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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-NJ-001	P.L. 2005, c. 222 (Emergency Health Powers Act), as enacted; N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 to -31, including 26:13-3 (declaration; countermeasures), 26:13-8 (closure, evacuation, decontamination of facilities), 26:13-12 (measures to prevent transmission), 26:13-15 (isolation and quarantine; duty to obey), and section 31 amending R.S. 26:4-2An Act concerning emergency health powers, supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes, and amending R.S.26:4-2, 26:8-62, 34:15-43 and…	New Jersey Legislature (211th Legislature); approved by Acting Governor Richard J. Codey	New JerseyState	Sept. 14, 2005	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. NJ-001	Executive Order No. 103 (2020)Declaration of a Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency	Governor Philip D. Murphy	New JerseyState	Mar. 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. NJ-010	Executive Order No. 119 (2020)First extension of the Public Health Emergency; continuation of all EHPA-based executive and administrative orders	Governor Philip D. Murphy	New JerseyState	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. NJ-074	Executive Directive No. 20-026 (Revised January 6, 2021, superseding the October 20, 2020 revision; original August 20, 2020)Resumption of services in all long-term care facilities: phased reopening tied to the State's stages; outbreak plans; routine testing of…	Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health	New JerseySector regulator	Aug. 20, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-019	Executive Directive No. 20-035New Jersey Vaccine Education and Prioritization Plan Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:13-23 (the Plan attached and made binding on physicians…	Judith M. Persichilli, R.N., B.S.N., M.A., Commissioner of Health	New Jersey - Department of Health (State health department)State	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-036	Memorandum: Population Prioritization at Acute Care Hospital Points of Dispensing During Phase 1APhase 1A prioritization at hospital PODs (eligibility limited to health care personnel; sub-prioritization by exposure risk when doses are…	Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health	New Jersey - Department of Health (State health department)State	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Health care ordersVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-021	Memorandum: COVID-19 Vaccination Eligibility Expansion to Phase 1B Persons Aged 65 and Older and to Phase 1B Persons Aged 16 and Older with a High-Risk Chronic Medical ConditionEligibility expansion effective Jan. 14, 2021 (65 and older; 16-64 with high-risk conditions); Phase 1A and first responders remain…	Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health	New Jersey - Department of Health (State health department)State	Jan. 13, 2021	2021 Q1	Health care ordersVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-023	Memorandum: COVID-19 Vaccination Expectations of 'Open' Points of DispensingExpectations of Open Points of Dispensing (must follow statewide phasing and eligibility; must not ask for supplemental documentation; must…	Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health	New Jersey - Department of Health (State health department)State	Jan. 22, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-024	Executive Directive No. 21-002Offsite Vaccinations (authorizing vaccination sites to operate off-premises clinics under stated conditions)	Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health	New Jersey - Department of Health (State health department)State	Feb. 27, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-022	Memorandum: COVID-19 Vaccination Eligibility Expansion to Phase 1B Education and Childcare SectorsEligibility expansion: pre-K to grade 12 education workers and child-care workers effective Mar. 2, 2021; persons 16-64 with CDC-listed…	Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health	New Jersey - Department of Health (State health department)State	Mar. 11, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child careHealth care ordersVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. NJ-078	Executive Directive No. 21-001 (Revised May 12, 2021; original March 22, 2021)Visitation protocols supplementing ED 20-026 for long-term care facilities (indoor visitation by vaccination status and county positivity…	Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health	New JerseySector regulator	Mar. 22, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. NJ-088	New Jersey COVID-19 travel advisory (hub text last updated April 28, 2021)Travel advisory limited to unvaccinated travelers: 7-day quarantine with a negative test or 10 days without; fully vaccinated travelers…	New Jersey Department of Health (State COVID-19 Information Hub)	New JerseyState	Apr. 28, 2021	2021 Q2	Travel and quarantineVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. NJ-048	Executive Order No. 240 (2021)Fifteenth and final 30-day extension of the Public Health Emergency; continuation of all EHPA-based orders and administrative actions	Governor Philip D. Murphy	New JerseyState	May 14, 2021	2021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-020	Executive Directive No. 20-037 (Revised)Authorization of Health Care Providers to Serve as COVID-19 Vaccinators (paramedics, EMTs, students, dentists, pharmacists and others under…	Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health	New Jersey - Department of Health (State health department)State	May 24, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-037	Memorandum: Revised Eligibility Expectations for 'Open' COVID-19 Vaccination Points of DispensingAll persons in New Jersey eligible for vaccination; PODs must not ask for supplemental documentation (May 28, 2021)	New Jersey Department of Health	New Jersey - Department of Health (State health department)State	May 28, 2021	2021 Q2	Health care ordersVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. NJ-051	Executive Order No. 243 (2021)Rescission of the telework accommodation and minimal on-site staffing requirements of EO 107 paras. 10-11; EO 192 continues for in-person…	Governor Philip D. Murphy	New JerseyState	May 26, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. NJ-052	Executive Order No. 244 (2021)Termination of the Public Health Emergency; continuation of the State of Emergency	Governor Philip D. Murphy	New JerseyState	June 4, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. NJ-053	P.L. 2021, c. 103An Act concerning emergency health powers and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes (expiration and continuation of COVID-19…	New Jersey Legislature (Assembly Bill No. 5820); approved by Governor Philip D. Murphy	New JerseyState	June 4, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. NJ-056	New Jersey EO 252 (Aug. 6, 2021) and EO 264 (Sept. 20, 2021)Vaccination-or-testing requirement for covered workers in health care facilities and high-risk congregate settings (hospitals, ambulatory…	Governor Philip D. Murphy	New JerseyState	Aug. 6, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-19-027	Executive Order No. 252Vaccination or testing requirement for workers in health care and high-risk congregate settings	Governor Philip D. Murphy	New JerseyState	Aug. 6, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. NJ-057	Executive Order No. 253 (2021)Vaccination-or-testing requirement for all covered workers in preschool programs and elementary and secondary schools, effective October 18…	Governor Philip D. Murphy	New JerseyState	Aug. 23, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. NJ-082	Executive Directive No. 21-011 (5th Revision, August 21, 2025)Protocols for COVID-19 reporting for school settings (vaccination and testing data reporting under EOs 253 and 264)	New Jersey Department of Health (Acting Commissioner Jeffrey A. Brown for the 2025 revision)	New JerseySector regulator	Sept. 14, 2021		Schools and child careVaccination or testingOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-030	Executive Order No. 252Covered workers in health care facilities and high-risk congregate settings must provide proof of full vaccination or submit to COVID-19…	Governor Philip D. Murphy	New JerseyState	Aug. 6, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-044	Executive Order No. 252 (2021)COVID-19 vaccination or testing requirement for covered workers in health care facilities and high-risk congregate settings	Governor Philip D. Murphy	New JerseyState	Aug. 6, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-02-019	Executive Order No. 252Vaccination or testing requirement for covered workers in health care and high-risk congregate settings	Governor Philip D. Murphy	New JerseyState	Aug. 6, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read

New Jersey Legislature (211th Legislature); approved by Acting Governor Richard J. Codey, P.L. 2005, c. 222 (Emergency Health Powers Act), as enacted; N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 to -31, including 26:13-3 (declaration; countermeasures), 26:13-8 (closure, evacuation, decontamination of facilities), 26:13-12 (measures to prevent transmission), 26:13-15 (isolation and quarantine; duty to obey), and section 31 amending R.S. 26:4-2 (standing) (Ex. DUT-NJ-001)
Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 103 (2020) (Mar. 9, 2020) (Ex. NJ-001)
Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 119 (2020) (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. NJ-010)
Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health, Executive Directive No. 20-026 (Revised January 6, 2021, superseding the October 20, 2020 revision; original August 20, 2020) (Aug. 20, 2020) (Ex. NJ-074)
Judith M. Persichilli, R.N., B.S.N., M.A., Commissioner of Health, Executive Directive No. 20-035 (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-019)
Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health, Memorandum: Population Prioritization at Acute Care Hospital Points of Dispensing During Phase 1A (Dec. 10, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-036)
Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health, Memorandum: COVID-19 Vaccination Eligibility Expansion to Phase 1B Persons Aged 65 and Older and to Phase 1B Persons Aged 16 and Older with a High-Risk Chronic Medical Condition (Jan. 13, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-021)
Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health, Memorandum: COVID-19 Vaccination Expectations of 'Open' Points of Dispensing (Jan. 22, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-023)
Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health, Executive Directive No. 21-002 (Feb. 27, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-024)
Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health, Memorandum: COVID-19 Vaccination Eligibility Expansion to Phase 1B Education and Childcare Sectors (Mar. 11, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-022)
Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health, Executive Directive No. 21-001 (Revised May 12, 2021; original March 22, 2021) (Mar. 22, 2021) (Ex. NJ-078)
New Jersey Department of Health (State COVID-19 Information Hub), New Jersey COVID-19 travel advisory (hub text last updated April 28, 2021) (Apr. 28, 2021) (Ex. NJ-088)
Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 240 (2021) (May 14, 2021) (Ex. NJ-048)
Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health, Executive Directive No. 20-037 (Revised) (May 24, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-020)
New Jersey Department of Health, Memorandum: Revised Eligibility Expectations for 'Open' COVID-19 Vaccination Points of Dispensing (May 28, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-037)
Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 243 (2021) (May 26, 2021) (Ex. NJ-051)
Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 244 (2021) (June 4, 2021) (Ex. NJ-052)
New Jersey Legislature (Assembly Bill No. 5820); approved by Governor Philip D. Murphy, P.L. 2021, c. 103 (June 4, 2021) (Ex. NJ-053)
Governor Philip D. Murphy, New Jersey EO 252 (Aug. 6, 2021) and EO 264 (Sept. 20, 2021) (Ex. NJ-056)
Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 252 (Aug. 6, 2021) (Ex. SEC-19-027)
Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 253 (2021) (Aug. 23, 2021) (Ex. NJ-057)
New Jersey Department of Health (Acting Commissioner Jeffrey A. Brown for the 2025 revision), Executive Directive No. 21-011 (5th Revision, August 21, 2025) (Sept. 14, 2021) (Ex. NJ-082)
Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 252 (Aug. 6, 2021) (Ex. ECO-B-030)
Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 252 (2021) (Aug. 6, 2021) (Ex. SEC-01-044)
Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 252 (Aug. 6, 2021) (Ex. SEC-02-019)

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