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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. PA-106	Department of Health release: Department of Health Lifting Universal Masking Order on June 28, Urging Pennsylvanians to Follow Mask-Wearing Guidance Where RequiredDepartment of Health Lifting Universal Masking Order on June 28, Urging Pennsylvanians to Follow Mask-Wearing Guidance Where Required	Pennsylvania Department of Health (press release)	PennsylvaniaState	June 25, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-011	Order of the Secretary of Health Requiring All Persons Submitting, Performing or Reporting COVID-19 Antigen Tests to Report ResultsOrder Requiring Reporting of Antigen Test Results (health care providers, practitioners, employers and other entities administering…	Rachel L. Levine, MD, Secretary of Health	Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State	Oct. 13, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-028	Bill No. 200328: Employee Protections in Connection with COVID-19 Emergency Health Order (Philadelphia Code Chapter 9-5000)An Ordinance amending The Philadelphia Code to add a new Chapter, entitled 'Employee Protections in Connection with COVID-19 Emergency…	Council of the City of Philadelphia (Bill No. 200328, as amended June 12, 2020; signed by the Mayor)	City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (City Council)City	July 13, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-045	Release: Pennsylvania Department of Health to Resume COVID-19 Related Services to Delaware CountyPennsylvania Department of Health to Resume COVID-19 Related Services to Delaware County (Aug. 1, 2021)	Delaware County (release re-posted by Upper Chichester Township, Aug. 2, 2021)	Delaware County, Pennsylvania (with the Chester County Health Department and the Pennsylvania Department of Health)County	Aug. 2, 2021	2021 Q3	Quarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-009	Order of the Secretary of Health Requiring Reporting of Data Related to Each Administration of an Immunization for COVID-19Order Requiring Reporting of Data Related to Each Administration of an Immunization for COVID-19 (every COVID-19 immunization provider to…	Rachel L. Levine, MD, Secretary of Health	Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State	Dec. 14, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-010	Termination of the Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Skilled Nursing Care Facilities to Complete the COVID-19 Vaccine Needs Assessment SurveyTermination of the SNF COVID-19 Vaccine Needs Assessment Survey order of Mar. 16, 2021	Alison V. Beam, Acting Secretary of Health	Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State	June 23, 2021		Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-015	Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Authorizing COVID-19 Diagnostic Rapid Antigen Testing in K-12 SchoolsOrder Authorizing COVID-19 Diagnostic Rapid Antigen Testing in K-12 Schools (Statement of Assurances; authorized vendor portal reporting…	Alison V. Beam, Acting Secretary of Health	Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State	Aug. 31, 2021	2021 Q3	Schools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-017	Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Skilled Nursing Care Facilities to Complete the COVID-19 Vaccine Needs Assessment SurveyOrder Requiring Skilled Nursing Care Facilities to Complete the COVID-19 Vaccine Needs Assessment Survey	Alison V. Beam, Acting Secretary of Health	Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State	Mar. 16, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-018	Amended Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Ambulatory Surgical Facilities to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and EquipmentAmended Order Requiring Ambulatory Surgical Facilities to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (facilities…	Rachel Levine, MD, Secretary of Health	Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-069	Amended Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Skilled Nursing Care Facilities to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and EquipmentAmended Order Requiring Skilled Nursing Care Facilities to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (daily…	Rachel L. Levine, MD, Secretary of Health	Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State	Dec. 24, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-070	Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and EquipmentOrder Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (EEI survey in KC-HIMS three times a day)	Rachel Levine, MD, Secretary of Health	Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-008	Agency FAQ (published PDF)Frequently Asked Questions: Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Public Health Safety Measures for…	Pennsylvania Department of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. PA-008	Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Public Health Safety Measures for Businesses Permitted to Maintain In-person Operations (Worker Safety Order)Worker Safety Order (Apr. 15, 2020; enforceable 8:00 p.m. Apr. 19, 2020)	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. PA-020	Updated Order of the Secretary of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings (Nov. 17, 2020), sec. 4(A) (Business and School Entity Obligations)Updated Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 17, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. PA-055	Order of the Governor to Enhance Protections for Health Care ProfessionalsOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Enhance Protections for Health Care Professionals	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	May 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-012	News release: Health Department Lifts County Order; State Limitations in Effect Countywide (Spanish-language version: El Departamento de Salud levanta la ordenanza del condado)Health Department Lifts County Order, State Limitations in Effect Countywide	Allegheny County Health Department, Debra L. Bogen, MD, Director (release through the County Communications office)	Allegheny County, PennsylvaniaCounty	Sept. 24, 2020	2020 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. PA-042	Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Face Coverings in School EntitiesOrder of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Face Coverings in School Entities	Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam	PennsylvaniaState	Aug. 31, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. PA-100	Termination of the Updated Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Universal Face CoveringsTermination of the Updated Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings	Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam	PennsylvaniaState	June 28, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. PA-015	Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Universal Face CoveringsOrder of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	July 1, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. PA-024	Limited-Time Stay at Home Advisory of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of HealthLimited-Time Stay at Home Advisory of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D. (with the Governor's companion advisory)	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Other	Primary source read
Ex. PA-036	Order of the Acting Secretary Amending the November 23, 2020 Order for Mitigation and Enforcement (gatherings 50%/75%; sunset 12:01 a.m. May 31, 2021; face-covering order preserved)Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Amending the November 23, 2020 Order of the Secretary of the…	Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam	PennsylvaniaState	May 13, 2021	2021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-065	Coronavirus - Child Care page (archived Apr. 2, 2020): list of child care providers 'approved to operate during the COVID-19 public health emergency' for personnel in life-sustaining positionsChild Care Centers - providers approved to operate during the COVID-19 public health emergency	Pennsylvania DHS / OCDEL	Pennsylvania; Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning (child-care licensing)Sector regulator	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureSchools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-087	Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Face Coverings in School EntitiesOrder Directing Face Coverings in School Entities (public and private schools, career and technical schools, charter and cyber schools…	Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam, Pennsylvania Department of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Aug. 31, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. PA-045	Corman v. Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, No. 83 MAP 2021 (Pa. Dec. 23, 2021) (opinion following the per curiam affirmance of Dec. 10, 2021)Corman v. Beam, Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health - Opinion	Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Middle District), J-86-2021	PennsylvaniaCourt	Dec. 23, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-15-028	Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Face Coverings in School EntitiesOrder Directing Face Coverings in School Entities (public and private K-12 schools, brick-and-mortar and cyber charter schools, early…	Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam, Pennsylvania Department of Health	PennsylvaniaSector regulator	Aug. 31, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read

Pennsylvania Department of Health (press release), Department of Health release: Department of Health Lifting Universal Masking Order on June 28, Urging Pennsylvanians to Follow Mask-Wearing Guidance Where Required (June 25, 2021) (Ex. PA-106)
Rachel L. Levine, MD, Secretary of Health, Order of the Secretary of Health Requiring All Persons Submitting, Performing or Reporting COVID-19 Antigen Tests to Report Results (Oct. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-011)
Council of the City of Philadelphia (Bill No. 200328, as amended June 12, 2020; signed by the Mayor), Bill No. 200328: Employee Protections in Connection with COVID-19 Emergency Health Order (Philadelphia Code Chapter 9-5000) (July 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-028)
Delaware County (release re-posted by Upper Chichester Township, Aug. 2, 2021), Release: Pennsylvania Department of Health to Resume COVID-19 Related Services to Delaware County (Aug. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHL-045)
Rachel L. Levine, MD, Secretary of Health, Order of the Secretary of Health Requiring Reporting of Data Related to Each Administration of an Immunization for COVID-19 (Dec. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-009)
Alison V. Beam, Acting Secretary of Health, Termination of the Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Skilled Nursing Care Facilities to Complete the COVID-19 Vaccine Needs Assessment Survey (June 23, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-010)
Alison V. Beam, Acting Secretary of Health, Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Authorizing COVID-19 Diagnostic Rapid Antigen Testing in K-12 Schools (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-015)
Alison V. Beam, Acting Secretary of Health, Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Skilled Nursing Care Facilities to Complete the COVID-19 Vaccine Needs Assessment Survey (Mar. 16, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-017)
Rachel Levine, MD, Secretary of Health, Amended Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Ambulatory Surgical Facilities to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-018)
Rachel L. Levine, MD, Secretary of Health, Amended Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Skilled Nursing Care Facilities to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (Dec. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-069)
Rachel Levine, MD, Secretary of Health, Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-070)
Pennsylvania Department of Health, Agency FAQ (published PDF) (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. DUT-PA-008)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Public Health Safety Measures for Businesses Permitted to Maintain In-person Operations (Worker Safety Order) (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. PA-008)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Updated Order of the Secretary of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings (Nov. 17, 2020), sec. 4(A) (Business and School Entity Obligations) (Ex. PA-020)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor to Enhance Protections for Health Care Professionals (May 6, 2020) (Ex. PA-055)
Allegheny County Health Department, Debra L. Bogen, MD, Director (release through the County Communications office), News release: Health Department Lifts County Order; State Limitations in Effect Countywide (Spanish-language version: El Departamento de Salud levanta la ordenanza del condado) (Sept. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-PIT-012)
Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam, Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Face Coverings in School Entities (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. PA-042)
Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam, Termination of the Updated Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings (June 28, 2021) (Ex. PA-100)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings (July 1, 2020) (Ex. PA-015)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D. (with the Governor's companion advisory), Limited-Time Stay at Home Advisory of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health (Nov. 23, 2020) (Ex. PA-024)
Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam, Order of the Acting Secretary Amending the November 23, 2020 Order for Mitigation and Enforcement (gatherings 50%/75%; sunset 12:01 a.m. May 31, 2021; face-covering order preserved) (May 13, 2021) (Ex. PA-036)
Pennsylvania DHS / OCDEL, Coronavirus - Child Care page (archived Apr. 2, 2020): list of child care providers 'approved to operate during the COVID-19 public health emergency' for personnel in life-sustaining positions (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-065)
Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Face Coverings in School Entities (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. ECO-B-087)
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Middle District), J-86-2021, Corman v. Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, No. 83 MAP 2021 (Pa. Dec. 23, 2021) (opinion following the per curiam affirmance of Dec. 10, 2021) (Ex. PA-045)
Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Face Coverings in School Entities (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-028)