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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-013	PA 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 levelState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-091	Department 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 regulator	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-140	Orders of Mar. 19, 2020 closing businesses that are not life-sustaining, with the Industry Operation Guidance list ('Home Health Care Services - Yes - Elective procedures prohibited'; hospitals - Yes - elective procedures prohibited); DOH Guidance on Ambulatory Surgical Facilities' Responses to COVID-19 (Mar. 20, 2020)Pennsylvania life-sustaining business orders and list (elective procedures prohibited); DOH ASF guidance	Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. PA-092	Department 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 regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-03-058	REVISED Guidance on COVID-19 for Dental Health Care Personnel in Pennsylvania (Mar. 22, 2020; archived Apr. 1, 2020)DOH directs facilities to cease all dental treatment except urgent and emergency procedures	Pennsylvania Department of Health (Secretary Rachel Levine, M.D.), under the Governor's Proclamation of Disaster Emergency	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-070	Order 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 Health	Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-139	Order of the Secretary Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (Mar. 24, 2020), as amended July 10, 2020, Jan. 27, 2021 (SEC-01-094) and Aug. 13, 2021 (effective Aug. 18, 2021)Pennsylvania hospital daily reporting order and its Aug. 13, 2021 amendment	Secretary / Acting Secretary of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-018	Amended Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Ambulatory Surgical Facilities to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and EquipmentAmended Order Requiring Ambulatory Surgical Facilities to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (facilities…	Rachel Levine, MD, Secretary of Health	Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-004	Emergency Order Concerning Operation of Long-Term Care FacilitiesEmergency Order Concerning Operation of Long-Term Care Facilities and Activities of Residents to Prevent the Spread of 2019 Novel…	Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner; adopted by Board of Health regulation Apr. 23, 2020 (effective Apr. 23, 2020)	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Stay-at-homeHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. PA-052	Order of the Governor to Ensure the Efficient Allocation and Effective Use of Critical Medical ResourcesOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Ensure the Efficient Allocation and Effective Use of Critical Medical Resources	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-04-047	Order of the Health Commissioner regarding Long-Term Care FacilitiesOrder Regarding Long-Term Care Facilities (COVID-19)	Health Commissioner, Philadelphia Department of Public Health	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. PA-097	Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Gives Dentists and Dental Hygienists Alternatives to Live-Patient Clinical Licensing Exam During COVID-19 EmergencySummary - Dentist and Dental Hygienist Waivers (Apr. 24, 2020)	Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Dentistry (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)	PennsylvaniaSector regulator	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-055	Order of the Governor to Enhance Protections for Health Care ProfessionalsOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Enhance Protections for Health Care Professionals	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	May 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-116	Orders directing universal baseline COVID-19 testing of residents and staff: nursing care facilities (June 8, 2020; baseline by July 24, 2020) and personal care homes, assisted living residences and intermediate care facilities (June 26, 2020; baseline by Aug. 31, 2020)Orders of the Secretary of Health Directing Testing at Long-Term Care Facilities (June 8 and June 26, 2020)	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	June 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-013	Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Hospitals to Implement Measures to Protect Hospital Staff and PatientsOrder Requiring Hospitals to Implement Measures to Protect Hospital Staff and Patients (close-contact notification policies under PA-HAN…	Rachel Levine, MD, Secretary of Health	Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State	June 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-04-050	Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Testing at Long-Term Care Facilities (June 26, 2020), with the June 8, 2020 order for skilled nursing facilitiesRequirements for Testing of Residents and Staff in Long-Term Care Facilities	Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health (order); Department of Human Services (implementing page)	PennsylvaniaState	June 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-004	ACHD COVID-19 Control Measure Order of July 8, 2020Order of the Director of the Allegheny County Health Department to Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (July 8, 2020)	Allegheny County Health Department, Debra L. Bogen, MD, Director	Allegheny County, PennsylvaniaCounty	July 8, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-005	Guidance Related to the July 8, 2020 COVID-19 Control Measure Order (FAQs)ACHD COVID-19 Guidance: Guidance Related to the July 8, 2020 COVID-19 Control Measure Order	Allegheny County Health Department	Allegheny County, PennsylvaniaCounty	July 10, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closureGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-006	ACHD COVID-19 Control Measure Order of July 17, 2020Order of the Director of the Allegheny County Health Department to Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (July 17, 2020)	Allegheny County Health Department, Debra L. Bogen, MD, Director	Allegheny County, PennsylvaniaCounty	July 17, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-007	Guidance Related to the July 17, 2020 COVID-19 Control Measure Order (FAQs)ACHD COVID-19 Guidance: Guidance Related to the July 17, 2020 COVID-19 Control Measure Order	Allegheny County Health Department	Allegheny County, PennsylvaniaCounty	July 20, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-014	Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Long-Term Care Facilities to Implement Measures for Use and Distribution of Personal Protective EquipmentOrder Directing Long-Term Care Facilities to Implement Measures for Use and Distribution of PPE (written PPE policies; NIOSH-approved…	Rachel Levine, MD, Secretary of Health	Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State	Aug. 17, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-008	ACHD COVID-19 Control Measure Order of August 28, 2020, Amending the Order of July 17, 2020Order of the Director of the Allegheny County Health Department to Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (August 28, 2020)	Allegheny County Health Department, Debra L. Bogen, MD, Director	Allegheny County, PennsylvaniaCounty	Aug. 28, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capCurfew and hoursEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. PA-065	Amendment to the Order of the Secretary Directing Mitigation Measures (11:00 p.m. alcohol cutoff; restaurant self-certification to 50% indoor dining from Sept. 21, 2020)Amendment to the Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Mitigation Measures	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	Sept. 17, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. PA-066	Amendment to the Order of the Governor Directing Targeted Mitigation Measures (11:00 p.m. alcohol cutoff; self-certification)Amendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Targeted Mitigation Measures	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Sept. 17, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-009	Order Rescinding the April 8, 2020 Long-Term Care Facilities OrderOrder Rescinding April 8, 2020 Emergency Order Concerning Operation of Long-Term Care Facilities	Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Sept. 23, 2020	2020 Q3	Health care orders	Primary source read

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (Secretary John E. Wetzel), PA 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' (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-013)
Department of State, Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (suspension granted by Governor Wolf under 35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(f)), Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Authorizes Licensed Health Care Professionals to Provide Services via Telemedicine During Coronavirus Emergency (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. PA-091)
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health, Orders of Mar. 19, 2020 closing businesses that are not life-sustaining, with the Industry Operation Guidance list ('Home Health Care Services - Yes - Elective procedures prohibited'; hospitals - Yes - elective procedures prohibited); DOH Guidance on Ambulatory Surgical Facilities' Responses to COVID-19 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-140)
Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Nursing (suspension granted by Governor Wolf), Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Waives Some Nurse Licensing Requirements During Coronavirus Emergency (nursing omnibus requirement waiver) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. PA-092)
Pennsylvania Department of Health (Secretary Rachel Levine, M.D.), under the Governor's Proclamation of Disaster Emergency, REVISED Guidance on COVID-19 for Dental Health Care Personnel in Pennsylvania (Mar. 22, 2020; archived Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-058)
Rachel Levine, MD, Secretary of Health, Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-070)
Secretary / Acting Secretary of Health, Order of the Secretary Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (Mar. 24, 2020), as amended July 10, 2020, Jan. 27, 2021 (SEC-01-094) and Aug. 13, 2021 (effective Aug. 18, 2021) (Ex. SEC-01-139)
Rachel Levine, MD, Secretary of Health, Amended Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Ambulatory Surgical Facilities to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-018)
Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner; adopted by Board of Health regulation Apr. 23, 2020 (effective Apr. 23, 2020), Emergency Order Concerning Operation of Long-Term Care Facilities (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-004)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor to Ensure the Efficient Allocation and Effective Use of Critical Medical Resources (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. PA-052)
Health Commissioner, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Order of the Health Commissioner regarding Long-Term Care Facilities (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-047)
Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Dentistry (suspension granted by Governor Wolf), Department of State summary: Pennsylvania Gives Dentists and Dental Hygienists Alternatives to Live-Patient Clinical Licensing Exam During COVID-19 Emergency (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. PA-097)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor to Enhance Protections for Health Care Professionals (May 6, 2020) (Ex. PA-055)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Orders directing universal baseline COVID-19 testing of residents and staff: nursing care facilities (June 8, 2020; baseline by July 24, 2020) and personal care homes, assisted living residences and intermediate care facilities (June 26, 2020; baseline by Aug. 31, 2020) (Ex. PA-116)
Rachel Levine, MD, Secretary of Health, Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Hospitals to Implement Measures to Protect Hospital Staff and Patients (June 9, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-013)
Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health (order); Department of Human Services (implementing page), Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Testing at Long-Term Care Facilities (June 26, 2020), with the June 8, 2020 order for skilled nursing facilities (Ex. SEC-04-050)
Allegheny County Health Department, Debra L. Bogen, MD, Director, ACHD COVID-19 Control Measure Order of July 8, 2020 (Ex. MET-PIT-004)
Allegheny County Health Department, Guidance Related to the July 8, 2020 COVID-19 Control Measure Order (FAQs) (July 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-PIT-005)
Allegheny County Health Department, Debra L. Bogen, MD, Director, ACHD COVID-19 Control Measure Order of July 17, 2020 (Ex. MET-PIT-006)
Allegheny County Health Department, Guidance Related to the July 17, 2020 COVID-19 Control Measure Order (FAQs) (July 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-PIT-007)
Rachel Levine, MD, Secretary of Health, Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Long-Term Care Facilities to Implement Measures for Use and Distribution of Personal Protective Equipment (Aug. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-014)
Allegheny County Health Department, Debra L. Bogen, MD, Director, ACHD COVID-19 Control Measure Order of August 28, 2020, Amending the Order of July 17, 2020 (Aug. 28, 2020) (Ex. MET-PIT-008)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Amendment to the Order of the Secretary Directing Mitigation Measures (11:00 p.m. alcohol cutoff; restaurant self-certification to 50% indoor dining from Sept. 21, 2020) (Sept. 17, 2020) (Ex. PA-065)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment to the Order of the Governor Directing Targeted Mitigation Measures (11:00 p.m. alcohol cutoff; self-certification) (Sept. 17, 2020) (Ex. PA-066)
Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner, Order Rescinding the April 8, 2020 Long-Term Care Facilities Order (Sept. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-009)

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