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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-016	Order 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 Health	Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State	Dec. 30, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-009	22 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)	MaineState	Jan. 5, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-005	N.Y. Public Health Law § 225 (Public Health and Health Planning Council; State Sanitary Code)Public health and health planning council; sanitary code	New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 2, title 2); Public Health and Health Planning Council with the Commissioner's approval	New YorkState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-004	NMSA 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 MexicoState	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersSupply chainStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-LA-023	Health Officer Order: Health Care Worker Vaccination Requirement (Issue Date Aug. 12, 2021; effective 11:59 p.m. Aug. 12, 2021; compliance required by Sept. 30, 2021)Health Care Worker Vaccination Requirement: Mandating Employers of Health Care and Home Care Workers Who Work in or Routinely Visit…	County of Los Angeles Health Officer	Los Angeles County Public Health JurisdictionCounty	Aug. 12, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-009	K.S.A. 65-201, County boards of health; local health officers; review, amendment or revocation of local health officer orders; approval by board of county commissioners; civil action (text from March 25, 2021)65-201. County, city-county and multicounty units; local health officers; appointment, tenure, removal; laws applicable; review, amendment…	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)	KansasState	June 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-004	Ind. 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 powers	Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition)	IndianaState	July 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-052	Health Officer's Order No. 20-059: Order of the Health Officer on Events during Declaration of Public Health EmergencyHealth Officer's Order No. 20-059	Christopher Spitters, MD, MPH, Health Officer, Snohomish Health District	Snohomish County, Washington (Snohomish Health District)County	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-032	District Health Officer's determination refusing to allow gatherings or events of more than 250 persons in Washoe County for 30 daysHealth District Won't Allow Large Events of Over 250 Due to Lack of Adequate Health Infrastructure	District Health Officer Kevin Dick, Washoe County Health District	Washoe County, Nevada (Washoe County Health District)County	Oct. 8, 2020	2020 Q4	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-009	Wis. 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)	WisconsinState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-083	State Public Health Officer Order of August 5, 2021, Health Care Worker Vaccine RequirementHealth Care Worker Vaccine Requirement: workers in hospitals, skilled nursing, intermediate care, ambulatory surgery, dialysis, hospice and…	State Public Health Officer (Tomas J. Aragon, M.D., Dr.P.H.), California Department of Public Health	CaliforniaState	Aug. 5, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-03-079	216-RICR-20-15-8, Immunization, Testing, and Health Screening for Health Care Workers (emergency amendment)COVID-19 vaccination requirement for health care workers and health care providers including dentists	Rhode Island Department of Health	Rhode IslandState	Aug. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. CA-030	State Public Health Officer Order of August 5, 2021 (Health Care Worker Vaccine Requirement)Order of the State Public Health Officer: Health Care Worker Vaccine Requirement	State Public Health Officer Tomas J. Aragon	CaliforniaState	Aug. 5, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-058	State Public Health Officer Order of August 5, 2021 (Health Care Worker Vaccine Requirement)Order of the State Public Health Officer: Health Care Worker Vaccine Requirement	State Public Health Officer (Tomas J. Aragon), CDPH	CaliforniaState	Aug. 5, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-016	Chapter 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 YorkState	Aug. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyHealth care ordersStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-113	216-RICR-20-15-8, Requirement for Immunization Against COVID-19 for All Workers in Licensed Health Care Facilities and Other Practicing Health Care Providers (emergency rule, Aug. 2021)Requirement for Immunization Against COVID-19 for All Workers in Licensed Health Care Facilities and Other Practicing Health Care Providers	Rhode Island Department of Health	Rhode IslandState	Aug. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NM-071	Amended Public Health Emergency Order Requiring All School Workers Comply with Certain Health Requirements and Requiring Congregate Care Facility Workers, Hospital Workers, and Employees of the Office of the Governor Be Fully Vaccinated (Sept. 15, 2021)Amended Public Health Emergency Order Requiring All School Workers Comply with Certain Health Requirements and Requiring Congregate Care…	Acting Secretary of Health David R. Scrase, M.D.	New MexicoState	Sept. 15, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-03-056	Public Health Order (Apr. 30, 2020) on non-essential health care services, procedures and surgeriesPublic Health Emergency Order: health care services	Secretary of Health Kathyleen M. Kunkel	New MexicoState	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. CA-031	State Public Health Officer Order of July 26, 2021 (Health Care Worker Protections in High-Risk Settings; Unvaccinated Workers in High-Risk Settings)Order of the State Public Health Officer: Unvaccinated Workers in High-Risk Settings	State Public Health Officer Tomas J. Aragon	CaliforniaState	July 26, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-015	Statute: 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)	CaliforniaState	Jan. 1, 2013	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MET-LA-052	Order to Comply with California Department of Public Health Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings and Select Sector Guidances and Public Health Protocols (Issued June 14, 2021; effective 12:01 a.m. June 15, 2021)Order to Comply with California Department of Public Health Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings and Select Sector Guidances and Public…	Pasadena Health Officer	City of PasadenaCity	June 14, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-02-045	State Public Health Officer Order of August 5, 2021 (Health Care Worker Vaccine Requirement)Health Care Worker Vaccine Requirement	State Public Health Officer and Director, California Department of Public Health (Tomas J. Aragon, M.D.)	CaliforniaState	Aug. 5, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. RI-072	216-RICR-20-15-8 (emergency regulation)Requirement for Immunization Against COVID-19 for All Workers in Licensed Health Care Facilities and Other Practicing Health Care Providers	Rhode Island Department of Health	Rhode IslandSector regulator	Aug. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. CO-090	Amended Notice of Public Health Order (Standing Public Health Order Related to Events), Mar. 18, 2020, superseding the Mar. 13, 2020 orderStanding Public Health Order - Amended Notice of Public Health Order	Pitkin County Public Health Director (Standing Public Health Order)	Pitkin County, Colorado (including the City of Aspen and the towns within the County)County	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-060	Shelby County Health Directive No. 6 (with Health Directives Nos. 3, 4 and 5, April-June 2020)Health Directives Nos. 3 through 6 (Back to Business Phases 1 and 2 conditions)	Shelby County Health Department (Alisa Haushalter, Director; Bruce Randolph, M.D., Health Officer)	Shelby County, TennesseeCounty		2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source

Rachel L. Levine, MD, Secretary of Health, Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Health Systems, Hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers and Pharmacies to Vaccinate Certain Health Care Personnel (Dec. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-016)
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), 22 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) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-009)
New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 2, title 2); Public Health and Health Planning Council with the Commissioner's approval, N.Y. Public Health Law § 225 (Public Health and Health Planning Council; State Sanitary Code) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NY-005)
Legislature of New Mexico (Public Health Emergency Response Act), NMSA 1978, Sections 12-10A-5 (Declaring a state of public health emergency) and 12-10A-6 (Special powers during a public health emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NM-004)
County of Los Angeles Health Officer, Health Officer Order: Health Care Worker Vaccination Requirement (Issue Date Aug. 12, 2021; effective 11:59 p.m. Aug. 12, 2021; compliance required by Sept. 30, 2021) (Ex. MET-LA-023)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.S.A. 65-201, County boards of health; local health officers; review, amendment or revocation of local health officer orders; approval by board of county commissioners; civil action (text from March 25, 2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-009)
Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition), Ind. 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) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IN-004)
Christopher Spitters, MD, MPH, Health Officer, Snohomish Health District, Health Officer's Order No. 20-059: Order of the Health Officer on Events during Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-052)
District Health Officer Kevin Dick, Washoe County Health District, District Health Officer's determination refusing to allow gatherings or events of more than 250 persons in Washoe County for 30 days (Oct. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-LAS-032)
Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute; executed by local health officers), Wis. Stat. § 254.59 (2019-20), Human health hazards (standing) (Ex. DUT-WI-009)
State Public Health Officer (Tomas J. Aragon, M.D., Dr.P.H.), California Department of Public Health, State Public Health Officer Order of August 5, 2021, Health Care Worker Vaccine Requirement (Aug. 5, 2021) (Ex. ECO-B-083)
Rhode Island Department of Health, 216-RICR-20-15-8, Immunization, Testing, and Health Screening for Health Care Workers (emergency amendment) (Aug. 17, 2021) (Ex. SEC-03-079)
State Public Health Officer Tomas J. Aragon, State Public Health Officer Order of August 5, 2021 (Health Care Worker Vaccine Requirement) (Aug. 5, 2021) (Ex. CA-030)
State Public Health Officer (Tomas J. Aragon), CDPH, State Public Health Officer Order of August 5, 2021 (Health Care Worker Vaccine Requirement) (Aug. 5, 2021) (Ex. SEC-01-058)
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), Chapter 134 of the Laws of 2020 (S. 8835), amending Public Health Law §§ 3081(5) and 3082(1) (Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act) (Aug. 3, 2020) (Ex. DUT-NY-016)
Rhode Island Department of Health, 216-RICR-20-15-8, Requirement for Immunization Against COVID-19 for All Workers in Licensed Health Care Facilities and Other Practicing Health Care Providers (emergency rule, Aug. 2021) (Aug. 17, 2021) (Ex. ECO-B-113)
Acting Secretary of Health David R. Scrase, M.D, Amended Public Health Emergency Order Requiring All School Workers Comply with Certain Health Requirements and Requiring Congregate Care Facility Workers, Hospital Workers, and Employees of the Office of the Governor Be Fully Vaccinated (Sept. 15, 2021) (Ex. NM-071)
Secretary of Health Kathyleen M. Kunkel, Public Health Order (Apr. 30, 2020) on non-essential health care services, procedures and surgeries (Ex. SEC-03-056)
State Public Health Officer Tomas J. Aragon, State Public Health Officer Order of July 26, 2021 (Health Care Worker Protections in High-Risk Settings; Unvaccinated Workers in High-Risk Settings) (Ex. CA-031)
California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel), Statute: Health and Safety Code section 114409 (California Retail Food Code), permit suspension and closure on an imminent health hazard (standing) (Ex. DUT-CA-015)
Pasadena Health Officer, Order to Comply with California Department of Public Health Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings and Select Sector Guidances and Public Health Protocols (Issued June 14, 2021; effective 12:01 a.m. June 15, 2021) (Ex. MET-LA-052)
State Public Health Officer and Director, California Department of Public Health (Tomas J. Aragon, M.D.), State Public Health Officer Order of August 5, 2021 (Health Care Worker Vaccine Requirement) (Aug. 5, 2021) (Ex. SEC-02-045)
Rhode Island Department of Health, 216-RICR-20-15-8 (emergency regulation) (Aug. 17, 2021) (Ex. RI-072)
Pitkin County Public Health Director (Standing Public Health Order), Amended Notice of Public Health Order (Standing Public Health Order Related to Events), Mar. 18, 2020, superseding the Mar. 13, 2020 order (Ex. CO-090)
Shelby County Health Department (Alisa Haushalter, Director; Bruce Randolph, M.D., Health Officer), Shelby County Health Directive No. 6 (with Health Directives Nos. 3, 4 and 5, April-June 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-060)

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