (Riverside University Health System-Public Health news release), Declaration of Local Health Emergency (announced by news release) (Mar. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-001)
California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel, leginfo.legislature.ca.gov), Statute: Health and Safety Code, Division 105, Part 1, Chapter 2 (sections 120125-120155), powers of the State Department of Public Health over communicable disease (standing) (Ex. DUT-CA-001)
Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 368e, Municipal Health Authorities), Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-206 (nuisances; orders; injunctions; closure; civil penalties), 19a-207 (local enforcement of the Public Health Code; DPH enforcement in emergencies), 19a-221 (local quarantine and isolation orders; duty to carry out the Commissioner's emergency orders), 19a-230 (penalty) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CT-002)
Central District Health, Public Health Advisory for Central District Health's Jurisdiction (Nov. 17, 2020) (Ex. ID-026)
Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez, Public Health Emergency Order of October 22, 2020 (retail 10 p.m. closing; rapid-response closures; certified-only indoor dining; State museums closed) (Oct. 22, 2020) (Ex. NM-036)
Governor Mike Dunleavy; Commissioner Adam Crum, DHSS; Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, Health Mandate 015, Services by Health Care Providers (Apr. 15, 2020; revised May 19 and June 1, 2020) (cross-reference to Ex. AK-017; not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-AK-021)
Robert Gordon, Director, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Emergency Order Pursuant to MCL 333.2253 - Instructions to Laboratories, Health Professionals and Hospitals (COVID-19 Testing Prioritization and Reporting) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-093)
Governor Dunleavy; Commissioner Crum; Dr. Zink, COVID-19 Health Mandate 015 (Services by Health Care Providers), revised June 1, 2020 (posted June 3) (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. AK-017)
Legislature of the State of Hawaii (codified as HRS chapter 321, Department of Health), Hawaii Revised Statutes chapter 321 (Department of Health), in particular §§ 321-1, 321-11 and 321-18 (standing) (Ex. DUT-HI-003)
Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes), La. R.S. 29:761 (Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act; purposes) (standing) (Ex. DUT-LA-017)
Nevada Legislature; enforced by the health authority (the Southern Nevada Health District, the Washoe County Health District, the Carson City Health and Human Services Department and the Division of Public and Behavioral Health), Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 446 (Food Establishments), as in force in 2020-2021 (Wayback Machine capture of the Legislature's chapter page, June 9, 2021), NRS 446.880, 446.935, 446.940, 446.945 (standing) (Ex. DUT-NV-010)
New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 1, title 2), N.Y. Public Health Law § 12 (violations of health laws or regulations; penalties and injunctions) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NY-001)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 433 (Disease and Condition Control), Oregon's communicable-disease control act: reportable diseases, investigation and control measures (433.004, 433.006); prohibition on spreading disease (433.010); isolation and quarantine of persons and isolation of premises, with law-enforcement assistance (433.121-433.156); public health emergency powers of the Governor and the Public Health Director (433.441-433.452); penalties (433.990) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-001)
General Assembly of South Carolina, S.C. Code Ann. Title 44, Chapter 1 (Department of Health and Environmental Control), §§ 44-1-80, 44-1-100, 44-1-110, 44-1-140, 44-1-150 (standing) (Ex. DUT-SC-001)
Central District Board of Health, Board action declining a district-wide order; Ada and Valley County orders remain in effect (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. ID-066)
Shelby County Health Department (Health Director and Health Officer), Shelby County Face Mask Health Order and Directive (July 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-062)
Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Amended Local Health Officer Order (isolation, quarantine and recovery facilities; homelessness de-intensification; behavioral health) (May 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-048)
Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez, Public Health Emergency Order of September 18, 2020 (Sept. 18, 2020) (Ex. NM-032)
Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez, Public Health Emergency Order of October 16, 2020 (gatherings 5; 10 p.m. alcohol closing; lodging 60/25%) (Oct. 16, 2020) (Ex. NM-033)
Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez, Public Health Emergency Order of November 13, 2020 (the two-week 'reset') (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. NM-039)
Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez, Public Health Emergency Order of November 30, 2020 establishing the Red-Yellow-Green county-by-county framework (Nov. 30, 2020) (Ex. NM-041)
Commissioner of Health, Blanket Waiver for Home Health Agency Licensing Standards at N.J.A.C. 8:42 that are More Stringent than Waivers and Guidance Issued by CMS during the Public Health Emergency (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-064)
Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control Division (guidance document EO-DEA213), DEA-DC-043 (EO-DEA213), guidance: Administering certain controlled substances in the parking lot of a health care provider's DEA-registered location during the COVID-19 public health emergency (July 28, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-021)

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