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Ex. DUT-OR-002	Statute: ORS chapter 431A (Public Health Programs and Activities), sections 431A.005-431A.015: definitions of 'public health law' and 'public health measure'; power of the Oregon Health Authority and local public health administrators to enforce public health laws, with civil penalties; public health actions of the Public Health DirectorORS 431A.005, 431A.010 and 431A.015: enforcement of public health laws by administrative order, civil penalty of up to $500 a day per…	Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2019 Edition, as captured by the Wayback Machine Oct. 17, 2020)	OregonState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-003	Statute: ORS chapter 431 (State and Local Administration and Enforcement of Health Laws), sections 431.110, 431.150, 431.155, 431.157 and 431.413: the Oregon Health Authority's supervision of 'all matters relating to the preservation of life and health,' its duty and the local public health administrators' duty to enforce every public health law, and their power to restrain violations by injunctionORS 431.110, 431.150, 431.155, 431.157 and 431.413: general powers and duties of the Oregon Health Authority; enforcement of public health…	Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition)	OregonState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SLC-082	Salt Lake County Health Department 'Public Health Order' page (capture of Sept. 17, 2021)Public Health Order - Health Department \| SLCo: 'There are currently no Salt Lake County public health orders in effect'; 'Previous Public…	Salt Lake County Health Department	Salt Lake County, UtahCounty	Sept. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-002	Enforcement Discretion Under HIPAA To Allow Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information by Business Associates for Public Health and Health Oversight Activities in Response to COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 19392 (Apr. 7, 2020)Enforcement Discretion Under HIPAA To Allow Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information by Business Associates for Public Health…	Roger T. Severino, Director, Office for Civil Rights, HHS	United States (federal); Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil RightsFederal	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-004	Statute: Health and Safety Code section 101040, preventive measures by the local health officer during a state of emergency or local emergencyHealth and Safety Code section 101040: the local health officer may take any preventive measure necessary to protect and preserve the public…	California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel)	CaliforniaState	Jan. 1, 2008	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-031	Stay at Home Advisory issued by Columbus Public Health and Franklin County Public HealthStay at Home Advisory Issued by Columbus Public Health and Franklin County Public Health	Columbus Public Health (Mysheika W. Roberts, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner) and Franklin County Public Health (Joe Mazzola, Health Commissioner)	City of Columbus and Franklin County, OhioCounty	Nov. 18, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Stay-at-homeGathering capTravel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NV-002	Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 439 (Administration of Public Health), NRS 439.010 to 439.990NRS Chapter 439 - Administration of Public Health (chapter page as published by the Nevada Legislature)	Nevada Legislature; State Board of Health; county, district and city boards of health	NevadaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-055	Health Officer Orders index page (archived July 3, 2021)San Bernardino County Health Officer Orders (index of every county order and the State orders applied to the county, March 10, 2020 to June…	San Bernardino County Department of Public Health (sbcovid19.com, 'Health Officer Orders' page as archived July 3, 2021)	San Bernardino County, CaliforniaCounty	July 3, 2021		Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-046	USHE release, 'Gov. Gary R. Herbert and Utah Department of Health issue weekly COVID-19 testing requirement for USHE students' (November 9, 2020), quoting the State Public Health Order's 'Restrictions on institutions of higher education'State public health order requiring every public institution of higher education to test each student age 18 or older who lives on campus or…	Utah Department of Health (State Public Health Order of Nov. 8, 2020, as updated Nov. 23, 2020); recited by the Utah System of Higher Education	Utah Department of Health (State Public Health Order of November 8, 2020) as applied to the Utah System of Higher Education's eight public institutions; State levelState	Nov. 9, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MA-054	COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-1 (Reissuance of Certain Public Health Orders)Reissuance of Certain Public Health Orders	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council (June 9, 2021) and the Governor	MassachusettsState	June 14, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
Ex. NJ-083	Department of Health memorandum to Home Health Agency and Hospice Administrators, Temporary Operational Waivers during a State of EmergencyHome health agencies and hospices may serve outside licensed geography without prior approval during the State of Emergency, subject to…	Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health	New JerseySector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SLC-083	Salt Lake County Health Department 'Public Health Order' (business) page (capture of Apr. 14, 2020)Salt Lake County Health Department COVID-19 public health order page during the Stay Safe, Stay Home period, listing Orders 2020-01 (Mar.…	Salt Lake County Health Department	Salt Lake County, UtahCounty	Apr. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-016	Health Commissioner Updated Directive and Order Rescinding Prior Health Orders Related to COVID-19Health Commissioner Updated Directive and Order Rescinding Prior Health Orders Related to COVID-19 (June 16, 2021)	Letitia Dzirasa, M.D., Commissioner of Health	Baltimore City, MarylandCity	June 16, 2021	2021 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SLC-055	Utah County Health Department 'Public Health Orders / Directives / Guidance' page (May 15, 2020; capture of June 22, 2020)Listing of Utah County Public Health Orders: Revised Order March 23 - April 1, 2020; Order April 2 - 17, 2020; Order April 17 - May 1, 2020…	Utah County Health Department	Utah County, UtahCounty	May 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-CA-001	Statute: Health and Safety Code, Division 105, Part 1, Chapter 2 (sections 120125-120155), powers of the State Department of Public Health over communicable diseaseHealth and Safety Code sections 120125-120155: examination into causes of communicable disease; reportable-disease list; isolation and…	California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel, leginfo.legislature.ca.gov)	CaliforniaState	Jan. 1, 1996	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. ID-026	Public Health Advisory for Central District Health's JurisdictionPublic Health Advisory, Issued November 17, 2020	Central District Health	Ada, Boise, Elmore and Valley Counties, Idaho (Central District Health)County	Nov. 17, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Other	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-060	State Public Health Officer Order of August 5, 2021 (Requirements for Visitors in Acute Health Care and Long-Term Care Settings)Order of the State Public Health Officer: Requirements for Visitors in Acute Health Care and Long-Term Care Settings	State Public Health Officer, CDPH	CaliforniaState	Aug. 5, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-093	Emergency 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 Services	Michigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department)State	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-001	Statute: 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)	OregonState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. ID-066	Board action declining a district-wide order; Ada and Valley County orders remain in effectCentral District Health Board votes to not adopt a district-wide public health order - Public Health Orders for Ada and Valley Counties and…	Central District Board of Health	Ada, Boise, Elmore and Valley Counties, Idaho (Central District Health)County	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q4	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-048	Amended Local Health Officer Order (isolation, quarantine and recovery facilities; homelessness de-intensification; behavioral health)Amended Local Health Officer Order	Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County	King County, WashingtonCounty	May 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-04-064	Blanket Waiver for Home Health Agency Licensing Standards at N.J.A.C. 8:42 that are More Stringent than Waivers and Guidance Issued by CMS during the Public Health EmergencyBlanket Waiver for Home Health Agency Licensing Standards	Commissioner of Health	New JerseyState	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-021	DEA-DC-043 (EO-DEA213), guidance: Administering certain controlled substances in the parking lot of a health care provider's DEA-registered location during the COVID-19 public health emergencyAdministering Certain CS in the parking lot of a healthcare provider's DEA-registered location during the COVID-19 public health emergency	Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control Division (guidance document EO-DEA213)	United States (federal); Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control DivisionFederal	July 28, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-002	Va. Code Title 32.1, Chapter 2 (sections 32.1-35 to 32.1-73.x), including Article 3 Disease Control (sections 32.1-42 Emergency rules and regulations; 32.1-43 Authority of State Health Commissioner to require quarantine, etc.; 32.1-48 Powers of Commissioner in epidemic) and Article 3.01 Isolation and Quarantine of Persons with Communicable Diseases of Public Health Threat (sections 32.1-48.05 to 32.1-48.017)Code of Virginia, Title 32.1 Health, Chapter 2 Disease Prevention and Control (full chapter text)	General Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 32.1, Chapter 2, Disease Prevention and Control)	VirginiaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-009	Order of the Health Officer for the County of Riverside and of the County Executive Officer as Director of Emergency Services Rescinding Public Health OrdersOrder... Rescinding Public Health Orders (effective May 9, 2020)	Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser and County Executive Officer George Johnson as Director of Emergency Services (approved as to form by County Counsel Gregory P. Priamos)	Riverside County, CaliforniaCounty	May 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Primary source read

Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2019 Edition, as captured by the Wayback Machine Oct. 17, 2020), Statute: ORS chapter 431A (Public Health Programs and Activities), sections 431A.005-431A.015: definitions of 'public health law' and 'public health measure'; power of the Oregon Health Authority and local public health administrators to enforce public health laws, with civil penalties; public health actions of the Public Health Director (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-002)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 431 (State and Local Administration and Enforcement of Health Laws), sections 431.110, 431.150, 431.155, 431.157 and 431.413: the Oregon Health Authority's supervision of 'all matters relating to the preservation of life and health,' its duty and the local public health administrators' duty to enforce every public health law, and their power to restrain violations by injunction (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-003)
Salt Lake County Health Department, Salt Lake County Health Department 'Public Health Order' page (capture of Sept. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-SLC-082)
Roger T. Severino, Director, Office for Civil Rights, HHS, Enforcement Discretion Under HIPAA To Allow Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information by Business Associates for Public Health and Health Oversight Activities in Response to COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 19392 (Apr. 7, 2020) (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-002)
California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel), Statute: Health and Safety Code section 101040, preventive measures by the local health officer during a state of emergency or local emergency (standing) (Ex. DUT-CA-004)
Columbus Public Health (Mysheika W. Roberts, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner) and Franklin County Public Health (Joe Mazzola, Health Commissioner), Stay at Home Advisory issued by Columbus Public Health and Franklin County Public Health (Nov. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-031)
Nevada Legislature; State Board of Health; county, district and city boards of health, Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 439 (Administration of Public Health), NRS 439.010 to 439.990 (standing) (Ex. DUT-NV-002)
San Bernardino County Department of Public Health (sbcovid19.com, 'Health Officer Orders' page as archived July 3, 2021), Health Officer Orders index page (archived July 3, 2021) (Ex. MET-RIV-055)
Utah Department of Health (State Public Health Order of Nov. 8, 2020, as updated Nov. 23, 2020); recited by the Utah System of Higher Education, USHE release, 'Gov. Gary R. Herbert and Utah Department of Health issue weekly COVID-19 testing requirement for USHE students' (November 9, 2020), quoting the State Public Health Order's 'Restrictions on institutions of higher education' (Nov. 9, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-046)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council (June 9, 2021) and the Governor, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-1 (Reissuance of Certain Public Health Orders) (June 14, 2021) (Ex. MA-054)
Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health, Department of Health memorandum to Home Health Agency and Hospice Administrators, Temporary Operational Waivers during a State of Emergency (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. NJ-083)
Salt Lake County Health Department, Salt Lake County Health Department 'Public Health Order' (business) page (capture of Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-SLC-083)
Letitia Dzirasa, M.D., Commissioner of Health, Health Commissioner Updated Directive and Order Rescinding Prior Health Orders Related to COVID-19 (June 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-BAL-016)
Utah County Health Department, Utah County Health Department 'Public Health Orders / Directives / Guidance' page (May 15, 2020; capture of June 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-SLC-055)
California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel, leginfo.legislature.ca.gov), Statute: Health and Safety Code, Division 105, Part 1, Chapter 2 (sections 120125-120155), powers of the State Department of Public Health over communicable disease (standing) (Ex. DUT-CA-001)
Central District Health, Public Health Advisory for Central District Health's Jurisdiction (Nov. 17, 2020) (Ex. ID-026)
State Public Health Officer, CDPH, State Public Health Officer Order of August 5, 2021 (Requirements for Visitors in Acute Health Care and Long-Term Care Settings) (Aug. 5, 2021) (Ex. SEC-01-060)
Robert Gordon, Director, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Emergency Order Pursuant to MCL 333.2253 - Instructions to Laboratories, Health Professionals and Hospitals (COVID-19 Testing Prioritization and Reporting) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-093)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition), Statute: 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) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-001)
Central District Board of Health, Board action declining a district-wide order; Ada and Valley County orders remain in effect (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. ID-066)
Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Amended Local Health Officer Order (isolation, quarantine and recovery facilities; homelessness de-intensification; behavioral health) (May 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-048)
Commissioner of Health, Blanket Waiver for Home Health Agency Licensing Standards at N.J.A.C. 8:42 that are More Stringent than Waivers and Guidance Issued by CMS during the Public Health Emergency (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-064)
Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control Division (guidance document EO-DEA213), DEA-DC-043 (EO-DEA213), guidance: Administering certain controlled substances in the parking lot of a health care provider's DEA-registered location during the COVID-19 public health emergency (July 28, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-021)
General Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 32.1, Chapter 2, Disease Prevention and Control), Va. Code Title 32.1, Chapter 2 (sections 32.1-35 to 32.1-73.x), including Article 3 Disease Control (sections 32.1-42 Emergency rules and regulations; 32.1-43 Authority of State Health Commissioner to require quarantine, etc.; 32.1-48 Powers of Commissioner in epidemic) and Article 3.01 Isolation and Quarantine of Persons with Communicable Diseases of Public Health Threat (sections 32.1-48.05 to 32.1-48.017) (standing) (Ex. DUT-VA-002)
Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser and County Executive Officer George Johnson as Director of Emergency Services (approved as to form by County Counsel Gregory P. Priamos), Order of the Health Officer for the County of Riverside and of the County Executive Officer as Director of Emergency Services Rescinding Public Health Orders (May 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-009)

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