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Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-016Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Health Systems, Hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers and Pharmacies to Vaccinate Certain Health Care PersonnelOrder Requiring Health Systems, Hospitals, FQHCs and Pharmacies to Vaccinate Certain Health Care Personnel (10 percent of each shipment…Rachel L. Levine, MD, Secretary of HealthPennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)StateDec. 30, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-00922 M.R.S. sec. 451 (appointment), sec. 453 (local board of health), sec. 454-A (powers and duties: inspection of premises where 'conditions posing a public health threat' exist; orders for 'the suppression and removal of nuisances and conditions suspected of posing or found to pose a public health threat'; enforcement of public health laws), sec. 461 (notice to clean or quit unfit premises; closure), sec. 462 (law enforcement assistance)Title 22, Chapter 153: Local Health Officers (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated January 5, 2026)Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 153, Local Health Officers; every municipality's local health officer under the supervision of the Commissioner of Health and Human Services)MaineStateJan. 5, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-004NMSA 1978, Sections 12-10A-5 (Declaring a state of public health emergency) and 12-10A-6 (Special powers during a public health emergency)Public Health Emergency Response Act: the Governor's declaration, the Secretary of Health's coordination of the response, and the special…Legislature of New Mexico (Public Health Emergency Response Act)New MexicoStateMar. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersSupply chainStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-004Ind. Code Title 16, Article 19, chapter 3: sections 16-19-3-4 (rules to protect the public health, including 'nuisances dangerous to public health' and 'the detection, reporting, prevention, and control of diseases'), 16-19-3-9 (quarantine), 16-19-3-10 (epidemics), 16-19-3-11 (abatement of conditions causative of disease), 16-19-3-12 (State enforcement within local jurisdictions in a public health emergency)State Department of Health: quarantine, epidemic-control, abatement and emergency-enforcement powersIndiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition)IndianaStateJuly 1, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-009Wis. Stat. § 254.59 (2019-20), Human health hazardsLocal health officer's mandatory order to abate or remove a human health hazard on private premises; owner or occupant to comply; abatement…Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute; executed by local health officers)WisconsinState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-016Chapter 134 of the Laws of 2020 (S. 8835), amending Public Health Law §§ 3081(5) and 3082(1) (Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act)An act to amend the public health law, in relation to amending provisions regarding health care facilities and professionals during the…New York State Legislature (S. 8835, signed by Governor Cuomo August 3, 2020), amending Public Health Law article 30-D (Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act, enacted April 3, 2020 as Part GGG of chapter 56 of 2020)New YorkStateAug. 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyHealth care ordersStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-03-056Public Health Order (Apr. 30, 2020) on non-essential health care services, procedures and surgeriesPublic Health Emergency Order: health care servicesSecretary of Health Kathyleen M. KunkelNew MexicoStateApr. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-015Statute: Health and Safety Code section 114409 (California Retail Food Code), permit suspension and closure on an imminent health hazardHealth and Safety Code section 114409: if any imminent health hazard is found and is not immediately corrected, the enforcement officer may…California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel)CaliforniaStateJan. 1, 20132020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-116Order of the Commissioner of Public Health, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-3Retail pharmacies with LTCF or ALR contracts may provide COVID-19 vaccine to long-term care facilities and assisted living residences…Margret R. Cooke, Acting Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public HealthMassachusetts - Department of Public Health (State health department)StateJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-002Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-206 (nuisances; orders; injunctions; closure; civil penalties), 19a-207 (local enforcement of the Public Health Code; DPH enforcement in emergencies), 19a-221 (local quarantine and isolation orders; duty to carry out the Commissioner's emergency orders), 19a-230 (penalty)Chapter 368e, Municipal Health AuthoritiesConnecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 368e, Municipal Health Authorities)ConnecticutStateDec. 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-021Health Mandate 015, Services by Health Care Providers (Apr. 15, 2020; revised May 19 and June 1, 2020) (cross-reference to Ex. AK-017; not re-saved)Health Mandate 015 (conditions on the resumption of routine and elective health care)Governor Mike Dunleavy; Commissioner Adam Crum, DHSS; Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical OfficerAlaskaStateApr. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
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. DUT-NV-010Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 446 (Food Establishments), as in force in 2020-2021 (Wayback Machine capture of the Legislature's chapter page, June 9, 2021), NRS 446.880, 446.935, 446.940, 446.945NRS Chapter 446 - Food Establishments (chapter page as published by the Nevada Legislature, archived June 9, 2021)Nevada Legislature; enforced by the health authority (the Southern Nevada Health District, the Washoe County Health District, the Carson City Health and Human Services Department and the Division of Public and Behavioral Health)NevadaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-029Monongalia County Health Department Ordinance (Health Officer's order) of July 14, 2020 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-082; not re-saved)Businesses serving the public closed for deep cleaning on three cases, and for fourteen days' quarantine on a further three; inspections on…Monongalia County Health Department (Dr. Lee B. Smith, Executive Director and County Health Officer)Monongalia CountyCountyJuly 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-003Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Vaccine Providers' Administration of COVID-19 VaccinesOrder Directing Vaccine Providers' Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines (80 percent of first doses within seven days; registration and…Alison V. Beam, Acting Secretary of HealthPennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)StateFeb. 12, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-008La. R.S. 29:769 (special powers during a state of public health emergency; control of property)Special powers during a state of public health emergency: the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, in…Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes)LouisianaStateJuly 1, 20222020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureSupply chainStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-007410 IAC 1-2.5, Communicable Disease Reporting and Control (Title 410, Article 1, Rule 2.5; official compilation published by the Indiana Department of Health): sections 410 IAC 1-2.5-75 and -76 (reporting), -77 (disease intervention measures), -79 (general control measures), -80 to -148 (specific control measures)Communicable Disease Reporting and Control rule: duties of health officers, cases, carriers and contacts; general and specific control…Indiana Department of Health (Indiana State Department of Health; executive board rulemaking under Ind. Code 16-19-3-4 and 16-41-2-1)IndianaStateNov. 25, 20152020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-016Public Health COVID-19 Reopening Guidance (4/27/20)Iowa Department of Public Health, Public Health COVID-19 Reopening Guidance, April 27, 2020Iowa Department of Public HealthIowaStateApr. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SD-015SDCL ch. 34-18 (§§ 34-18-2, 34-18-9, 34-18-22, 34-18-27, 34-18-27.1, 34-18-27.3, 34-18-32)Health regulation of lodging and food service establishments: license required; minimum public health and safety rules; summary suspension…South Dakota Legislature (codified statute administered by the Secretary of Health)South DakotaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-028Laramie County Health Officer Public Health Order #10-2020 (cross-reference to Ex. WY-035)Order Requiring All Adults Within Laramie County, Wyoming, Including the City of Cheyenne, to Wear Face Coverings in Certain PlacesLaramie County Health Officer Stanley E. Hartman, M.D., with the written authorization of State Health Officer Alexia HarristLaramie County, Wyoming (including the City of Cheyenne)CountyOct. 30, 20202020 Q4Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-043Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: Enforcement Policy for Ventilators and Accessories and Other Respiratory Devices During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (March 2020)Enforcement Policy for Ventilators and Accessories and Other Respiratory Devices During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public…Food and Drug Administration, CDRHUnited States (federal); Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological HealthFederalMar. 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersSupply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-01522 M.R.S. sec. 1561 (owner's or occupant's duty to remove, within 24 hours of the local health officer's notice, any source of filth 'determined to be potentially injurious to health'; forfeiture; removal at owner's expense)22 M.R.S. sec. 1561, Removal of private nuisance (Maine Revised Statutes, section page as published by the Revisor of Statutes, rendered…Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. sec. 1561, Removal of private nuisance; enforced by local health officers)MaineStateJan. 1, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-009Act No. 99 of 2021 (S. 147, R. 39), a Joint Resolution, the 'South Carolina COVID-19 Liability Immunity Act'A Joint Resolution to enact the 'South Carolina COVID-19 Liability Immunity Act' so as to provide liability protections for a limited time…General Assembly of South Carolina (S. 147, ratified R. 39, April 28, 2021; approved by Governor Henry McMaster April 28, 2021)South CarolinaStateApr. 28, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-038Determination of Public Health Emergency and Declaration that circumstances exist justifying emergency use of in vitro diagnostics, 85 Fed. Reg. 7316 (Feb. 7, 2020)Determination of Public Health EmergencyAlex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesUnited States (federal); Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the SecretaryFederalFeb. 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-004173 Neb. Admin. Code ch. 6, Directed Health Measures to Prevent or Limit the Spread of Communicable Disease, Illness, or PoisoningTitle 173, Control of Communicable Disease, Chapter 6Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Regulation and LicensureNebraskaStateFeb. 21, 20072020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read