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The New Hampshire file holds 77 instruments from the State's governor, health authorities, courts and agencies, 71 of them with the exhibit file held by The COVID Project. 106 records in the Library resolve to New Hampshire in all, counting its metros, the agency clusters and the standing duties.

Code NHFirst closure or stay-at-home order Mar. 16, 2020 Ex. NH-003End of general restrictions May 7, 2021Orders reaching 2021 Q3 8Primary source read 75 Confirmed from a secondary source 2
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The New Hampshire file

The record in brief

New Hampshire's regime ran on one instrument and its children. Governor Christopher T. Sununu declared a state of emergency by Executive Order 2020-04 at 5:15 p.m. on March 13, 2020 under RSA 4:45 (Ex. NH-001); paragraph 18 of that order authorized 'additional temporary orders, directives, rules and regulations' by the Governor, and ninety numbered Emergency Orders followed. Executive Order 2020-04 itself barred visitors from every nursing, assisted-living and residential-care facility from 11:59 p.m. March 15, 2020 (para. 3), suspended all non-essential out-of-state travel by State and municipal employees (para. 7) and all school-sponsored out-of-state travel (para. 14). The declaration was renewed in twenty-one-day increments twenty-one times (Executive Orders 2020-05, -08, -09, -10, -14, -15, -16, -17, -18, -20, -21, -23, -24, -25, 2021-01, -02, -04, -05, -06, -08 and -10); the last, Executive Order 2021-10 of May 28, 2021, extended the emergency 'for a period of 14 days' (Ex. NH-039), so the state of emergency and every Emergency Order issued under it expired at the end of June 11, 2021.

2020 Q2 (with the March 13-31 run-up). Emergency Order #1 (Mar. 15) closed every public K-12 school to students from March 16 and moved instruction online; #19 (Mar. 27) and #32 (Apr. 16) carried remote instruction through May 4 and then through the end of the 2019-20 school year (Exs. NH-002, NH-011, NH-016). Emergency Order #2 (Mar. 16) prohibited scheduled gatherings of 50 or more and closed every on-site consumption area of every restaurant, bar, diner, saloon and private club, restricting food and beverage sales to carry-out, delivery, curbside and drive-through (Ex. NH-003); #16 (Mar. 23) cut the gathering cap to 10 (Ex. NH-008). Emergency Order #17 (Mar. 26) ordered every business and organization not providing 'Essential Services' listed in Exhibit A to 'close their physical workplaces and facilities to workers, customers, and the public and cease all in person operations as of 11:59 p.m. on March 27, 2020' and ordered 'New Hampshire citizens' to 'stay at home or in their place of residence' with enumerated exceptions, enforceable by the Division of Public Health and State or local police (Exs. NH-009, NH-010). Emergency Order #27 (Apr. 6) restricted every hotel, motel, inn, bed-and-breakfast and short-term rental to 'vulnerable populations and essential workers only' and suspended online reservations (Ex. NH-013). Emergency Order #4 (Mar. 17) froze evictions and foreclosures (Ex. NH-004), #3 (Mar. 17) barred utility disconnections, #6 (Mar. 18) allowed take-out beer and wine (Ex. NH-005), #11 and #12 (Mar. 23) moved notarization and public meetings to remote means (Exs. NH-006, NH-007). Emergency Order #40 (May 1), 'Stay at Home 2.0', kept the closure of non-essential workplaces and the stay-at-home directive in force through May 31 while permitting scheduled reopenings under mandatory 'Universal Business Guidelines' (Exhibit B) and industry guidance (Exhibits C and D): manufacturing and campgrounds from May 4 under guidance updated May 1, retail at 50 percent occupancy and barbers and salons by appointment from May 11, outdoor dining only from May 18, worship at 40 percent (Exs. NH-017, NH-018, NH-045, NH-047, NH-049, NH-050, NH-051, NH-053, NH-055, NH-056). Emergency Order #49 (May 29) extended #40 and Emergency Orders #2, #6, #16 and #27 through June 15 (Ex. NH-019). Emergency Order #52 (June 15, effective 12:00 a.m. June 16) ended the stay-at-home order in favor of a 'Safer at Home' advisory but ordered that 'All businesses or other organizations operating within this State shall comply with the Universal Business Guidelines attached hereto as Exhibit A and any other industry-specific guidelines issued by the State,' and that businesses 'with unique public health concerns shall be required to operate according to the schedule and guidelines attached to this Order as Exhibit B' (Exs. NH-021, NH-022). Indoor dining reopened June 15 at 50 percent capacity in Hillsborough, Rockingham, Merrimack and Strafford Counties; gyms at 50 percent from June 15 (Exs. NH-048, NH-054); lodging at 50 percent of rooms with a fourteen-day quarantine attestation for out-of-state guests from June 5 (Ex. NH-058).

2020 Q3. Emergency Order #52 and its mandatory guidance were extended by #61 (July 31), #66 (Aug. 31) and #70 (Sept. 30, to Nov. 15) (Ex. NH-029). Emergency Order #63 (Aug. 11) required face coverings at every scheduled gathering of 100 or more (Ex. NH-023). Emergency Order #65 (Aug. 13) made every violation of an Emergency Order a misdemeanor under RSA 21-P:47 and added civil penalties of $1,000 per violation per day and Division of Public Health fines of $2,000 per day, with authority to 'immediately clos[e] an event, activity, business, entity, organization, facility, or property' (Ex. NH-026). Emergency Order #64 (Aug. 13) governed K-12 instructional models for 2020-21 (Ex. NH-025). Out-of-state travelers from outside New England remained subject to fourteen-day quarantine under the Universal Guidelines, the lodging guidance and the DHHS employee travel guidance (Exs. NH-045, NH-058, NH-065). Municipalities adopted face-covering ordinances: Durham Emergency Ordinance #2020-11 (Aug. 3, 2020) (Ex. NH-077) and Concord's retail face-covering ordinance (Aug. 31, 2020) are verified.

2020 Q4. Emergency Order #72 (Nov. 14) made the DHHS travel guidance mandatory from November 15 ('all New Hampshire residents and travelers/visitors to the State of New Hampshire must comply with the travel guidance documents issued by the Division of Public Health') and extended #52 to January 15, 2021 (Exs. NH-027, NH-028, NH-059, NH-074). Emergency Order #74 (Nov. 19) imposed the statewide mask mandate from November 20 through January 15, 2021 (Ex. NH-031). The State paused hockey and indoor ice arenas for two weeks in October and reopened them October 30 under testing and masking conditions (Ex. NH-057).

2021 Q1 and Q2. Emergency Orders #81 and #82 (Jan. 15) extended the mask mandate to March 26 and #52 with the travel mandate (Exs. NH-032, NH-033); #87 and #88 (Mar. 26) extended both to April 16 (Exs. NH-035, NH-036); the March 16, 2021 travel guidance dropped domestic quarantine but kept ten-day quarantine after international and cruise travel (Ex. NH-060). Emergency Order #85 (Feb. 19) required every school to offer in-person instruction at least two days a week from March 8, and #89 (Apr. 2) required five days a week from April 19 (Exs. NH-034, NH-037). The mask mandate expired April 16, 2021; Emergency Order #90 (Apr. 16) rescinded #63 and extended #52 and the travel mandate 'through May 7, 2021' (Ex. NH-038). The Universal Best Practices, 'Effective May 8, 2021,' replaced 'all existing Safer at Home 2.0 business operations guidance in place since March 2020' with recommendations (Ex. NH-046). The state of emergency expired June 11, 2021. The legislature amended RSA 4:45 effective June 25, 2021 (2021, 91:459-460) and enacted RSA 141-C:1-a effective July 23, 2021, barring any State or local COVID-19 vaccination requirement for access to public facilities, benefits or services (Ex. NH-068).

2021 Q3. No statewide emergency order was in force.

The six quarters

What the record shows in force in New Hampshire on the first day and the last day of each quarter. Every exhibit named here opens its record. The orders of March 13 to 31, 2020 belong to the second quarter of 2020, because wages paid after March 12, 2020 fall in that quarter.

QuarterFirst dayLast day
2020 Q2Second quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →State of emergency (XO 2020-04, Ex. NH-001; renewed Apr. 3 by XO 2020-05, Ex. NH-040). In force: EO #17 stay-at-home and closure of all non-essential workplaces (from 11:59 p.m. Mar. 27; Ex. NH-009/NH-010); EO #2 (on-site food and beverage consumption closed; gatherings 50+ barred) and EO #16 (gatherings 10+ barred) (Exs. NH-003, NH-008; extended by EO #26, Apr. 4, Ex. NH-012); EO #1 and #19 (schools closed to students; remote instruction) (Exs. NH-002, NH-011); EO #4 (evictions and foreclosures barred) (Ex. NH-004); EO #3 (utility disconnections barred); EO #6 (takeout beer and wine) (Ex. NH-005); EO #11/#12 (remote notarization, remote public meetings) (Exs. NH-006, NH-007); XO 2020-04 para. 3 (no visitors at long-term-care and residential-care facilities), para. 7 and 14 (public-employee and school travel suspended).State of emergency (XO 2020-14, June 26, per recitals). In force: EO #52 Safer at Home (effective 12:00 a.m. June 16; all businesses 'shall comply' with the Universal Guidelines and industry guidance; sector schedule in Exhibit B) (Exs. NH-021, NH-022); Food Service Phase 2 (indoor dining at 50 percent in Hillsborough, Rockingham, Merrimack and Strafford Counties; six per table; bar seating limits) (Ex. NH-048); retail 50 percent (Ex. NH-049); worship 40 percent (Ex. NH-053); gyms 50 percent (Ex. NH-054); salons by appointment only, reception areas closed (Ex. NH-055); lodging 50 percent of rooms, out-of-state guests subject to 14-day quarantine attestation (Ex. NH-058); dental: elective treatment postponed until PPE available, pre-scheduled appointments only (Ex. NH-050); hospitals resuming time-sensitive services under conditions (Ex. NH-051); child care under Stay at Home 2.0 guidance (groups of ten; screening) (Ex. NH-052); EO #4 eviction/foreclosure moratorium (to July 1 by EO #51, Ex. NH-020); EO #6; DHHS long-term-care visitation restrictions (June 16 guidance; Ex. NH-061 is the July 10 version); employee travel guidance: quarantine 14 days after travel outside New England (Ex. NH-065); schools closed for the year (EO #32, Ex. NH-016).
2020 Q3Third quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →As of June 30 with EO #4/#24 terminated July 1 (EO #51). EO #52 and the mandatory Universal Guidelines and sector guidance in force; travel quarantine (14 days, non-New England) through the Universal Guidelines, lodging guidance and employee travel guidance; LTC visitation limited to controlled outdoor visits (Ex. NH-061, July 10).State of emergency (XO 2020-18, Sept. 18). EO #52 as extended by #61 (July 31), #66 (Aug. 31) and #70 (Sept. 30, to Nov. 15) (Ex. NH-029); EO #63 face coverings at scheduled gatherings of 100 or more (Aug. 11) (Ex. NH-023); EO #65 penalties and closure authority (Aug. 13) (Ex. NH-026); EO #64 K-12 instructional models (Aug. 13) (Ex. NH-025); Universal Guidelines travel quarantine; Durham Emergency Ordinance #2020-11 (Aug. 3) and Concord face-covering ordinance (Aug. 31) in force (Ex. NH-077; Concord text read). Restaurants permitted 100 percent statewide from Aug. 24 (verified_secondary).
2020 Q4Fourth quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →As of Sept. 30, 2020.State of emergency (XO 2020-24, Dec. 11). EO #52 as extended by EO #72 to Jan. 15, 2021 (Ex. NH-027); EO #72 para. 1 mandatory travel quarantine from Nov. 15 (DHHS travel guidance of Nov. 12: 14 days after travel outside New England, 7-day test-out; Dec. 3 version: 10 days) (Exs. NH-028, NH-059, NH-074); EO #74 statewide mask mandate from Nov. 20 to Jan. 15, 2021 (Ex. NH-031); EO #63 gathering masks; EO #64; hockey and ice arenas under Oct. 30 return-to-play conditions after the Oct. 15-29 pause (Ex. NH-057); Durham and Concord ordinances (Concord through Jan. 2, 2021).
2021 Q1First quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →State of emergency (XO 2020-25, Jan. 1). EO #52 (to Jan. 15), EO #72 travel mandate, EO #74 masks (to Jan. 15), EO #63, EO #64 in force; DHHS travel guidance Jan. 11, 2021 (10 days; vaccinated exemption).State of emergency (XO 2021-05, Mar. 26). EO #52 as extended by #82 and #88 to Apr. 16 (Exs. NH-033, NH-036); EO #74 as extended by #81 and #87 to Apr. 16 (Exs. NH-032, NH-035); mandatory travel guidance of Mar. 16, 2021 (no domestic quarantine; 10 days after international or cruise travel) (Ex. NH-060); EO #63; EO #85 (two days in-person instruction from Mar. 8) (Ex. NH-034).
2021 Q2Second quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →As of Mar. 31, 2021.No state of emergency (expired June 11, 2021 on the 14-day term of XO 2021-10, Ex. NH-039); no Emergency Orders. Mask mandate expired Apr. 16; EO #63 rescinded Apr. 16 (EO #90); Universal Guidelines and travel mandate ended May 7 (EO #90 para. 2, 5, Ex. NH-038); Universal Best Practices (recommendations) from May 8 (Ex. NH-046); DHHS face-mask recommendations of June 17 (Ex. NH-067); DHHS isolation and quarantine directives (Exs. NH-063, NH-064 forms); RSA 4:45 as amended eff. June 25, 2021.
2021 Q3Third quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →No statewide emergency orders. In force: RSA 141-C isolation and quarantine authority and DHHS isolation/quarantine directives to cases and contacts; Universal Best Practices (recommendations); federal instruments (see FED-A/FED-B).No statewide emergency orders. In force: RSA 141-C:1-a (eff. July 23, 2021; Ex. NH-068 text) barring State and local COVID-19 vaccination conditions on public facilities, benefits and services; DHHS School and Childcare Toolkit 2021-22 (Aug. 11, 2021) governing case investigation, contact tracing, exclusion and quarantine in schools and child care (Ex. NH-066); DHHS isolation/quarantine directives; local school-board masking rules for 2021-22 (not verified here); federal instruments.

The end of general restrictions

The day the general business restrictions ended in New Hampshire, the instrument that ended them, and what the record shows still in force afterward. The end of the general orders is not the end of the record: sector rules, standing duties and the federal layer continue past it.

End of general restrictions

2021-05-07 (business guidance and travel mandate); 2021-04-16 (mask mandates); 2021-06-11 (state of emergency and all remaining Emergency Orders)

Instrument Emergency Order #90 (Apr. 16, 2021), para. 2 and 5, extending Emergency Order #52 (Safer at Home; mandatory Universal Guidelines and industry-specific guidance) and the mandatory travel guidance 'through May 7, 2021'; the Governor's Economic Reopening Task Force's 'Universal Best Practices', 'Effective May 8, 2021', replaced 'all existing Safer at Home 2.0 business operations guidance in place since March 2020' with 'recommendations' (Exs. NH-038, NH-046). The statewide mask mandate (Emergency Order #74, as extended by #81 and #87) had expired April 16, 2021, and #90 rescinded the gathering-mask order #63 the same day (Exs. NH-035, NH-038).

What remained in force

From May 8 to June 11, 2021: the state of emergency (Executive Orders 2021-08 and 2021-10) and the Emergency Orders not tied to #52, including #89 (schools must offer five-day in-person instruction), #29 and its agency exhibits (licensing and deadline modifications), #86 and #79 (vaccinators), #42 (long-term-care temporary health partners), #7/#64 data and special-education provisions; the Universal Best Practices as recommendations; DHHS isolation and quarantine directives. After June 11, 2021: no Emergency Orders; RSA 141-C isolation and quarantine authority and DHHS directives; RSA 141-C:1-a from July 23, 2021 (no State or local COVID-19 vaccination condition on public facilities, benefits or services); municipal face-covering ordinances where not expired (Concord's ran through Jan. 2, 2021 unless extended; Durham's status in 2021 not verified); local school-board masking rules for 2021-22 (not verified here); federal instruments (CDC conveyance mask order, TSA directives, OSHA Healthcare ETS, CMS conditions, FFCRA/CARES successor rules) per the federal files.

Preemption of local orders

New Hampshire did not preempt local COVID-19 orders at any point through September 30, 2021. Emergency Order #74, para. 4 (Nov. 19, 2020), provides verbatim: 'Nothing in this Order shall be construed to prevent municipalities within the State of New Hampshire from enacting their own ordinances related to the wearing of masks or cloth face coverings that contain stricter provisions than those contained within this Order' (Ex. NH-031). Municipalities acted under their police powers (RSA 47:17 for cities; RSA 31:39 for towns) and charter emergency-ordinance provisions (Durham Town Charter sec. 3.9, recited in Emergency Ordinance #2020-11, Ex. NH-077; Concord City Council face-covering ordinance adopted Aug. 31, 2020 at a special public hearing, effective immediately through Jan. 2, 2021, retail establishments, customers five and older, $15 fine on second offense). Emergency Orders #17 and #40 expressly did not apply to 'State Government, local and county governments, local and county legislative bodies, the General Court, or the Judicial Branch' (para. 6 and 8 respectively). New Hampshire counties have no health-officer authority; the local layer is municipal (town and city councils, boards of selectmen, health officers under RSA 128) and school boards. The 2021 legislature's amendment of RSA 4:45 (2021, 91:459-460, eff. June 25, 2021) added legislative termination of a state of emergency or of any emergency order by majority vote of both chambers and a 90-day joint-session vote.

Third quarter of 2021

July 1 through September 30, 2021, the last claimable quarter: the instruments the record shows in force in New Hampshire. An order in force on any day of the quarter is an order in force during it. The quarter nationally →

In force (7)

  • NH-068 RSA 141-C:1-a (2021, 131:1, eff. July 23, 2021): no person may be compelled to receive a COVID-19 immunization to access any public facility, benefit or service of the State or any political subdivision (a governmental instrument fixing what employers serving public entities and school districts could and could not require)
  • NH-066 DHHS School and Childcare Toolkit 2021-22 (Aug. 11, 2021): case reporting, contact tracing, screening algorithm, exclusion of symptomatic and exposed persons
  • NH-063 / NH-064 DHHS Self-Isolation and Self-Quarantine directives ('You must stay at your home and isolate'; 14-day quarantine of close contacts), issued under RSA 141-C and continued in 2021 versions
  • NH-046 Universal Best Practices (recommendations only, from May 8, 2021)
  • NH-067 DHHS Face Mask Recommendations (June 17, 2021) (recommendations)
  • Municipal face-covering ordinances where not expired and 2021-22 school-board mask requirements (Manchester, Nashua and other districts) - existence reported in contemporaneous press; cite by category only
  • Federal layer in force in New Hampshire July 1 - Sept. 30, 2021: CDC conveyance mask order (86 Fed. Reg. 8025) and TSA security directives; OSHA Healthcare ETS (29 C.F.R. 1910.502, from June 21, 2021); CMS QSO memoranda and 42 C.F.R. 483.80(h); CDC eviction moratorium to Aug. 26, 2021; presidential entry proclamations and DHS land-border notices (see FED-A and FED-B files)

Sector chronology

How the orders reached each kind of business in New Hampshire, sector by sector, in the order the record gives. Open a sector to read its chronology; every exhibit named opens its record.

Restaurants and bars

Mar. 16, 2020 EO #2: all on-site consumption closed, takeout/delivery/curbside/drive-through only (Ex. NH-003); extended by EO #26, #40, #49; Mar. 18 EO #6 takeout beer and wine (Ex. NH-005); May 18 outdoor dining only, six per table (Ex. NH-047); June 15 indoor dining 50 percent in Hillsborough, Rockingham, Merrimack and Strafford Counties, bar seating limited, no games (Ex. NH-048); Aug. 24 100 percent statewide (verified_secondary); EO #52 guidance mandatory to May 7, 2021 (Exs. NH-021, NH-038); EO #74 masks Nov. 20, 2020 - Apr. 16, 2021 (Ex. NH-031).

Retail

Mar. 27, 2020 EO #17: non-essential retail closed (Ex. NH-009); May 11 reopened at 50 percent occupancy, staff masked, screening (Ex. NH-049); EO #52 mandatory guidance to May 7, 2021; Mar. 11, 2021 retail to 100 percent (verified_secondary); Concord retail face-covering ordinance Aug. 31, 2020 - Jan. 2, 2021; EO #74 masks in retail Nov. 20, 2020 - Apr. 16, 2021.

Personal care

Mar. 27, 2020 EO #17 closed salons and barbers (Ex. NH-009); May 11 reopened by appointment only, services limited to haircuts and root touch-ups, no blow-drying, reception areas closed, clients wait in cars, masks (Ex. NH-055); Board of Barbering, Cosmetology and Esthetics rules modified through EO #29 Exhibits H and U (Ex. NH-075); walk-ins allowed Mar. 11, 2021 (verified_secondary); guidance mandatory to May 7, 2021.

Fitness and entertainment

Mar. 27, 2020 EO #17 closed gyms, theaters, bowling, arcades (Ex. NH-009); June 15 gyms at 50 percent, masks, no communal areas (Ex. NH-054); performing arts venues at 50 percent from June 29 (Ex. NH-051 series; performing-arts guidance read); hockey and indoor ice arenas paused Oct. 15-29, 2020, reopened Oct. 30 under testing and masking (Ex. NH-057); EO #63 masks at gatherings of 100+ Aug. 11, 2020 - Apr. 16, 2021 (Ex. NH-023); all sector guidance mandatory to May 7, 2021.

Hotels and short-term rentals

EO #27 (Apr. 6, 2020): all lodging providers 'restricted to providing lodging for vulnerable populations and essential workers only'; online reservations suspended (Ex. NH-013); extended to May 31 and June 15 (EO #40 para. 11; EO #49 para. 2); lodging guidance effective June 5: 50 percent of rooms, out-of-state guests attest to 14-day quarantine (Ex. NH-058); New England guests exempted July 2, 2020 (verified_secondary); travel quarantine mandatory Nov. 15, 2020 - May 7, 2021 (Exs. NH-027, NH-059, NH-074, NH-060); EO #27 terminated June 16, 2020 (EO #52 para. 7).

Offices and telework

Mar. 27 - June 15, 2020: non-essential workplaces 'shall close their physical workplaces and facilities to workers' (EO #17 para. 2; EO #40 para. 2) (Exs. NH-009, NH-017); Exhibit A to EO #17: businesses 'essential or not, are encouraged to continue their operations through a remote means (ie., telework)' (Ex. NH-010); Universal Guidelines (mandatory under EO #40 para. 3 and EO #52 para. 1): employers 'must' screen employees each shift, 'must' send symptomatic staff home, and 'Allow Employees to work from home as much as practical' (Ex. NH-045); recommendations only from May 8, 2021 (Ex. NH-046); State and municipal employee out-of-state travel suspended by XO 2020-04 para. 7.

Manufacturing

Non-essential manufacturing closed Mar. 27 - May 4, 2020 (EO #17 para. 2) (Ex. NH-009); reopened May 4 under manufacturing guidance updated May 1 (screening, distancing, break-room capacity limits) and the Universal Guidelines (Exs. NH-056, NH-045); supply and workforce reached by Exhibit A's border-crossing provision and the travel quarantine; mandatory guidance ended May 7, 2021.

Construction

Construction was an Essential Service under EO #17 Exhibit A (CISA-based list) and continued under the distancing conditions of Exhibit A (gatherings over 10 prohibited; six feet) (Ex. NH-010); from May 1, 2020 subject to the Universal Guidelines (screening, sanitation, telework where practical) (Ex. NH-045); mandatory guidance ended May 7, 2021.

Real estate

EO #4 (Mar. 17, 2020): no eviction proceedings or eviction orders and no judicial or non-judicial foreclosures during the emergency (Ex. NH-004), modified by EO #24 (Apr. 3) and terminated July 1, 2020 by EO #51 with 30-day notice periods for nonpayment notices (Ex. NH-020); EO #11 remote notarization (Ex. NH-006); showings and offices subject to EO #17 closure of non-essential workplaces Mar. 27 - May 4 (real estate not listed as essential in Exhibit A's read headings; verify against Ex. NH-010) and to the Universal Guidelines thereafter; XO 2020-22 Council on Housing Stability (Nov. 18, 2020).

Hospitals and long-term care

XO 2020-04 para. 3: no visitors at nursing, assisted-living and residential-care facilities from 11:59 p.m. Mar. 15, 2020 (Ex. NH-001); EO #30 (Apr. 9) alternative care sites and in-network reimbursement (Ex. NH-015); EO #33 (Apr. 17) Crisis Standards of Care Plan activated (Ex. NH-044); EO #31 (Apr. 16) and #55/#73 long-term-care stabilization; EO #42 (May 11) temporary health partners in nursing facilities (Ex. NH-042); DHHS LTCF guidance July 1, 2020 (staff testing every 7-10 days, screening) and visitation guidance June 16 and July 10, 2020 (outdoor scheduled visits, two visitors, masks) (Exs. NH-061, NH-062); EO #86 (Mar. 1, 2021) retired clinicians as vaccinators (Ex. NH-043); no State health-care-worker vaccination mandate; RSA 141-C:1-a (July 23, 2021) exempts county nursing homes and State facilities from its bar.

Dental and elective health care

Mar. 16, 2020 NH Hospital Association guidance to cancel elective and non-urgent procedures (recited in Ex. NH-051); May 4, 2020 Stay at Home 2.0 permitted resumption of time-sensitive services under the 'Guiding Principles for Responsibly Resuming Health Care Services' (Ex. NH-051); dental guidance: 'Dental providers shall continue to postpone elective treatment, surgeries and non-urgent dental visits until the practice is able to provide the recommended PPE'; pre-scheduled appointments required; no elective cosmetic procedures or ultrasonic scaling recommended (Ex. NH-050); EO #8 (Mar. 18) telehealth expansion and NHID Bulletin 20-24-AB (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. NH-071); EO #29 Exhibit Z (Apr. 14, 2021) dental licensing examination modification.

Schools

EO #1 (Mar. 15, 2020): all public K-12 schools 'closed to students' from Mar. 16, remote instruction by Mar. 23 (Ex. NH-002); EO #19 to May 4; EO #32 through the end of the 2019-20 year (Exs. NH-011, NH-016); EO #64 (Aug. 13, 2020) in-person, remote or hybrid at district election under DOE Back-to-School Guidance (Ex. NH-025); EO #85 (Feb. 19, 2021) at least two days in-person from Mar. 8 (Ex. NH-034); EO #89 (Apr. 2, 2021) five days in-person from Apr. 19 (Ex. NH-037); 2021-22: no State mask mandate; DHHS School and Childcare Toolkit (Aug. 11, 2021) governs exclusion and quarantine (Ex. NH-066); district mask rules local.

Child care

Child care remained open as an Essential Service (Ex. NH-010) with licensing waivers under XO 2020-04 para. 11; Stay at Home 2.0 child-care guidance (updated May 22, 2020): groups of ten, screening of staff and children, exclusion of persons with travel or exposure in the prior 14 days, 14-day quarantine (Ex. NH-052); mandatory under EO #40/#52 to May 7, 2021; 2021-22 Toolkit exclusion rules (Ex. NH-066).

Worship and gatherings

Mar. 16, 2020 EO #2 gatherings 50+ barred; Mar. 23 EO #16 gatherings 10+ barred (worship exempt from EO #17 but bound by EO #16) (Exs. NH-003, NH-008, NH-009 para. 7); May 22 worship guidance: in-person services 'exempt from Emergency Order #16' at 40 percent of building occupancy, nursery and youth programs remain closed (Ex. NH-053); EO #16 terminated June 16, 2020 (EO #52 para. 7); Aug. 11 EO #63 masks at scheduled gatherings of 100+ (rescinded Apr. 16, 2021); indoor events 50 percent under Food Service Phase 2 (Ex. NH-048).

Courts and public offices

EO #17 and #40 exempted State, county and local government and the Judicial Branch; EO #12 (Mar. 23, 2020) waived RSA 91-A physical-quorum and location requirements for public bodies (Ex. NH-007); EO #23 modified municipal statutory requirements; EO #29 (Apr. 9) and Exhibits A-Z modified agency deadlines and licensing rules through Apr. 14, 2021 (Exs. NH-014, NH-075); EO #11 remote notarization.

Travel and quarantine

XO 2020-04 para. 7 and 14 (public-employee and school travel suspended, Mar. 13, 2020); Exhibit A to EO #17: essential workers 'will continue to have the ability to cross state borders for work related travel'; Universal Guidelines and DHHS employee travel guidance (May 20, 2020): staff who traveled outside New England or on a cruise quarantine 14 days (Ex. NH-065); lodging attestation from June 5 (Ex. NH-058); EO #72 (Nov. 14, 2020) made the DHHS travel guidance mandatory for 'all New Hampshire residents and travelers/visitors' from Nov. 15: 14 days after travel outside New England (Ex. NH-059), 10 days from Dec. 3, 2020 (Ex. NH-074), vaccinated exemption Jan. 11, 2021, domestic quarantine dropped Mar. 16, 2021 while international and cruise travel kept 10 days (Ex. NH-060); mandate continued by EO #82, #88, #90 through May 7, 2021.

Face coverings

Universal Guidelines and sector guidance from May 1, 2020 required staff face coverings in retail, salons, gyms, restaurants (Exs. NH-049, NH-055, NH-054, NH-047); EO #63 (Aug. 11, 2020) face coverings at scheduled gatherings of 100+ (Ex. NH-023); municipal ordinances: Durham Emergency Ordinance #2020-11 (Aug. 3, 2020) (Ex. NH-077), Concord (Aug. 31, 2020 - Jan. 2, 2021), others (Nashua, Keene, Hanover, Portsmouth, Plymouth) reported but not verified here; EO #74 statewide mandate Nov. 20, 2020 - Apr. 16, 2021 for all persons over five in public spaces indoors or outdoors where six feet cannot be kept (Exs. NH-031, NH-032, NH-035); DHHS recommendations only from June 17, 2021 (Ex. NH-067).

Vaccination mandates

None imposed by the State. RSA 141-C:1-a (HB 220, 2021, 131:1, eff. July 23, 2021): 'no person may be compelled to receive an immunization for COVID-19 in order to secure, receive, or access any public facility, any public benefit, or any public service from the state of New Hampshire, or any political subdivision thereof,' excepting county nursing homes, State facilities and federally required Medicare/Medicaid settings (Ex. NH-068 text read). EO #76 (Dec. 2020) vaccine registry; EO #79 (Jan. 4, 2021) pharmacy technicians as vaccinators; EO #86 (Mar. 1, 2021) retired clinicians as vaccinators (Ex. NH-043). Federal mandates (EO 14042/14043; CMS and OSHA rules of Nov. 2021) per FED files.

Standing duties

The statutes, codes and penalty provisions of New Hampshire that stood before March 2020 and ran through every claimable quarter. They are the reason nothing an employer did under the orders was voluntary. Read the New Hampshire duties →

New Hampshire's compulsion ran on three tracks. First, the Communicable Disease Act, RSA chapter 141-C, declares it the policy of the State that communicable diseases 'be prevented... identified, controlled, and, when possible, eradicated at the earliest possible time by application of appropriate public health measures' (141-C:1), commands the Commissioner of Health and Human Services to establish isolation and quarantine of persons and of 'commodities, conveyances, baggage and cargo' when a disease poses 'a substantial threat to the health and life of the citizenry' (141-C:11), provides that such orders 'shall be complied with immediately' (141-C:12, II), authorizes the Commissioner with the Governor's written approval to 'close, direct, and compel the evacuation and decontamination of any building... accessible to the public, such as businesses' (141-C:16-a) and to 'order the cancellation of public gatherings and events' (141-C:16-b), and punishes any person who 'shall violate, disobey, refuse, omit or neglect to comply with any of the provisions of RSA 141-C, or of the rules adopted pursuant to it' with a misdemeanor for a natural person and 'a felony if any other person' (141-C:21). The Department's rule He-P 301.05 carries the duty to employers by name ('Admitting officials and employers shall exclude' cases and contacts from food handling, child care, patient care and work places) and generalizes it in paragraph (r) to 'any communicable disease that poses a threat to the public's health,' requiring that cases and close contacts in 'sensitive occupations, such as healthcare, food service, and child care' be 'excluded or restricted... based on the best available guidance and recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.' Second, the emergency-management statutes made every Emergency Order a command with a criminal sanction: RSA 4:45, III(a) and (e) and RSA 4:47, III supplied the Governor's power 'to make, amend, suspend, and rescind necessary orders, rules, and regulations'; RSA 21-P:45 imposed the duty 'to execute and enforce such orders'; RSA 21-P:47 made violation 'a misdemeanor'; and Emergency Order #65 (Ex. NH-026) applied that section and added civil penalties of $1,000 and $2,000 per day and immediate closure. The orders themselves made operation conditional: Emergency Order #17 ¶ 3 ('shall develop strategies, procedures and practices to allow for social distancing protocols consistent with guidance provided by the CDC and the Division of Public Health'), Emergency Order #40 ¶ 3 and Emergency Order #52 ¶ 1 ('All businesses or other organizations operating within this State shall comply with the Universal Business Guidelines... and any other industry-specific guidelines'), with the Universal Guidelines' employer provisions written in 'must' and their CDC reference written in 'should.' Third, New Hampshire is a federal-OSHA State for private employers (29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1), Ex. DUT-AL-009), and its own statute, RSA 281-A:64, I, commands that 'Every employer shall provide employees with safe employment,' including 'personal protective equipment' and 'work methods and procedures which will protect the life, health, and safety of the employees,' with a written safety program for employers of 15 or more (Lab 602.01); RSA chapter 277 and Lab 1400 impose parallel duties on public employers only. The State enacted no general business liability shield (HB 149 of 2021, conditioned on 'following public health and safety instructions,' was retained and recommended for defeat on September 28, 2021), but its two operative shields are both conditioned on compliance: RSA 21-P:41 (standing; private corporations and emergency management workers 'complying with or reasonably attempting to comply with... any order or rule') and RSA 21-P:42-a (effective July 30, 2021; health facilities 'when complying, or reasonably attempting to comply, with any executive order, agency order or rule,' and not 'after such an emergency order or rule is no longer in effect'). The sanitary statutes (RSA 147:1, II: food establishments in violation 'may be closed without a hearing for a 10-day period'; RSA 143-A:7: license revocation for an 'imminent health hazard'; He-P 2303.01(a): 'All licensees shall comply with the... Food Code, 2017 edition') bound every business open to the public. After May 7, 2021 the State's guidance became 'recommendations' (Ex. NH-046) and the compulsion rested on the standing statutes, on RSA 21-P:42-a from July 30, 2021, and on the federal layer.

The question these duties answer

Whether the measures employers took beyond the four corners of the emergency orders were voluntary within Notice 2021-20 Q&A-14, or were the discharge of standing duties imposed by New Hampshire law and of operating conditions written into the orders themselves.

By character

  • 5 Statutory duty
  • 4 Statutory authority
  • 4 Workplace duty
  • 3 Sanitary code duty
  • 2 Liability shield condition
  • 2 Order penalty

Exhibits

Ex. DUT-NH-001 Ex. DUT-NH-002 Ex. DUT-NH-003 Ex. DUT-NH-004 Ex. DUT-NH-005 Ex. DUT-NH-006 Ex. DUT-NH-007 Ex. DUT-NH-008 Ex. DUT-NH-009 Ex. DUT-NH-010 Ex. DUT-NH-011 Ex. DUT-NH-012 Ex. DUT-NH-013 Ex. DUT-NH-014 Ex. DUT-NH-015 Ex. DUT-NH-016 Ex. DUT-NH-017 Ex. DUT-NH-018 Ex. DUT-NH-019 Ex. DUT-NH-020

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On the calendar

Every dated instrument in the New Hampshire file across the nineteen months from March 2020 through September 2021, in the order it took effect. A bar takes the color of the instrument's first limitation type and runs from its effective month through its end month; a fading edge marks an instrument whose end the record does not date. Point at a bar for its dates; open the bar for the record.

Emergency declaration 6Stay-at-home 3Business closure 11Telework mandate 6Capacity limit 20Gathering cap 10Face-covering requirement 23Travel and quarantine 19Schools and child care 9Health care orders 13Alcohol and bars 7Events and venues 5Courts and public offices 4Workplace rules 26Vaccination or testing 3Quarantine and isolation 18Other 11

All instruments

Every record in the New Hampshire file, in the order it took effect. Filter by quarter and by limitation type; sort by any column; open the exhibit ID for the record and the operative words, or the file where The COVID Project holds it.

Showing 77 of 77 instrumentsEvery record that resolves to New Hampshire in the Library (106) →
ExhibitInstrumentIssuerLevelEffectiveEndQuartersLimitationsSourceFile
Ex. NH-069RSA 4:45 (text in force 2020 - June 24, 2021)State of Emergency Declaration; PowersNew Hampshire General CourtStateJuly 1, 2002June 25, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source readSource
Ex. NH-070RSA 21-P:47, PenaltyPenalty (emergency management orders)New Hampshire General CourtStateJuly 1, 2002Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source readSource
Ex. NH-001Executive Order 2020-04An order declaring a state of emergency due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Governor Christopher T. SununuStateMar. 13, 2020June 11, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersPrimary source readPDF 3.6 MB
Ex. NH-002Emergency Order #1Temporary remote instruction and support for public K-12 school districtsGovernor Christopher T. SununuStateMar. 16, 2020Apr. 3, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source readPDF 67 KB
Ex. NH-003Emergency Order #2Temporary prohibition on scheduled gatherings of 50 or more attendees and onsite food and beverage consumptionGovernor Christopher T. SununuStateMar. 16, 2020Apr. 6, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsPrimary source readPDF 512 KB
Ex. NH-004Emergency Order #4Temporary prohibition on evictions and foreclosuresGovernor Christopher T. SununuStateMar. 17, 2020July 1, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source readPDF 500 KB
Ex. NH-005Emergency Order #6Temporary authorization for take-out or delivery of beer or wineGovernor Christopher T. SununuStateMar. 18, 2020May 7, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Alcohol and barsPrimary source readPDF 752 KB
Ex. NH-006Emergency Order #11 (Mar. 23, 2020)Temporary authority to perform secure remote online notarizationGovernor Christopher T. SununuStateMar. 23, 2020June 11, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source readPDF 1.7 MB
Ex. NH-007Emergency Order #12Temporary modification of public access to meetings under RSA 91-AGovernor Christopher T. SununuStateMar. 23, 2020June 11, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 524 KB
Ex. NH-008Emergency Order #16Temporary prohibition on scheduled gatherings of 10 or more attendeesGovernor Christopher T. SununuStateMar. 23, 2020Apr. 6, 20202020 Q2Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 411 KB
Ex. NH-072Bulletin Docket No. INS 20-021-ABTitle 37 P&C Signature Requirements during COVID-19 PandemicNew Hampshire Insurance DepartmentSector regulatorMar. 24, 2020June 30, 20202020 Q2OtherPrimary source readPDF 319 KB
Ex. NH-009Emergency Order #17Closure of non-essential businesses and requiring Granite Staters to stay at homeGovernor Christopher T. SununuStateMar. 27, 2020May 4, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 1.8 MB
Ex. NH-010Exhibit A to Emergency Order #17 (Essential Services)Exhibit A to Emergency Order #17 - list of industry sectors that provide essential servicesGovernor Christopher T. Sununu (Department of Business and Economic Affairs)StateMar. 27, 2020May 1, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 450 KB
Ex. NH-011Emergency Order #19Extension of Emergency Order #1 (temporary remote instruction and support for public K-12 school districts)Governor Christopher T. SununuStateMar. 27, 2020May 4, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source readPDF 359 KB
Ex. NH-040Executive Order 2020-05Extension of State of Emergency Declared in Executive Order 2020-04Governor Christopher T. SununuStateApr. 3, 2020Apr. 24, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 1.5 MB
Ex. NH-012Emergency Order #26Extension of Emergency Orders 2, 6 and 16Governor Christopher T. SununuStateApr. 4, 2020May 4, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsPrimary source readPDF 920 KB
Ex. NH-013Emergency Order #27Restriction of hotels and other lodging providers to provision of lodging for vulnerable populations and…Governor Christopher T. SununuStateApr. 6, 2020May 4, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantinePrimary source readPDF 1.4 MB
Ex. NH-071Bulletin Docket No. INS 20-24-ABGuidance on the Implementation of Governor Sununu's Emergency Order #8, dated March 18, 2020 (telehealth)New Hampshire Insurance Department, Commissioner Christopher R. NicolopoulosSector regulatorApr. 8, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersOtherPrimary source readPDF 64 KB
Ex. NH-014Emergency Order #29Temporary modification to executive branch deadlines and requirementsGovernor Christopher T. SununuStateApr. 9, 2020Apr. 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source readPDF 3.0 MB
Ex. NH-015Emergency Order #30Temporary requirements regarding healthcare provided in alternative settingsGovernor Christopher T. SununuStateApr. 9, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source readPDF 999 KB
Ex. NH-016Emergency Order #32Extension of Emergency Orders #1 and #19 (temporary remote instruction and support for public K-12 school…Governor Christopher T. SununuStateApr. 16, 2020June 30, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source readPDF 1.9 MB
Ex. NH-044Emergency Order #33Activation of the New Hampshire Crisis Standards of Care PlanGovernor Christopher T. SununuStateApr. 17, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source readPDF 1.4 MB
Ex. NH-041Emergency Order #34Further temporary requirements regarding health insurer coverage of health care services related to the…Governor Christopher T. SununuStateApr. 24, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersOtherPrimary source readPDF 812 KB
Ex. NH-017Emergency Order #40 (Stay at Home 2.0)An order extending and modifying Emergency Order #17 (Closure of non-essential businesses and requiring…Governor Christopher T. SununuStateMay 1, 2020May 31, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 21 MB
Ex. NH-018Exhibit C to Emergency Order #40Guidelines for Businesses, Organizations and Sectors Continuing to OperateGovernor Christopher T. Sununu (Governor's Economic Re-Opening Task Force)StateMay 1, 2020June 15, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 663 KB
Ex. NH-045Universal Guidelines for All New Hampshire Employers and Employees (COVID-19 Reopening Guidance)Universal Guidelines for All New Hampshire Employers and EmployeesGovernor's Economic Reopening Task Force; Governor Christopher T. Sununu (Exhibit B to EO #40; Exhibit A to EO #52)StateMay 1, 2020May 7, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 362 KB
Ex. NH-050Stay at Home 2.0 - Dental/Healthcare - COVID-19 Reopening GuidanceDental Reopening GuidanceGovernor's Economic Re-Opening Task Force (Stay at Home 2.0 Dental/Healthcare)Sector regulatorMay 4, 2020May 7, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 1.5 MB
Ex. NH-051Guiding Principles for Responsibly Resuming Health Care ServicesNew Hampshire Hospital Association, adopted as State reopening guidance (Governor's Economic Re-Opening Task Force)Sector regulatorMay 4, 2020May 7, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 376 KB
Ex. NH-056Manufacturing - COVID-19 Reopening Guidance (updated May 1, 2020)Manufacturing Reopening GuidanceGovernor's Economic Re-Opening Task ForceStateMay 4, 2020May 7, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 323 KB
Ex. NH-042Emergency Order #42Authorizing temporary health partners to assist in responding to the COVID-19 in long-term care facilitiesGovernor Christopher T. SununuStateMay 11, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source readPDF 1.4 MB
Ex. NH-049Retail - COVID-19 Reopening Guidance (updated May 1, 2020)Retail Reopening GuidanceGovernor's Economic Re-Opening Task ForceStateMay 11, 2020Mar. 11, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 355 KB
Ex. NH-055Barbers, Hair Salons and Cosmetology - COVID-19 Reopening Guidance (updated May 1, 2020)Barbers and Hair Salons Reopening GuidanceGovernor's Economic Re-Opening Task Force (with Board of Barbering, Cosmetology and Esthetics rules referenced)Sector regulatorMay 11, 2020Mar. 11, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 412 KB
Ex. NH-047Stay at Home 2.0 - Restaurants - COVID-19 Reopening GuidanceRestaurants: Consumer Protection Phase 1 (outdoor dining)Governor's Economic Re-Opening Task Force (Stay at Home 2.0)StateMay 18, 2020June 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 1.5 MB
Ex. NH-065COVID-19 Employee Travel, Screening, and Exclusion Guidance (May 20, 2020)COVID-19 Employee Travel, Screening, and Exclusion GuidanceDHHS Division of Public Health Services, Bureau of Infectious Disease ControlSector regulatorMay 20, 2020May 7, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 752 KB
Ex. NH-052Stay at Home 2.0 - Child Care - COVID-19 Reopening Guidance (updated May 22, 2020)Child Care Reopening GuidanceGovernor's Economic Reopening Task Force (Stay at Home 2.0 Child Care)StateMay 22, 2020May 7, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 420 KB
Ex. NH-053Places of Worship - COVID-19 Reopening GuidancePlaces of Worship Reopening Guidance (40 percent occupancy)Governor's Economic Reopening Task ForceStateMay 22, 2020May 7, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 304 KB
Ex. NH-019Emergency Order #49An order extending Emergency Order #40 (An order extending and modifying Emergency Order #17)Governor Christopher T. SununuStateMay 29, 2020June 15, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsPrimary source readPDF 2.7 MB
Ex. NH-058Lodging - COVID-19 Reopening GuidanceLodging Reopening Guidance (hotels, motels, B&Bs, cabin communities)Governor's Economic Reopening Task ForceStateJune 5, 2020July 2, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 314 KB
Ex. NH-020Emergency Order #51An order terminating Emergency Orders #4 and #24Governor Christopher T. SununuStateJune 11, 2020Sept. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3OtherPrimary source readPDF 1.0 MB
Ex. NH-048Food Services Industry - Phase 2 (with wedding guidance)Food Services Industry - Phase 2; WeddingsGovernor's Economic Reopening Task ForceStateJune 15, 2020Aug. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 308 KB
Ex. NH-054Health and Fitness - Phase 2 - COVID-19 Reopening Guidance (updated June 11, 2020)Health and Fitness Phase 2 (gyms, fitness classes and studios, indoor playgrounds)Governor's Economic Reopening Task ForceStateJune 15, 2020May 7, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 503 KB
Ex. NH-021Emergency Order #52 (Safer at Home)An order regarding public health guidance for business operations and advising Granite Staters that they are…Governor Christopher T. SununuStateJune 16, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 559 KB
Ex. NH-022Exhibit A to Emergency Order #52 - Universal Guidelines for All New Hampshire Employers and EmployeesUniversal Guidelines for All New Hampshire Employers and EmployeesGovernor Christopher T. Sununu (Governor's Economic Reopening Task Force)StateJune 16, 2020May 7, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 464 KB
Ex. NH-062Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Guidance for Long-term Care Facilities (July 1, 2020)COVID-19 Guidance for Long-term Care FacilitiesDHHS Division of Public Health Services, Bureau of Infectious Disease ControlSector regulatorJuly 1, 2020Dec. 31, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Health care ordersQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 868 KB
Ex. NH-061Visitation Guidance for Long-term Care Facilities (LTCF) (July 10, 2020)Visitation Guidance for Long-term Care FacilitiesDHHS Division of Public Health Services, Bureau of Infectious Disease ControlSector regulatorJuly 10, 2020Sept. 17, 20202020 Q3Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersPrimary source readPDF 266 KB
Ex. NH-024Emergency Orders #61 (July 31, 2020) and #66 (Aug. 31, 2020)Extensions of Emergency Order #52Governor Christopher T. SununuStateJuly 31, 2020Sept. 30, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary sourceSource
Ex. NH-077Emergency Ordinance #2020-11An Emergency Ordinance Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings Under Certain Conditions Within the Town of…Durham Town CouncilCityAug. 3, 2020Dec. 31, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 617 KB
Ex. NH-023Emergency Order #63An order requiring face coverings for certain scheduled gatherings of 100 or more individualsGovernor Christopher T. SununuStateAug. 11, 2020Apr. 16, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 2.4 MB
Ex. NH-025Emergency Order #64Temporary Remote Instruction and Support and Hybrid Instruction for K-12 School DistrictsGovernor Christopher T. SununuStateAug. 13, 2020Feb. 19, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source readPDF 1.3 MB
Ex. NH-026Emergency Order #65An order authorizing assessments of civil penalties against businesses, organizations, entities, property…Governor Christopher T. SununuStateAug. 13, 2020June 11, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Workplace rulesOtherPrimary source readPDF 1.5 MB
Ex. NH-063COVID-19 Self-Isolation GuideCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Self-Isolation GuideDHHS Division of Public Health Services, Bureau of Infectious Disease ControlSector regulatorAug. 27, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Quarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 492 KB
Ex. NH-064COVID-19 Self-Quarantine GuideCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Self-Quarantine GuideDHHS Division of Public Health Services, Bureau of Infectious Disease ControlSector regulatorAug. 30, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 528 KB
Ex. NH-078Face Coverings Ordinance (adopted Aug. 31, 2020)Face Coverings Ordinance - retail establishmentsConcord City CouncilCityAug. 31, 2020Jan. 2, 20212020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementPrimary source readSource
Ex. NH-029Emergency Order #70An order extending Emergency Order #52Governor Christopher T. SununuStateSept. 30, 2020Nov. 15, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 1.4 MB
Ex. NH-075Exhibit U to Emergency Order #29 (OPLC, Oct. 15, 2020)Certain licensing-board modifications continued in force for the duration of the State of EmergencyGovernor Christopher T. Sununu; Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC)Sector regulatorOct. 15, 2020June 11, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersOtherPrimary source readPDF 1.0 MB
Ex. NH-057Safer at Home - Hockey and Indoor Ice Arena - COVID-19 Reopening GuidanceHockey and Indoor Ice Arena return-to-play guidance after the two-week pauseGovernor's Economic Reopening Task Force (Safer at Home)StateOct. 30, 2020May 7, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 1.7 MB
Ex. NH-027Emergency Order #72An order regarding travel guidance and extending Emergency Order #52Governor Christopher T. SununuStateNov. 15, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 2.6 MB
Ex. NH-028Exhibit A to Emergency Order #72Travel guidance documents issued by the Division of Public Health (New Hampshire COVID-19 Travel Guidance…Governor Christopher T. Sununu; Division of Public Health ServicesStateNov. 15, 2020May 7, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 28 KB
Ex. NH-059New Hampshire COVID-19 Travel Guidance (Nov. 12, 2020)New Hampshire COVID-19 Travel Guidance - 14-day quarantine after travel outside New EnglandDepartment of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health Services, Bureau of Infectious Disease ControlSector regulatorNov. 15, 2020Dec. 3, 20202020 Q4Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 773 KB
Ex. NH-031Emergency Order #74An order requiring persons to wear masks or cloth face coverings when in public spaces without physical…Governor Christopher T. SununuStateNov. 20, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 1.7 MB
Ex. NH-074New Hampshire COVID-19 Travel Guidance (Dec. 3, 2020)New Hampshire COVID-19 Travel Guidance - 10-day quarantineDHHS Division of Public Health Services, Bureau of Infectious Disease ControlSector regulatorDec. 3, 2020Jan. 11, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 780 KB
Ex. NH-032Emergency Order #81Extension of Emergency Order #74Governor Christopher T. SununuStateJan. 15, 2021Mar. 26, 20212021 Q1Face-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 210 KB
Ex. NH-033Emergency Order #82An order regarding travel guidance and extending Emergency Order #52Governor Christopher T. SununuStateJan. 15, 2021Mar. 26, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 226 KB
Ex. NH-043Emergency Order #86An Order Authorizing Certain Retired Healthcare Workers to Administer the COVID-19 VaccineGovernor Christopher T. SununuStateMar. 1, 2021June 11, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 613 KB
Ex. NH-034Emergency Order #85An order amending and restating Emergency Order #64 (Temporary Remote Instruction and Support and Hybrid…Governor Christopher T. SununuStateMar. 8, 2021Apr. 19, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source readPDF 2.1 MB
Ex. NH-060New Hampshire COVID-19 Travel Guidance (Mar. 16, 2021)New Hampshire COVID-19 Travel Guidance - no domestic quarantine; 10 days after international or cruise travelDHHS Division of Public Health Services, Bureau of Infectious Disease ControlSector regulatorMar. 16, 2021May 7, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 711 KB
Ex. NH-035Emergency Order #87Extension of Emergency Order #74Governor Christopher T. SununuStateMar. 26, 2021Apr. 16, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 1.6 MB
Ex. NH-036Emergency Order #88An order regarding travel guidance and extending Emergency Order #52Governor Christopher T. SununuStateMar. 26, 2021Apr. 16, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 1.6 MB
Ex. NH-038Emergency Order #90An order regarding travel guidance and extending Emergency Order #52Governor Christopher T. SununuStateApr. 16, 2021May 7, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 1.6 MB
Ex. NH-037Emergency Order #89Second Amendment and Restatement of Emergency Order #64 (Temporary Remote Instruction and Support and Hybrid…Governor Christopher T. SununuStateApr. 19, 2021June 11, 20212021 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source readPDF 247 KB
Ex. NH-030Executive Order 2021-08Twentieth extension of State of Emergency Declared in Executive Order 2020-04Governor Christopher T. SununuStateMay 7, 2021May 28, 20212021 Q2Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary sourceSource
Ex. NH-046Universal Best PracticesUniversal Best Practices - State of New Hampshire, Governor's Economic Reopening TaskforceGovernor's Economic Reopening Task Force (State of New Hampshire)StateMay 8, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source readPDF 2.1 MB
Ex. NH-039Executive Order 2021-10Twenty-first Extension of State of Emergency Declared in Executive Order 2020-04Governor Christopher T. SununuStateMay 28, 2021June 11, 20212021 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 2.3 MB
Ex. NH-067Updated New Hampshire Face Mask Recommendations (June 17, 2021)Updated New Hampshire Face Mask RecommendationsDHHS Division of Public Health ServicesSector regulatorJune 17, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 556 KB
Ex. NH-073RSA 4:45 as amended effective June 25, 2021State of Emergency Declaration; Powers (2021 amendment)New Hampshire General Court (HB 2, 2021)StateJune 25, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source readSource
Ex. NH-068RSA 141-C:1-a, Medical Freedom in Immunizations (HB 220)Medical Freedom in ImmunizationsNew Hampshire General Court (HB 220, 2021); Governor's signatureStateJuly 23, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Vaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 67 KB
Ex. NH-066State of New Hampshire COVID-19 School and Childcare Toolkit, 2021-2022 School Year (Aug. 11, 2021)School and Childcare Toolkit 2021-2022DHHS Division of Public Health Services, Bureau of Infectious Disease ControlSector regulatorAug. 11, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Schools and child careQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 2.0 MB

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