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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. MET-DET-014Emergency Public Health Order in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic ('Working Together to Fight COVID-19')Emergency Epidemic Order continuing the requirements of the Governor's Executive Orders and the MDHHS orders within the county after In re…Wayne County Local Health Department (Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services, Public Health Division), Carol Austerberry, Health OfficerWayne County, Michigan, excluding the City of DetroitCountyOct. 8, 20202020 Q4Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary 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. MI-083Kalamazoo County Public Health Order: Face masks in educational settings (August 18, 2021)Kalamazoo County school mask order of August 18, 2021Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department (Health Officer James Rutherford)Kalamazoo County, MichiganCountyAug. 18, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary 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-032Emergency Public Health Order in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Updated as of October 16, 2020Updated Emergency Epidemic Order: the MDHHS epidemic orders (masks, distancing, gathering limits, school reporting) and the MIOSHA emergency…Wayne County Local Health Department, Carol Austerberry, Health OfficerWayne County, Michigan, excluding the City of DetroitCountyOct. 16, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-036News release: Wayne County Issues Emergency Health Order to Protect Residents, Slow COVID-19 SpreadRelease describing the Oct. 8, 2020 order: masks in public; gatherings capped at 10 or 20 percent of fixed seating; employer health…Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans (news release)Wayne County, MichiganCountyOct. 8, 20202020 Q4Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MI-085Public Health Order for Control of COVID-19 Pandemic: Order for Face Masks in Educational Settings within Berrien County, MichiganBerrien County universal masking order for pre-K through grade 12 (issued September 1, 2021; rescinded September 29, 2021)Berrien County Health Department (Acting Health Officer)Berrien County, MichiganCountySept. 1, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-015Emergency Order for Control of PandemicCOVID-19 Prevention through the Wearing of Face Masks in Educational Settings within the Jurisdiction of the Wayne County Michigan Local…Wayne County Local Health Department, Health Officer (co-signed by the Acting Local Public Health Medical Director)Wayne County, Michigan, excluding the City of DetroitCountyAug. 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MI-084Ottawa County Health Department Order: COVID-19 Prevention through the Wearing of Face Masks in Educational SettingsOrder requiring face masks for pre-kindergarten through grade six and for all persons serving them, in educational settingsOttawa County Department of Public Health (Administrative Health Officer)Ottawa County, MichiganCountyAug. 20, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MI-082Genesee County Health Department Emergency Order: Masking in educational settings (August 12, 2021), with the Emergency Orders Regarding Masks of September 2, 2021 and School Masking Order Update 1.2 of September 10, 2021Genesee County (Flint) school masking orders of August-September 2021Genesee County Health Department (Medical Health Officer Dr. Pamela Hackert)Genesee County, MichiganCountyAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
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. MET-DET-013Emergency Order (2021-01) for Control of PandemicEducational Institutions - Daycares and Schools (elementary, middle, high, and vocational): facial coverings required of all persons…Oakland County Health Division, Leigh-Anne Stafford, Health Officer (co-signed by the Local Medical Officer)Oakland County, MichiganCountyAug. 24, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary 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. MET-DET-041Protocol Order During COVID-19 Public Health CrisisCourt operations during the Return to Full Capacity phases: remote hearings whenever possible; in-person hearings limited; entrance…Sixth Judicial Circuit CourtOakland County, Michigan (Sixth Judicial Circuit)CourtJune 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary 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-021Emergency Order (2020-07) for Control of PandemicRequired screening and social distancing measures at open businesses and operations subject to the Governor's Executive Order 2020-42…Oakland County Health Division, Leigh-Anne Stafford, Health OfficerOakland County, MichiganCountyApr. 13, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-027Emergency Order (2020-12) for Control of Pandemic: Facial CoveringsFace coverings required of any individual who leaves home, in indoor public spaces (including K-12 students), outdoors without six feet, and…Oakland County Health Division, Leigh-Anne Stafford, Health OfficerOakland County, MichiganCountyOct. 3, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-003Emergency Order for Control of Epidemic (declaration of local state of emergency)Emergency Order for Control of Epidemic: local state of emergency March 30 to May 31, 2021; public bodies must avoid meeting in personDetroit Health Department, Denise Fair, Chief Public Health OfficerCity of Detroit, MichiganCityMar. 30, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-028Emergency Order (2021-01) for Control of Pandemic (amended Nov. 22, 2021)Educational Institutions - Daycares and Schools: facial coverings (amended; POST-PERIOD)Oakland County Health Division, Leigh-Anne Stafford, Health OfficerOakland County, MichiganCountyNov. 22, 2021Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read