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Ex. DUT-IN-007410 IAC 1-2.5, Communicable Disease Reporting and Control (Title 410, Article 1, Rule 2.5; official compilation published by the Indiana Department of Health): sections 410 IAC 1-2.5-75 and -76 (reporting), -77 (disease intervention measures), -79 (general control measures), -80 to -148 (specific control measures)Communicable Disease Reporting and Control rule: duties of health officers, cases, carriers and contacts; general and specific control…Indiana Department of Health (Indiana State Department of Health; executive board rulemaking under Ind. Code 16-19-3-4 and 16-41-2-1)IndianaStateNov. 25, 20152020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-001Statute: 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)OregonStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-00710A NCAC 41A.0201 (Control Measures - General)Control measures for communicable diseases: APHA Control of Communicable Diseases Manual and CDC guidelines and recommended actions…North Carolina Commission for Public Health (rule); administered by the Division of Public Health, NCDHHS, and local health directorsNorth CarolinaStateMar. 1, 19882020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-010Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS 145, Control of Communicable DiseasesControl of communicable diseases: reporting (145.04); investigation and control by local health officers following APHA methods (145.05)…Wisconsin Department of Health Services (administrative rule under Wis. Stat. § 252.02(4) and § 252.04-.05)WisconsinState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-002Statute: Health and Safety Code, Division 105, Part 1, Chapter 3 (sections 120175-120250), duties of local health officers in communicable disease controlHealth and Safety Code sections 120175-120250: duty of each health officer to take measures necessary to prevent the spread of disease; duty…California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel)CaliforniaStateJan. 1, 19962020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-001N.D.C.C. 23-01-03, 23-01-04, 23-01-05Powers and duties of the health council; effect of rules and regulations; health officer - duties, including written orders relating to…Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the State Department of Health, since 2022 the Department of Health and Human Services)North DakotaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-004173 Neb. Admin. Code ch. 6, Directed Health Measures to Prevent or Limit the Spread of Communicable Disease, Illness, or PoisoningTitle 173, Control of Communicable Disease, Chapter 6Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Regulation and LicensureNebraskaStateFeb. 21, 20072020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-008NMSA 1978, Sections 25-1-7 (Permits), 25-1-9 (Immediate suspension of permit by agency), 25-1-12 (Enforcement) and 25-1-13 (Disease control)Food Service Sanitation Act: no operation without a valid and unsuspended permit; immediate suspension for conditions presenting a…Legislature of New Mexico (Food Service Sanitation Act, administered by the Environment Department, Environmental Health Bureau)New MexicoState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MS-00415 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 2, Subpt. 11, ch. 1, Mississippi State Department of Health Rules and Regulations Governing Reportable Diseases and ConditionsRules and Regulations Governing Reportable Diseases and Conditions (duty to report; duties of local health officer; suspects and contacts…Mississippi State Board of Health / Mississippi State Department of Health, Office of Communicable DiseasesMississippiState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. FOR-035Nationwide Level 3 epidemic alert (raised May 15, 2021 for Taipei and New Taipei and May 19, 2021 nationwide), extended by the CECC announcement of July 8, 2021 to July 26, 2021 with partial relaxation from July 13, 2021; entry of non-resident foreign nationals and transit suspended from May 19, 2021CECC extends nationwide Level 3 epidemic alert until July 26 to safeguard disease prevention efforts in the community; CECC to partially…Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), Taiwan Centers for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and WelfareTaiwanForeign governmentJuly 8, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. FOR-036CECC announcement of Aug. 9, 2021 maintaining the Level 2 epidemic alert from Aug. 10 to Aug. 23, 2021 (subsequently extended through the third quarter of 2021)CECC to maintain Level 2 epidemic alert from August 10 to August 23Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), Taiwan Centers for Disease ControlTaiwanForeign governmentAug. 9, 20212021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-00363 O.S. 1-106State Commissioner of Health - Qualifications - Powers and DutiesOklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Public Health Code; the State Commissioner of Health)OklahomaStateNov. 1, 20042020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-001W. Va. Code § 16-3-1State Director of Health authority to quarantine and to enforce regulations; State Board of Health authority to issue regulations to control…West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)West VirginiaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-005Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.085Area Quarantine; Criminal PenaltyTexas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E)TexasStateSept. 1, 19892020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. FED-156QSO-20-39-NH REVISED Apr. 27, 2021, Nursing Home Visitation - COVID-19 (the text in force throughout 2021Q3)QSO-20-39-NH, Nursing Home Visitation - COVID-19 (REVISED 04/27/2021)CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight GroupUnited States (Medicare and Medicaid nursing homes)FederalApr. 27, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-080Supreme Judicial Court Seventh Updated Order Regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic (entered July 1, 2021, effective July 12, 2021; amended Dec. 31, 2021 and Jan. 24, 2022)Q3 2021 court-operations order: end of Phase 3 jury-trial limits on July 9, 2021 but continued COVID-19 provisions, including six-person…Supreme Judicial Court of MassachusettsSupreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (statewide)CourtJuly 1, 20212021 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-013Act 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 HutchinsonArkansasStateApr. 5, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-014K.S.A. 60-5502, Definitions, including (j) 'public health directives'60-5502. DefinitionsKansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)KansasStateJune 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-01376 O.S. 111 (SB 1946, 2020)Liability (civil actions claiming injury from exposure or potential exposure to COVID-19)Oklahoma Legislature (Senate Bill 1946, 2d Sess., 57th Leg.; signed by Governor Stitt)OklahomaStateMay 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. KY-058Administrative Order 2021-27 (Amended)In re: Kentucky Court of Justice Response to COVID-19 Emergency: Health and Safety Requirements (Delta variant; masks strongly encouraged…Supreme Court of Kentucky (Minton, C.J.)KentuckyCourtAug. 9, 20212021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-005Resolution No. 066, Series 2021 (R-079-21)A resolution to adopt interim practices to address operational challenges resulting from the evolving COVID-19 virusLouisville Metro CouncilLouisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCityAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read

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