| Ex. SEC-01-072 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (May 18, 2020) (resumption of urgent elective invasive procedures by attested providers)Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (Phase 1 reopening of health care) | Commissioner of Public Health | MassachusettsState | May 18, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Health care orders | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. SEC-01-071 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (March 15, 2020) (elective procedures)Order of the Commissioner of Public Health: Nonessential, Elective Invasive Procedures | Commissioner of Public Health (Department of Public Health), with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor | MassachusettsState | Mar. 15, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Health care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-001 | G.L. c. 17, s. 2AEmergency powers of the Commissioner of Public Health upon the Governor's declaration of an emergency detrimental to the public health | General Court (codified statute administered by the Commissioner of Public Health) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-001 | Declaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of BostonDeclaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston | Boston Public Health Commission, acting through Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves | City of Boston (Suffolk County), MassachusettsCity | Mar. 15, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declarationHealth care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-004 | G.L. c. 111, s. 31Health regulations of boards of health; publication as notice to all persons; penalty | General Court (codified statute; powers exercised by municipal boards of health) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-002 | Order Extending Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of BostonOrder Extending Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston | Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Apr. 24, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declaration | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-005 | Advisory of the Boston Public Health Commission Requesting Residents to Stay at Home During Certain HoursAdvisory of the Boston Public Health Commission Requesting Residents to Stay at Home During Certain Hours | Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Apr. 5, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Stay-at-homeCurfew and hoursOther | Primary source read | |
| 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. DUT-MA-007 | G.L. c. 111, s. 122Regulations relative to nuisances; examinations | General Court (codified statute; powers of municipal boards of health) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-008 | G.L. c. 111, s. 127AState sanitary code; adoption; enforcement; jurisdiction | General Court (codified statute; State Sanitary Code adopted by the Department of Public Health and enforced by boards of health) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition | Primary source read | |