| 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. MET-BOS-007 | City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubsPublic health emergency declared, details for BPS, restrictions for restaurants, bars, clubs (boston.gov, March 15, 2020) | Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public Schools | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Mar. 15, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Emergency declarationCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| 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. MA-058 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding non-essential elective invasive procedures (hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers)Order postponing non-essential elective invasive procedures | Commissioner of Public Health | MassachusettsState | Mar. 15, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Health care orders | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. SEC-01-071 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (March 15, 2020) (elective procedures)Order of the Commissioner of Public Health: Nonessential, Elective Invasive Procedures | Commissioner of Public Health (Department of Public Health), with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor | MassachusettsState | Mar. 15, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Health care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-005 | Advisory of the Boston Public Health Commission Requesting Residents to Stay at Home During Certain HoursAdvisory of the Boston Public Health Commission Requesting Residents to Stay at Home During Certain Hours | Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Apr. 5, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Stay-at-homeCurfew and hoursOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-043 | News item republished by the Authority, ''Boston Hope' signals the newest field hospital set up in the city' (Apr. 9, 2020)Conversion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center into the 1,000-bed Boston Hope care facility | Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a WCVB report of the Governor's announcement) | Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center; Hynes Convention Center), Massachusetts (State authority)State | Apr. 9, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Business closureHealth care ordersEvents and venues | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| 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. MET-BOS-006 | Order Extending Advisory of the Boston Public Health Commission Requesting Residents to Stay at Home During Certain HoursOrder Extending Advisory... Requesting Residents to Stay at Home During Certain Hours (Extension ordered April 29, 2020) | Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Apr. 29, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Stay-at-homeCurfew and hoursOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-060 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding the Scheduling and Performance of Urgent Elective Invasive ProceduresPhase I elective-procedure resumption order (attestation required) | Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel | MassachusettsState | May 18, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Health care ordersWorkplace rules | 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. MET-BOS-172 | Brockton COVID-19 Executive Orders and Announcements page: Executive Order of Aug. 21, 2020 (citywide curfew 11 p.m.-5 a.m. from Aug. 22, 2020); Executive Order of Dec. 14, 2020 (return to Phase Two, Step Two from Dec. 16, 2020, lifted Jan. 6, 2021); City buildings closed to the public from Dec. 7, 2020City of Brockton COVID-19 page: Executive Orders and Announcements (brockton.ma.us/covid19) | Mayor Robert F. Sullivan | City of Brockton, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 21, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1 | Business closureCapacity limitCurfew and hoursCourts and public offices | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| 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. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-086 | ABCC Updated Advisory Regarding Mandatory Closing Period for Retail Alcohol Licensees and Easing of Certain Annual Renewal RequirementsUpdated Advisory Regarding Mandatory Closing Period for Retail Alcohol Licensees and Easing of Certain Annual Renewal Requirements (issued… | Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission | Massachusetts (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator | Nov. 6, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Context (guidance or announcement)Curfew and hoursAlcohol and barsOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-034 | Commission votes of November 5, 2020: supplement to the Gaming Guidelines, racing protocols and simulcasting plans to ensure compliance with COVID-19 Order No. 53Gaming licensees to re-comply with requirements implementing Order No. 53 (early closing and limited hours of gaming establishments); racing… | Massachusetts Gaming Commission | Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming and racing regulator)Sector regulator | Nov. 5, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Capacity limitCurfew and hoursWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-033 | COVID-19 Order No. 53Order Requiring Early Closing for Certain Businesses and Activities, Limiting Hours for Alcohol and Adult Use Cannabis Sales, and Modifying… | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Nov. 2, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Business closureCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-034 | COVID-19 Order No. 54Revised Order Further Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Nov. 2, 2020 | 2020 Q4 | Gathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | 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. MA-038 | COVID-19 Order No. 57Further Revised Order Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth (Superseding and Rescinding Order No. 54) | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Dec. 8, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Gathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-010 | Order Establishing Supplemental COVID-19 Restrictions in the City of Boston (the Boston 'modified Phase 2 Step 2' rollback)Order Establishing Supplemental COVID-19 Restrictions in the City of Boston | Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Dec. 14, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Business closureCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| 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. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-035 | Requirements to Ensure Compliance with COVID-19 Order No. 59, Order Temporarily Applying Further Capacity Restrictions to Statewide COVID-19 Safety RulesSupplemental requirements: total occupancy of each gaming establishment capped at 25 percent (workers included); amenities at the Order No.… | Massachusetts Gaming Commission | Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming regulator)Sector regulator | Dec. 22, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Capacity limitCurfew and hoursWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |