| Ex. MA-056 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Implementing Policies and Procedures for Restricting Visitor Access to Nursing Homes and Rest HomesOrder restricting visitors at nursing and rest homes | Commissioner of Public Health | MassachusettsState | Mar. 12, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Health care orders | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-001 | Declaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of BostonDeclaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston | Boston Public Health Commission, acting through Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves | City of Boston (Suffolk County), MassachusettsCity | Mar. 15, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declarationHealth care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-100 | Bulletin 2020-04Emergency Measures to Address and to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus): implementation of the Governor's telehealth order | Gary D. Anderson, Commissioner of Insurance | Massachusetts; Division of InsuranceSector regulator | Mar. 16, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Health care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-057 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (hospital visitor restrictions)Order requiring hospitals to screen visitors and restrict visitation | Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel | MassachusettsState | Mar. 15, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Health care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-017 | Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2020An Act to Provide Liability Protections for Health Care Workers and Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic | General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker (emergency law) | MassachusettsState | Apr. 17, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Standing dutyHealth care ordersStanding dutyOperating condition | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-01-072 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (May 18, 2020) (resumption of urgent elective invasive procedures by attested providers)Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (Phase 1 reopening of health care) | Commissioner of Public Health | MassachusettsState | May 18, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Health care orders | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MA-061 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding the Scheduling and Performance of Non-Essential Elective Invasive ProceduresPhase II elective-procedure order (attestation; airborne contaminant removal timelines) | Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel | MassachusettsState | June 24, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4 | Health care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-064 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Control of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care FacilitiesLong-term care control order (admissions freeze authority) | Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel | MassachusettsState | Nov. 5, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-065 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Scheduling and Performance of Elective Invasive ProceduresWinter curtailment of non-essential elective invasive procedures | Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel | MassachusettsState | Dec. 7, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Health care orders | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-117 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Allowing Certain Individuals to Administer Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccines (revised Dec. 18, 2020; original Nov. 2, 2020)Paramedics, EMTs, and medical and nursing students may administer influenza vaccine and EUA COVID-19 vaccines under a practitioner's order… | Monica Bharel, MD, MPH, Commissioner of Public Health | Massachusetts - Department of Public Health (State health department)State | Dec. 18, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-001 | G.L. c. 17, s. 2AEmergency powers of the Commissioner of Public Health upon the Governor's declaration of an emergency detrimental to the public health | General Court (codified statute administered by the Commissioner of Public Health) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-011 | 105 CMR 300.100Diseases Reportable to Local Boards of Health (COVID-19 listed) | Department of Public Health (regulation) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty | Primary source read | |