| Ex. SEC-04-015 | COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (LTC facilities, HHAs, hospices, ICF/IIDs)COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (section 1135 waiver authority) | United StatesFederal | Mar. 30, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-017 | CMS-1744-IFC, 85 Fed. Reg. 19230Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | United StatesFederal | Apr. 6, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-078 | Appendix K: Emergency Preparedness and Response and COVID-19 Addendum to the Community HealthChoices and OBRA 1915(c) waivers (combined; final amendment fixing the end date)Appendix K: Emergency Preparedness and Response | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (approval) on the application of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Long-Term Living | Pennsylvania Medicaid (Community HealthChoices waiver PA.0386 and OBRA waiver PA.0235), as the exemplar of every State's Appendix KFederal | Mar. 6, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-011 | QSO-20-16-HospiceGuidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Hospice Agencies | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | United States (Medicare hospices)Sector regulator | Mar. 9, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-010 | QSO-20-18-HHAGuidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Home Health Agencies (HHAs) | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group | United States (Medicare- and Medicaid-participating home health agencies)Sector regulator | Mar. 10, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-068 | All Facilities Letter 20-22 (Mar. 13, 2020), as revised through AFL 20-22.9 (Aug. 12, 2021)Guidance for Limiting the Transmission of COVID-19 in Skilled Nursing Facilities: Visitation | California Department of Public Health, Center for Health Care Quality, Licensing and Certification Program | CaliforniaState | Mar. 13, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-026 | QSO-20-25-NH2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Long-Term Care Facility Transfer Scenarios | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | United StatesSector regulator | Apr. 13, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-006 | CMS-5531-IFC, 85 Fed. Reg. 27550Medicare and Medicaid Programs, Basic Health Program, and Exchanges; Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19… | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | United StatesFederal | May 8, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-007 | QSO-20-29-NHInterim Final Rule Updating Requirements for Notification of Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19 Cases Among Residents and Staff in Nursing… | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | United StatesSector regulator | May 6, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-069 | All Facilities Letter 20-53 (June 9, 2020), as revised through AFL 20-53.6 (Dec. 27, 2021)COVID-19 Mitigation Plan Implementation and Testing Requirements for Skilled Nursing Facilities | California Department of Public Health, Licensing and Certification Program | CaliforniaState | June 9, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-043 | Executive Directive No. 20-026Resumption of Services in All Long-Term Care Facilities | Commissioner of Health | New JerseyState | Aug. 20, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-005 | QSO-20-38-NHInterim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency… | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Survey and Certification Group | United StatesSector regulator | Aug. 26, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-004 | CMS-3401-IFC, 85 Fed. Reg. 54820Medicare and Medicaid Programs, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act… | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services | United StatesFederal | Sept. 2, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-016 | QSO-21-14-ICF/IID & PRTF (REVISED 06/03/2021)Visitation at Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IIDs) and Psychiatric Residential Treatment… | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | United States (ICF/IIDs and PRTFs)Sector regulator | Feb. 10, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Gathering capHealth care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-003 | QSO-20-39-NH REVISED 04/27/2021Nursing Home Visitation - COVID-19 (REVISED) | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group | United States (Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes)Sector regulator | Apr. 27, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-076 | Director's Amended Order for the Testing of the Residents and Staff of all Nursing Homes (2021 amendment)Director's Amended Order for the Testing of the Residents and Staff of all Nursing Homes | Director of Health, Ohio Department of Health | OhioState | May 4, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-025 | QSO-21-17-NH (UPDATED 05/10/2021)Updates to Long-Term Care (LTC) Emergency Regulatory Waivers issued in response to COVID-19 | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | United StatesSector regulator | Apr. 8, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-008 | CMS-3414-IFC, 86 Fed. Reg. 26306Medicare and Medicaid Programs; COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and Intermediate Care Facilities for… | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | United StatesFederal | May 13, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-009 | QSO-21-19-NHInterim Final Rule - COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization Requirements for Residents and Staff | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | United StatesSector regulator | May 11, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-014 | 29 C.F.R. 1910.502, 86 Fed. Reg. 32376 (COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard)Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard | Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor | United States (OSHA; State Plan States adopted equivalents)Federal | June 21, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-023 | 29 C.F.R. 1910.502 (2021 edition, revised as of July 1, 2021)Healthcare | Office of the Federal Register (codification of the OSHA ETS) | United StatesFederal | July 1, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-035 | State Public Health Officer Order of August 5, 2021Health Care Worker Vaccine Requirement | State Public Health Officer and Director, California Department of Public Health (Tomas J. Aragon) | CaliforniaState | Aug. 5, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-031 | Executive Order No. 13BProtection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic - Long-Term Care Facility Staff Vaccination | Governor Ned Lamont | ConnecticutState | Aug. 6, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-032 | Proclamation 21-14COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement (amending Proclamation 20-05, et seq.) | Governor Jay Inslee | WashingtonState | Aug. 9, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-036 | State Public Health Officer Order of July 26, 2021Health Care Worker Protections in High-Risk Settings | State Public Health Officer and Director, California Department of Public Health | CaliforniaState | July 26, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |