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Ex. DUT-PA-014Regulation (7 Pa. Code ch. 46, subch. H, sec. 46.1144)7 Pa. Code sec. 46.1144, Conditions of retention: responsibilities of the retail food facility operatorPennsylvania Department of AgriculturePennsylvaniaStateApr. 11, 20142020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-013PA DOC COVID-19 page (as archived Mar. 21, 2020), with the Mar. 13, 2020 release 'Department of Corrections Cancels Visits Statewide, Begins Enhanced Screenings of ALL Employees'All visitation suspended effective Mar. 13, 2020; enhanced screening of every person entering a facility; inmates with flu-like symptoms…Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (Secretary John E. Wetzel)Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; State levelStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-051Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission suspension of cash toll collection statewide effective 8 p.m., Mar. 16, 2020 (temporary safety measure; converted to permanent all-electronic tolling in June 2020)PA Turnpike Temporarily Will Not Accept Cash To Safeguard Employee and Traveler HealthPennsylvania Turnpike CommissionPennsylvania Turnpike Commission (Commonwealth instrumentality; 552-mile toll system)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-100PennDOT 'Coronavirus Statewide' operations page, updated 10:00 a.m. Mar. 30, 2020: all Driver License and Photo License Centers closed from close of business Mar. 16, 2020 until further notice; driver licenses, photo IDs, learner's permits, CDLs, registrations, safety and emissions inspections and disability placards expiring Mar. 16-Apr. 30, 2020 extended to May 31, 2020; CDL downgrades for expired medical certificates paused under FMCSA waivers; driver exams through Apr. 3 cancelled; all district and county maintenance offices closed for two weeks; 'construction projects have been suspended in all counties until further notice'; rest areas and welcome centers closed statewide from 12:01 a.m. Mar. 17 with a list of reopened locations; motorcycle training clinics postponed; REAL ID issuance paused; Acting Secretary's order accepting electronic administrative-appeal filingsCoronavirus Statewide - PennDOT operational changes (Driver License Centers closed; expirations extended; maintenance offices closed…Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin GramianPennsylvania (statewide: Driver License and Photo License Centers; district and county maintenance offices; construction projects; rest areas and welcome centers)StateMar. 30, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-014Emergency Order suspending door-to-door, public-event and in-person sales and marketing of competitive electric and natural gas supply (announced by press release of March 16, 2020)PUC Suspends Door-to-Door, In-Person Marketing Activities for Energy Suppliers During Governor's Proclamation of Disaster EmergencyPennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Chairman Gladys Brown Dutrieuille (Emergency Order), Docket No. M-2020-3019254Pennsylvania (State public utility commission)Sector regulatorMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-002Emergency Order No. 1 (Prohibition on Non-Essential Businesses)Emergency Order Temporarily Prohibiting Operation of Non-Essential Businesses to Prevent the Spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCity of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCityMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-066Release: Freeholder Board Declares State of Emergency in Camden CountyFreeholder Board Declares State of Emergency in Camden County (Mar. 16, 2020)Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr.)Camden County, New JerseyCountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. PA-119Statewide closure of all K-12 schools announced Mar. 13, 2020 (effective Mar. 16 for ten business days), extended Mar. 23 and Mar. 30, 2020, and made permanent for the 2019-2020 school year Apr. 9, 2020Statewide K-12 school closure (Mar. 13 - end of the 2019-2020 school year)Governor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-065Coronavirus - Child Care page (archived Apr. 2, 2020): list of child care providers 'approved to operate during the COVID-19 public health emergency' for personnel in life-sustaining positionsChild Care Centers - providers approved to operate during the COVID-19 public health emergencyPennsylvania DHS / OCDELPennsylvania; Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning (child-care licensing)Sector regulatorMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-081Press release: Gov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Effect, Stresses Need for Every Pennsylvanian to Take Action to Stop the SpreadGov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in EffectGovernor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor press release)PennsylvaniaStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureTravel and quarantineSchools and child careAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. PA-083DHS Coronavirus - Child Care page: list of child care providers approved by waiver to operate during the closure (archived Mar. 29, 2020)Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Child Care (Child Care Centers approved to operate)Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL)PennsylvaniaSector regulatorMar. 29, 20202020 Q2Business closureSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. PA-091Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Authorizes Licensed Health Care Professionals to Provide Services via Telemedicine During Coronavirus EmergencyTelemedicine Summary (Mar. 18, 2020)Department of State, Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (suspension granted by Governor Wolf under 35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(f))PennsylvaniaSector regulatorMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-053Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission closure of all 17 service plazas (Mar. 17, 2020) and reopening on Mar. 20, 2020 with restrooms and limited take-out food onlyPA Turnpike to Reopen All 17 Service Plazas Starting Friday Morning: Restrooms and limited food items will be available inside each facilityPennsylvania Turnpike CommissionPennsylvania Turnpike Commission (17 service plazas)StateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureOtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-092Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Waives Some Nurse Licensing Requirements During Coronavirus Emergency (nursing omnibus requirement waiver)Nursing Omnibus Requirement Waiver (Mar. 20, 2020)Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Nursing (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)PennsylvaniaSector regulatorMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-003Emergency Order No. 2 (Business Activity and Stay at Home Order)Emergency Order Temporarily Prohibiting Operation of Non-Essential Businesses and Congregation of Persons to Prevent the Spread of 2019…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted by the Board of Health as an emergency regulation Mar. 26, 2020 (effective Mar. 27, 2020)City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCityMar. 22, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. PA-005Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Monroe, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties)Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Individuals to Stay at HomeGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-070Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and EquipmentOrder Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (EEI survey in KC-HIMS three times a day)Rachel Levine, MD, Secretary of HealthPennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)StateMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-074DRJTBC news release, Mar. 24, 2020: temporary cashless toll collection from 10:00 p.m. Mar. 24, 2020 at the seven cash/E-ZPass tolling points 'until further notice'; toll booths closed; non-E-ZPass vehicles billed by mail with 30 days to pay; $30 violation fee per unpaid transactionTemporary Cashless Tolling to Start Tonight at Seven Commission Toll Bridges - Emergency Measure Aimed at Combatting Spread of COVID-19…Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC)Pennsylvania and New Jersey (seven DRJTBC toll bridges: Trenton-Morrisville, New Hope-Lambertville, I-78, Easton-Phillipsburg, Portland-Columbia, Delaware Water Gap, Milford-Montague)Sector regulatorMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-041Reduced Service Schedules effective March 25, 2020 (COVID-19 schedules page)Service Schedules (effective March 25, 2020)Port Authority of Allegheny CountyAllegheny County, Pennsylvania (Port Authority of Allegheny County service area)Sector regulatorMar. 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-093Department of State summary: Limited Suspension of In-person Regulatory Requirements for Notaries for Real Estate TransactionsNotaries In-person Limited Suspension (Mar. 25, 2020)Department of State (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)PennsylvaniaSector regulatorMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-007DRPA 'COVID-19 Travel Information & Updates': all-electronic (cashless) tolling at all four bridges effective 6:00 a.m. Mar. 26, 2020 until further notice; no collectors in lanes; toll invoices mailed to non-E-ZPass owners; customer-service voicemail onlyBridge Travel Information and COVID-19 Stay-At Home Orders - Cashless tolling only, effective 6 a.m. Thursday, 3/26Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)Pennsylvania and New Jersey (Ben Franklin, Walt Whitman, Commodore Barry and Betsy Ross Bridges; PATCO)Sector regulatorMar. 26, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-008DRPA 'Travel Information & Updates Amid COVID-19': cashless tolling in effect from 6:00 a.m. Mar. 26 to 6:00 a.m. May 11, 2020; Toll-By-Mail ends May 11; E-ZPass lanes return to account holders and non-E-ZPass customers return to cash lanesTravel Information & Updates Amid COVID-19 - Electronic Tolls Only from March 26 to May 11Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)Pennsylvania and New Jersey (DRPA bridges)Sector regulatorMay 11, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-009DRPA Toll-By-Mail Frequently Asked Questions: cash collections suspended on the four bridges from 6:00 a.m. Mar. 26, 2020 to 6:00 a.m. May 11, 2020 'as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19'; toll collectors removed; invoices mailed weekly at the cash rate; administrative fees on second noticeToll-By-Mail Frequently Asked Questions (From March 26, 2020 to May 11, 2020... DRPA suspended cash collections)Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)Pennsylvania and New Jersey (DRPA bridges)Sector regulatorMar. 26, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)OtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-094Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Waives Certain Requirements for Cosmetologists and Barbers During COVID-19 EmergencyRegulation Waiver - Barbers and Cosmetologists (Mar. 26, 2020)Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Cosmetology and State Board of Barber Examiners (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)PennsylvaniaSector regulatorMar. 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. PA-074Act 13 of 2020 - Public School Code amendments: pandemic of 2020 (school closures, 180-day waiver, continuity of education, employee pay)Public School Code of 1949 - Rating System, Persons to be Suspended, Revised Rating System and Pandemic of 2020General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf Mar. 27, 2020PennsylvaniaStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read