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Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-093Emergency 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 ServicesMichigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department)StateMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-096Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253 - Administration of COVID-19 Tests (authorizing standing orders for testing)The Chief Medical Executive, local health officers and medical directors may issue standing orders for any CLIA-waived, FDA-authorized…Elizabeth Hertel, Director, MDHHSMichigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department)StateFeb. 2, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-002Emergency Order Finding Imminent Danger to Public Health and Prohibiting Gathering of PeopleClosure of Monroe Street between Beaubien and St. Antoine (Greektown) to the public on weekend evenings in the summer monthsDetroit Health Department (Detroit Department of Public Health), Denise Fair, Chief Public Health OfficerCity of Detroit, MichiganCityJune 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capCurfew and hoursEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-105Emergency Order Under MCL 333.2253 - Reporting of Confirmed and Probable Cases of COVID-19 at SchoolsLocal health departments must notify schools within 24 hours of a school-associated case; schools must post public notice of cases to the…Robert Gordon, Director, MDHHSMichigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department)StateOct. 6, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-051Macomb County Health Department 'Epidemic Orders' page relaying the MDHHS Gatherings and Face Mask Orders (Oct. 6, 9, 21, 28, 29 and Nov. 18, 2020) and the MIOSHA emergency rules of Oct. 14, 2020County page listing the State epidemic orders in force in Macomb County as of Nov. 2020 (context; not a local order)Macomb County Health Department (web page)Macomb County, MichiganCountyNov. 26, 20202020 Q4OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-095Emergency Order Under MCL 333.2253 - Handling of Bodily RemainsModifies disposition-of-remains rules to relieve hospitals and funeral homes: 24-hour and 48-hour limits on locating and acting by persons…Robert Gordon, Director, MDHHSMichigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department)StateMay 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Workplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-038Public Health Advisory - Public, Non-Public, and Boarding SchoolsAdvisory strongly recommending universal masking, three-foot distancing, ventilation, vaccine promotion and symptom monitoring in all K-12…Wayne County Health DepartmentWayne County, Michigan, excluding the City of DetroitCountyAug. 17, 20212021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-094Emergency Order Under MCL 333.2253 - COVID-19 Death ReportingFuneral directors must initiate the death record within 24 hours of learning that a death resulted or is suspected to have resulted from…Robert Gordon, Director, MDHHSMichigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department)StateApr. 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Workplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-001Emergency Order for Control of EpidemicEmergency Order for Control of Epidemic (face coverings; bars, restaurants and nightclubs; gatherings and events; workplace safeguards by…Detroit Health Department, Denise Fair, Chief Public Health OfficerCity of Detroit, MichiganCityOct. 9, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MI-049In re Certified Questions from the United States District Court, Western District of Michigan, Southern Division (Midwest Institute of Health, PLLC v. Governor), No. 161492, 506 Mich. 332 (2020)Opinion holding that the Governor lacked authority under the Emergency Management Act after April 30, 2020 and that the Emergency Powers of…Michigan Supreme CourtMichiganCourtOct. 2, 20202020 Q4OtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MI-019T & V Associates, Inc. v. Director of Health and Human Services, No. 361727 (Mich. Ct. App. June 29, 2023) (for publication)Published opinion on a banquet caterer's challenge to the MDHHS Gatherings and Face Mask Order of March 19, 2021: the orders under MCL…Michigan Court of Appeals (Boonstra, P.J., and Gadola and Yates, JJ.; opinion by Gadola, J.), on appeal from the Court of Claims, No. 21-000075-MMMichiganCourtJune 29, 2023Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MI-0862021 PA 87 (Enrolled Senate Bill 82), Article 6, Secs. 250 and 510Budget boilerplate barring the MDHHS director and local health officers from issuing or enforcing mask orders for persons under 18 (Sec.…Michigan Legislature (2021 PA 87, approved by the Governor with a signing statement)MichiganStateSept. 29, 20212021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-017Emergency Order for Control of Pandemic (food service establishments, entertainment venues and physical fitness centers)Occupancy load of every food service establishment, entertainment venue and physical fitness center reduced by 50 percent, March 16 to April…Oakland County Health Division, Leigh-Anne Stafford, Health OfficerOakland County, MichiganCountyMar. 14, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MI-003Executive Order 2020-7Temporary restrictions on entry into health care facilities, residential care facilities, congregate care facilities, and juvenile justice…Governor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateMar. 14, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MI-076MDHHS Rescission of Emergency Orders (June 17, 2021)Rescission of the Gatherings and Face Mask Order and related epidemic orders, effective June 22, 2021Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Elizabeth Hertel)MichiganStateJune 17, 20212021 Q2OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MI-050MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253: Gathering Prohibition and Face Covering OrderEmergency Order re-imposing statewide gathering limits, face coverings, venue capacity and bar rules after the Supreme Court decisionMichigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)MichiganStateOct. 5, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-059MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253: Gatherings and Face Mask OrderGatherings and Face Mask Order of October 29, 2020Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)MichiganStateOct. 29, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MI-051MDHHS Emergency Order: Requirements for Residential Care FacilitiesEpidemic order on residential care facilities (visitation limits, testing, PPE, isolation and reporting)Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)MichiganStateOct. 6, 20202020 Q4Health care ordersQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MI-052MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253: Gathering Prohibition and Mask OrderGathering Prohibition and Mask Order of October 9, 2020Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)MichiganStateOct. 9, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-055MDHHS Emergency Order: Requirements for Residential Care Facilities (visitation)Residential care facilities visitation order of October 21, 2020 (with special-cases grid)Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)MichiganStateOct. 21, 20202020 Q4Health care ordersOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-060MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253: Gatherings and Face Mask Order ('Pause to Save Lives')Gatherings and Face Mask Order of November 15, 2020 (three-week pause)Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)MichiganStateNov. 15, 20202020 Q4Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-061MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253: Gatherings and Face Mask OrderGatherings and Face Mask Order of December 7, 2020 (twelve-day extension of the pause)Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)MichiganStateDec. 7, 20202020 Q4Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MI-062MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253: Gatherings and Face Mask OrderGatherings and Face Mask Order of December 18, 2020 (pause extended to January 15, 2021; entertainment venues reopened with fixed seating)Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)MichiganStateDec. 18, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MI-063MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253: Gatherings and Face Mask OrderGatherings and Face Mask Order of January 13, 2021 (indoor group exercise and non-contact sports resume; indoor dining still closed)Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)MichiganStateJan. 13, 20212021 Q1Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MI-064MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253: Gatherings and Face Mask OrderGatherings and Face Mask Order of January 22, 2021 (indoor dining resumes February 1 at 25 percent, 100-person cap, 10 pm close)Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Elizabeth Hertel)MichiganStateJan. 22, 20212021 Q1Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read