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Ex. DUT-OR-006Administrative rule: OAR 333-019-0010, Disease Related School, Child Care, and Worksite Restrictions: Imposition of Restrictions (COVID-19 added to the 'restrictable diseases' for food service facilities, schools, children's facilities and health care facilities by PH 17-2020)OAR 333-019-0010: no person may work at a school, child care facility, health care facility or food service facility while in a communicable…Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division (rule filed with the Secretary of State; official Oregon Administrative Rules Database text)OregonStateMar. 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutySchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary 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. MET-PDX-042Adoption of shortened quarantine options for close contacts outside high-priority settings (10 days without symptoms; 7 days with a negative test on or after day 5), Dec. 9, 2020; full 14 days retained for long-term care, health care, food processing, jail, school and child-care workersClark County adopts shortened COVID-19 quarantine options for some close contactsClark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick, health officer and director), adopting Washington DOH and CDC optionsClark County, WashingtonCountyDec. 9, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-041Modification of the County's COVID-19 case-investigation response (Nov. 17, 2020): every positive case instructed to isolate at home until no longer contagious (10 days; fever-free 24 hours); close contacts to quarantine 14 days and not go to work, school, child care or church; priority-location exposure management (schools, long-term care, jail, food processing)Public Health modifying COVID-19 response due to surge in casesClark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick, health officer and director)Clark County, WashingtonCountyNov. 17, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-022Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 14-2021 (permanent): Amended Rules Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in All Oregon Workplaces, OAR 437-001-0744 (notice filed Sept. 30, 2021; effective Dec. 21, 2021)Amended Rules Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in All Oregon Workplaces (permanent adoption of the June, August and September…Oregon OSHAOregon; Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business ServicesSector regulatorDec. 21, 2021Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-039Approval of Clark County to move to Phase 2 of the Safe Start Washington plan, effective June 5, 2020 (small gatherings of five outside the household per week; in-store retail; dine-in with limits; salons, barbers, real estate, pet grooming, new construction under State guidance)Clark County approved to move to Phase 2 of state reopening planWashington State Secretary of Health John Wiesman (Phase 2 approval); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick, health officer and director)Clark County, WashingtonCountyJune 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-021Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 12-2021 (temporary): Medical Removal Protection Benefits in OAR 437-001-0744, Rule Addressing COVID-19 Workplace Risks, and enforcement of OHA's OAR 333-019-1025 masking requirements for indoor and outdoor spacesMedical Relief Benefits in Rules Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in All Workplaces (adopted Sept. 14, 2021; effective Sept.…Oregon OSHAOregon; Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business ServicesSector regulatorSept. 14, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-044Council public meetings and hearings closed to public attendance (written and online comment only); all work sessions cancelled through April 22, 2020; Board of Health meetings under the same protocols (Mar. 20, 2020)County council updates public meeting process in response to COVID-19Clark County CouncilClark County, WashingtonCountyMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-10-054Administrative Order 3-2020, Temporary Rule Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in All Oregon Workplaces, OAR 437-001-0744OAR 437-001-0744 Addressing COVID-19 Workplace Risks (adopted Nov. 6, 2020; effective Nov. 16, 2020)Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business ServicesOregonSector regulatorNov. 6, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-10-057Administrative Order 12-2021, Medical Relief Benefits in Rules Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in All Workplaces (amending OAR 437-001-0744)AO 12-2021 (adopted Sept. 14, 2021; effective Sept. 16, 2021)Oregon OSHAOregonSector regulatorSept. 14, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-043Southwest Region's move to Phase 2 of Healthy Washington effective Feb. 15, 2021 (indoor social gatherings five from two households; outdoor 15; indoor dining 25 percent; gyms and indoor pools 25 percent; indoor entertainment 25 percent or 200; outdoor sports and entertainment 200; face coverings and distancing everywhere)Clark County will move to Phase 2 of the state's reopening planGovernor Jay Inslee and Washington DOH (Healthy Washington regional phases); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Steven Krager, deputy health officer)Clark County, Washington (Southwest Region: Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania, Klickitat and Wahkiakum Counties)CountyFeb. 11, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OR-044Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 5-2021 (temporary amendment of OAR 437-001-0744)Changes to Rules Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in All Oregon Workplaces (June 30, 2021)Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business ServicesOregonSector regulatorJune 30, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-106Executive Order No. 20-25A Safe and Strong Oregon: Maintaining Essential Health Directives in Response to COVID-19, and Implementing a Phased Approach for Reopening…Governor Kate BrownOregonStateMay 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. OR-007Executive Order 20-12Stay Home, Save Lives: Ordering Oregonians to Stay at Home, Closing Specified Retail Businesses, Requiring Social Distancing Measures for…Governor Kate BrownOregonStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. OR-020Executive Order 20-27A Safe and Strong Oregon: Maintaining Essential Health Directives in Response to COVID-19, and Implementing a Phased Approach for Reopening…Governor Kate BrownOregonStateJune 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. OR-035Executive Order 20-66Risk and Protection Framework: County-by-County Metrics-Based Approach to Controlling COVID-19 Transmission to Conserve Hospital Capacity…Governor Kate Brown (OHA assigns Risk Levels and issues binding sector guidance)OregonStateDec. 2, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. OR-041Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 2-2021 (permanent rule), OAR 437-001-0744Rules Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in All Oregon Workplaces (permanent adoption)Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business ServicesOregonSector regulatorMay 4, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. OR-017Executive Order 20-25A Safe and Strong Oregon: Maintaining Essential Health Directives in Response to COVID-19, and Implementing a Phased Approach for Reopening…Governor Kate BrownOregonStateMay 14, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-040Clark County held in Phase 2 by the statewide two-week pause of July 2, 2020 (Phase 3 application of June 26 not acted on); statewide requirement from July 7, 2020 that all businesses refuse service to customers not wearing face coveringsClark County to remain in Phase 2 as state pauses reopening processGovernor Jay Inslee (statewide pause and business face-covering requirement); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick)Clark County, WashingtonCountyJuly 2, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OR-032Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 3-2020 (temporary rule), OAR 437-001-0744 (corrected by AO 4-2020, Dec. 11, 2020)Addressing COVID-19 Workplace Risks (temporary rule for all Oregon workplaces)Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), Department of Consumer and Business ServicesOregonSector regulatorNov. 6, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-047Oregon OSHA Temporary Rule OAR 437-001-0744, Addressing COVID-19 Workplace Risks (Administrative Order 3-2020; corrected by AO 4-2020, Dec. 11, 2020)Temporary Rule Addressing COVID-19 Workplace Risks (all workplaces): distancing, masks, exposure risk assessment, infection control plan…Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), Department of Consumer and Business ServicesOregonStateNov. 6, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-011Two-Week Pause on social activities, Nov. 11-25, 2020, applied to Multnomah County (restaurant indoor capacity 50 including staff, party size six; indoor activities capped at 50; telework directed; long-term care indoor visits halted; social gatherings six)As COVID-cases increase, officials call two-week pause to separate people during infectious periodGovernor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Chair Deborah Kafoury and Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines (County call to comply)Multnomah County, OregonCountyNov. 6, 20202020 Q4Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-025Closure of all active recreation areas in City parks (playgrounds, picnic shelters, sports courts, skate park, water features); pick-up games, picnics and gatherings of more than 10 people prohibited in parks (Mar. 23, 2020)City closes playgrounds and sports courts to slow spread of COVID-19Vancouver Parks and Recreation (Director Julie Hannon), with guidance from Clark County Public Health, under the City's Declaration of Civil EmergencyCity of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-036Board decision of June 11, 2020 to hold off applying for Phase II reopening; extension of the local state of emergency to July 31, 2020Clackamas County exercises caution and holds off on Phase II reopening applicationClackamas County Board of County Commissioners; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah PresentClackamas County, OregonCountyJune 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-037Two-Week Pause applied to Clackamas County, Nov. 11-25, 2020 (long-term care visitation halted; restaurant and bar patrons reduced; indoor groups capped at six; work from home)Clackamas County reacts to two-week pause to fight COVID-19Governor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Clackamas County (Chair Jim Bernard; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah Present)Clackamas County, OregonCountyNov. 9, 20202020 Q4Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source