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The States

Massachusetts

Name: Massachusetts: governmental orders, March 2020 through September 2021
Creator: The COVID Project

The Massachusetts file holds 68 instruments from the State's governor, health authorities, courts and agencies, 60 of them with the exhibit file held by The COVID Project. 288 records in the Library resolve to Massachusetts in all, counting its metros, the agency clusters and the standing duties.

Code MAFirst closure or stay-at-home order Mar. 17, 2020 Ex. MA-005End of general restrictions May 29, 2021Orders reaching 2021 Q3 14Primary source read 58 Confirmed from a secondary source 10

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The record in brief

Massachusetts ran one of the longest and most layered order regimes in the country. Governor Baker declared a state of emergency on March 10, 2020 (Executive Order No. 591, under the Civil Defense Act, St. 1950, c. 639, and G.L. c. 17, s. 2A) and then issued sixty-nine numbered COVID-19 Orders through May 28, 2021; the Commissioner of Public Health issued a parallel series of orders under G.L. c. 17, s. 2A; the Legislature enacted emergency laws (ch. 53, 65, 71, 92, 118 and 257 of 2020; ch. 20 of 2021); and the Supreme Judicial Court and Trial Court issued their own operational orders. 2020 Q2 (with the March 13-31 run-up): Order No. 2 (Mar. 13) banned gatherings over 250; Order No. 5 (Mar. 15, eff. Mar. 17) capped gatherings at 25 and forbade on-premises consumption of food or drink at every restaurant and bar; Order No. 3 (Mar. 15) closed every K-12 school and Order No. 10 (Mar. 18) closed every child-care program; Order No. 13 (Mar. 23, eff. noon Mar. 24) ordered every business not providing 'COVID-19 Essential Services' to 'close their physical workplaces and facilities... to workers, customers, and the public,' capped gatherings at 10 and was paired with the DPH Stay-at-Home Advisory; it was extended by Orders No. 21 (to May 4), 30 (to May 18) and 32 and 33 (until rescinded), and DPH ordered hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers to postpone non-essential elective procedures (Mar. 15) and restricted hospital and nursing-home visitors (Mar. 12 and 15). Order No. 31 (May 1, eff. May 6) imposed the first face-covering mandate. Reopening began with Order No. 33 (May 18): Phase I opened manufacturing, construction and worship on May 18, and offices at limited capacity, hair salons and barbershops, car washes and pet groomers on May 25 (offices in Boston June 1), under mandatory workplace safety rules; Order No. 37 (June 6, eff. June 8) opened Phase II Step 1 (retail, outdoor dining, hotels without events) and Order No. 40 (June 19, eff. June 22) opened Step 2 (indoor dining, close-contact personal services); Order No. 41 (June 26) reopened child care. Phase III and Phase IV enterprises remained closed 'except as remote means permit.' 2020 Q3: Order No. 43 (July 2, eff. July 6; Boston July 13) opened Phase III Step 1 (gyms, museums, casinos, movie theaters) while Phase III Step 2 and all Phase IV enterprises (bars, nightclubs, indoor performance venues, amusement parks, exhibition and convention halls, stadiums, festivals, road races) stayed closed; gathering caps ran 25 indoor/100 outdoor (Order No. 44), then 25/50 (Order No. 46, eff. Aug. 11); Order No. 45 (July 24, eff. Aug. 1) imposed a 14-day quarantine or negative test on every traveler entering Massachusetts with a $500-per-day fine; Order No. 48 (Aug. 18) standardized civil penalties; Order No. 52 (Sept. 29, eff. Oct. 5) reset gatherings and Order No. 51 opened Step 2 only in 'Lower Risk Communities.' 2020 Q4: the winter re-tightening began Nov. 6 with Order No. 53 (mandatory 9:30 p.m.-5 a.m. closing of restaurants, entertainment, personal services and fitness, and a nightly ban on alcohol sales), Order No. 54 (private gatherings 10/25; all gatherings to end by 9:30 p.m.), Order No. 55 (masks in all public places, indoors and outdoors) and the DPH 10 p.m.-5 a.m. Stay at Home Advisory; Order No. 58 (Dec. 8, eff. Dec. 13) returned every municipality to Phase III Step 1 and closed the Step 2 enterprises; Order No. 57 cut gatherings to 10/25 at homes and 25/50 at venues; Order No. 59 (Dec. 22, eff. Dec. 26) cut most sectors, including offices, retail, worship, restaurants and fitness, to 25 percent capacity; DPH's Dec. 7 order (eff. Dec. 11) curtailed non-essential elective invasive procedures again; DPH's Nov. 5 long-term-care control order authorized admissions freezes. 2021 Q1: the 25 percent caps ran to 5 a.m. Feb. 8 (Orders No. 60 and 62); the curfew and 9:30 p.m. gathering cut-off ended 5 a.m. Jan. 25 (Order No. 62); Order No. 63 (eff. Feb. 8) restored 40 percent capacity with gatherings still 10/25; Order No. 65 (eff. Mar. 1) returned all communities to Phase III Step 2; DPH rescinded the elective-procedure order Mar. 1; Order No. 66 (Mar. 18, eff. Mar. 22) opened Phase IV Step 1 (large venues at 12 percent), kept Phase IV Step 2 enterprises closed and converted the travel order to an advisory. 2021 Q2: Order No. 67 (eff. Apr. 30) kept the indoor mask mandate; Order No. 68 (eff. May 10) opened amusement parks at 50 percent; Order No. 69 (May 28) rescinded the COVID-19 Orders effective 12:01 a.m. May 29, 2021, continued eight orders to June 15 and terminated the state of emergency at 12:01 a.m. June 15, 2021. The same day the Governor issued a new declaration of a public health emergency under G.L. c. 17, s. 2A, and DPH ordered masks for everyone over five in health-care facilities and practice locations of every DPH- and DPL-board-licensed provider, congregate care, shelters, corrections, HHS day programs and home health work (eff. May 29, 2021), then reissued fourteen public health orders on June 14, 2021 (PHE Order No. 2021-1) so that they survived the emergency's end. 2021 Q3: in force on every day from July 1 to Sept. 30, 2021 were the May 28, 2021 public-health-emergency declaration; the DPH face-covering order (reissued as Attachment N); the long-term-care control order, the ban on billing uninsured persons for testing, the congregate-care testing order and the other reissued orders; PHE Order No. 2021-4 (Aug. 4) requiring every nursing-home worker to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 10, 2021 (first dose by Sept. 1) on pain of licensure enforcement and an admissions freeze; 101 CMR 23.00 (emergency, eff. Aug. 13, 2021) and 105 CMR 159.000 (emergency, eff. Sept. 8, 2021) requiring vaccination of State-facility staff and of every home care agency worker and personal care attendant by Oct. 31, 2021; Executive Order No. 595 (Aug. 19) requiring every executive-department employee to be vaccinated by Oct. 17, 2021; DESE's mask requirement for every public-school student over five and every staff member from Aug. 25, 2021; the SJC's continuing court-operations orders; ch. 20 of the Acts of 2021 (June 16, 2021), which carried outdoor dining and alcohol approvals, takeout alcohol, remote public meetings, remote notarization and other emergency measures past the emergency; and the federal layer. Massachusetts preempted municipal orders that interfered with the operation or travel of essential services (Order No. 13) and forbade stricter local workplace safety rules (Orders No. 33 and 37 s. 6/s. 4), while leaving local boards of health concurrent enforcement power.

The six quarters

What the record shows in force in Massachusetts 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.

Quarter	First day	Last day
2020 Q2Second quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →	In force: EO 591 state of emergency (MA-001); Order No. 13 closure of all non-essential brick-and-mortar workplaces, 10-person gathering cap and on-premises dining ban, as extended by Order No. 21 (eff. noon Apr. 1 with revised Essential Services list) (MA-008, MA-012); DPH Stay-at-Home Advisory (Mar. 23); Order No. 3/16 school closure to May 4 (MA-004, MA-011); Order No. 10/15 child-care closure (MA-006); Order No. 1 remote public meetings (MA-002); March 13-31 run-up: Orders No. 2, 5, 3, 10, 13 (MA-003, MA-005, MA-004, MA-006, MA-008).	In force: state of emergency; Order No. 33 Phase I rules and mandatory workplace safety standards (MA-017); Order No. 37 Phase II Step 1 (June 8) and Order No. 40 Step 2 (June 22): restaurants indoor and outdoor under sector rules, retail, hotels with no events, functions or meetings, close-contact personal services (MA-019, MA-021); Phase III and IV enterprises closed 'except as remote means permit' (Order No. 37 s. 1); Order No. 38 gatherings over 10 prohibited and stadiums, theaters, ballrooms, conference and convention halls 'shall remain closed' (MA-020); Order No. 31 face coverings (MA-016); schools closed through June 29 (Order No. 28, MA-014); child care reopening under EEC approval from June 26 with emergency programs to July 12 (Order No. 41, MA-022); DPH June 24 elective-procedures attestation order (MA-061); DPH visitor restrictions (MA-057); ch. 65 eviction and foreclosure moratorium (MA-052).
2020 Q3Third quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →	In force: Orders No. 33, 37, 40 (Phase II) with Phase III opening only on July 6 (July 13 in Boston) under Order No. 43 (MA-023); Order No. 38 10-person gathering cap until July 6/13 (MA-020); Order No. 31 masks; Order No. 41 child-care reopening rules; DPH June 24 elective attestation order (MA-061); DPH visitor restrictions; ch. 65 moratorium; SJC Third Updated Order (eff. July 1, 2020) reopening courthouses in stages and suspending jury trials (MA-072 index).	Order No. 46 gatherings 25 indoor/50 outdoor with masks at gatherings over 10 (MA-026) until Order No. 52 took effect Oct. 5 (MA-032); Order No. 45 travel quarantine with $500-per-day fines (MA-025); Order No. 31 masks (MA-016); Order No. 48 penalties (MA-028); Order No. 50 outdoor dining extension and arcades (MA-030); DPH June 24 elective attestation order; ch. 65 moratorium (to Oct. 17, 2020).
2020 Q4Fourth quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →	In force: Order No. 43 Phase III Step 1 (Step 2 from Oct. 5 in Lower Risk Communities only, Order No. 51); Order No. 46 gatherings 25/50 to Oct. 5 then Order No. 52 (25 indoor; 50 outdoor at homes; 50/100 at venues; masks at gatherings over 10; ABCC license suspension) (MA-032); Order No. 45 travel order; Order No. 31 masks; DPH elective attestation order; ch. 65 moratorium (expired Oct. 17, 2020).	In force: Order No. 53 s. 1-2 mandatory 9:30 p.m.-5 a.m. closing of restaurants, entertainment, recreation, personal services, fitness, casinos and a nightly ban on alcohol and cannabis sales (MA-033); Order No. 55 masks everywhere in public, indoors and outdoors (MA-035); DPH Stay at Home Advisory 10 p.m.-5 a.m. (recited in Orders No. 53 and 54); Order No. 58 statewide return to Phase III Step 1 with Step 2 enterprises closed (MA-039); Order No. 57 gatherings 10/25 at homes and 25/50 at venues, all gatherings to end by 9:30 p.m. (MA-038) as cut by Order No. 59 to 10 indoor/25 outdoor everywhere; Order No. 59 25 percent capacity for restaurants, offices, retail, worship, fitness, personal services, theaters, casinos, lodging, libraries, museums and 'sectors not otherwise addressed' (MA-040); Order No. 45 travel order; DPH Dec. 7 order curtailing non-essential elective invasive procedures (eff. Dec. 11; recited in MA-066); DPH Nov. 5 LTC control order (MA-064).
2021 Q1First quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →	In force: everything listed for Dec. 31, 2020 (Orders No. 53, 55, 57, 58, 59 as extended by Order No. 60 to Jan. 24; Order No. 45; DPH Dec. 7 elective order; DPH LTC control order).	In force: Order No. 66 Phase IV Step 1 (eff. Mar. 22): large venues at 12 percent with DPH safety plans, Phase IV Step 2 enterprises (bars, dance clubs, nightclubs, amusement parks, saunas, festivals, road races, dance floors) closed (MA-045); Order No. 65 Phase III Step 2 rules (MA-044); Order No. 63 gatherings 10 indoor/25 outdoor at homes and, per the Mar. 18 appendix, 100/150 at event venues from Mar. 22, masks at public gatherings, $500 per person over the limit (MA-043); Order No. 55 masks everywhere in public (MA-035); sector capacity at 40 percent (Order No. 63; DLS protocols); travel order rescinded Mar. 22 and replaced by a DPH advisory (MA-045); DPH elective order rescinded Mar. 1 (MA-066); DPH LTC control order; ch. 257 of 2020 eviction protections.
2021 Q2Second quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →	In force: Order No. 66 Phase IV Step 1 with Step 2 closed; Order No. 63 gatherings and appendix; Order No. 55 masks everywhere; sector protocols at 40 percent; DPH LTC control order; state of emergency.	In force: the Governor's May 28, 2021 c. 17, s. 2A public health emergency declaration (MA-049); DPH face-covering order for health care, congregate care, shelters, corrections, HHS day programs and home health workers (eff. May 29; reissued June 14 as Attachment N) (MA-050, MA-054); PHE Order No. 2021-1 reissuing fourteen DPH orders including LTC control, uninsured testing billing ban and congregate-care testing (MA-054); ch. 20 of the Acts of 2021 (June 16) extending outdoor dining and alcohol approvals, takeout alcohol, remote meetings and notarization (MA-053); the federal CDC transit mask order and CDC eviction order. Not in force: all Civil Defense Act COVID-19 Orders (rescinded 12:01 a.m. May 29 or expired June 15 under Order No. 69, MA-048); the state of emergency (terminated 12:01 a.m. June 15).
2021 Q3Third quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →	In force: May 28, 2021 public health emergency declaration (MA-049); DPH face-covering order in health-care and congregate settings (MA-050/MA-054 Att. N); PHE Order No. 2021-1 reissued orders (MA-054) including the LTC control order (MA-064), the uninsured-testing billing ban and congregate-care testing; PHE Order No. 2021-2 (June 30); ch. 20 of 2021 measures (MA-053); DESE and EEC health and safety authority under 603 CMR 27.08; SJC Seventh Updated Order and Trial Court orders (MA-072 index, 2021 capture); federal layer (CDC conveyance mask order 86 Fed. Reg. 8025; TSA SD 1582/84-21-01 series; OSHA Healthcare ETS 29 C.F.R. 1910.502 from June 21, 2021; CDC eviction order to Aug. 26, 2021).	In force: all of the above plus PHE Order No. 2021-3 (July 30, vaccine storage in LTC and ALR); PHE Order No. 2021-4 (Aug. 4) nursing-home personnel vaccination by Oct. 10, 2021, first dose by Sept. 1, admissions freeze below 75 percent (MA-067); 101 CMR 23.00 (eff. Aug. 13) (MA-070); Executive Order No. 595 (Aug. 19) executive-department vaccination by Oct. 17 (MA-068); PHE Orders No. 2021-5 (Aug. 20), 2021-6 (Aug. 26), 2021-7 (Sept. 2), 2021-8 (Sept. 15/20); DESE mask requirement for all public-school students over five and staff (Aug. 25, through at least Oct. 1, 2021) (MA-071); 105 CMR 159.000 (eff. Sept. 8) home care worker and PCA vaccination by Oct. 31, 2021 (MA-069); DPH July 30, 2021 mask advisory (advisory only). Not in force: the Governor's Civil Defense Act orders (Nos. 1-69), the state of emergency, the statewide general mask mandate, gathering caps, capacity limits, the travel order, the early-closing order and the Phase schedule.

The end of general restrictions

The day the general business restrictions ended in Massachusetts, 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

May 29, 2021

Rescission of the COVID-19 Orders and of all DLS, DPH and EEA COVID-19 workplace safety rules effective 12:01 a.m. May 29, 2021; eight orders continued to June 15, 2021; state of emergency terminated 12:01 a.m. June 15, 2021

Instrument COVID-19 Order No. 69 (Governor Baker, May 28, 2021), Order Announcing the Termination of the March 10, 2020 State of Emergency and Rescinding COVID-19 Executive Orders Issued Pursuant to the Massachusetts Civil Defense Act (Ex. MA-048)

What remained in force

The Governor's May 28, 2021 declaration of a public health emergency under G.L. c. 17, s. 2A (Ex. MA-049), under which the Commissioner of Public Health reissued fourteen orders on June 14, 2021 (PHE Order No. 2021-1, Ex. MA-054) and issued PHE Orders No. 2021-2 through 2021-8 (June 30-Sept. 20, 2021); the DPH Order Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain Settings (eff. May 29, 2021; Ex. MA-050) covering health-care facilities and practice locations of every DPH- or DPL-board-licensed provider, congregate care, shelters, correctional facilities, HHS day programs and home health workers; the DPH Order Regarding Control of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities (Ex. MA-064, reissued as Attachment H); the ban on billing uninsured persons for COVID-19 testing and the congregate-care testing order (reissued); PHE Order No. 2021-4 (Aug. 4, 2021) nursing-home personnel vaccination by Oct. 10, 2021 (Ex. MA-067); 101 CMR 23.00 (eff. Aug. 13, 2021; Ex. MA-070) and 105 CMR 159.000 (eff. Sept. 8, 2021; Ex. MA-069); Executive Order No. 595 (Aug. 19, 2021; Ex. MA-068); the DESE mask requirement (Aug. 25, 2021; Ex. MA-071); ch. 20 of the Acts of 2021 (June 16, 2021; Ex. MA-053) continuing outdoor dining and alcohol approvals, takeout beer, wine and cocktails (to May 1, 2022), remote public-body meetings, remote notarization and foreclosure-counseling flexibilities (to Dec. 15, 2021) and rewriting the notice-to-quit rules of ch. 257 of 2020; the SJC's Sixth and Seventh Updated Orders on court operations and the Trial Court's orders; the federal layer (CDC conveyance mask order, TSA directives, OSHA Healthcare ETS, CDC eviction order to Aug. 26, 2021).

Preemption of local orders

Partial preemption with concurrent local enforcement. COVID-19 Order No. 13 (Mar. 23, 2020; Ex. MA-008) provided: 'This Order supersedes and makes inoperative any order or rule issued by a municipality that will or might in any way impede or interfere with the achievement of the objectives of this Order. With respect to work and travel in particular, any order or rule issued by a municipality is hereby made inoperative to the extent: (1) such municipal order or rule will or might interfere with provisions of this Order ensuring the continued operation of COVID-19 Essential Services; or (2) such municipal order or rule will or might interfere with the free travel anywhere within the Commonwealth of any person who is a member of any COVID-19 Essential Workforce.' Order No. 33 s. 6 (May 18, 2020; Ex. MA-017), restated in Order No. 37 s. 4 (Ex. MA-019) and incorporated by Orders No. 43, 56, 58, 65, 66 and 68: 'This Order is intended to establish a uniform set of COVID-19 workplace safety rules for all businesses and other organizations operating brick-and-mortar premises across the Commonwealth. No municipal or other local authority should adopt or enforce any workplace health or safety rule to address COVID-19 that is in addition to, stricter than, or otherwise in conflict with any COVID-19 workplace safety rule adopted in this Order or under the implementing directives, regulations, and guidance issued by DLS or DPH.' At the same time every order gave 'a municipal board of health or authorized agent pursuant to G.L. c. 111, s. 30... concurrent authority with DLS and DPH to enforce the terms of this Order,' and the gathering orders (Nos. 52, 54, 57, 63) required notice to local boards of health and made hosts cooperate with local contact tracing. Municipal boards of health continued to exercise their independent authority under G.L. c. 111, s.

Third quarter of 2021

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

In force (11)

MA-049 Governor's Declaration of a public health emergency under G.L. c. 17, s. 2A (May 28, 2021), in effect until rescinded
MA-050 DPH Order Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain Settings (May 28, 2021, eff. May 29, 2021), reissued June 14, 2021 as Attachment N to PHE Order No. 2021-1
MA-054 DPH COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-1 (June 14, 2021) reissuing fourteen orders: EMS staffing; rescue inhalers in community programs; skilled nursing in assisted living; pharmacy assistance teams; COVID-19 data reporting; CNA training timeframes; prohibition on billing uninsured individuals for COVID-19 testing; control of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities; CLIA-waived testing in congregate care; temporary laboratory licenses; MIIS reporting; immunization information access; additional vaccinators; face coverings in certain settings; plus nursing practice by graduates and senior students
MA-064 DPH Order Regarding Control of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities (Nov. 5, 2020), reissued June 14, 2021 (Attachment H)
MA-067 DPH COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-4 (Aug. 4, 2021): all nursing-home personnel fully vaccinated by Oct. 10, 2021; first dose by Sept. 1, 2021; enforcement under 105 CMR 153.000; admissions freeze authority below 75 percent
MA-070 101 CMR 23.00 (EOHHS emergency regulation, eff. Aug. 13, 2021): vaccination of staff at the Chelsea and Holyoke Soldiers' Homes by Oct. 10, 2021; EOHHS may extend to state hospitals and state-operated congregate care
MA-068 Executive Order No. 595 (Aug. 19, 2021): all executive-department employees vaccinated by Oct. 17, 2021; progressive discipline up to termination
MA-071 DESE Implementation of Mask Requirement (Aug. 25, 2021) under the Board's Aug. 24, 2021 exigent-circumstances vote, 603 CMR 27.08(1): masks for public-school students age 5 and above and all staff indoors, through at least Oct. 1, 2021; district plans due Sept. 3, 2021
MA-069 105 CMR 159.000 (DPH emergency regulation, eff. Sept. 8, 2021): every Home Care Agency Worker, Personal Care Attendant and independent nurse vaccinated by Oct. 31, 2021
MA-053 Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021 (June 16, 2021): outdoor table service and alcohol approvals, takeout beer, wine and cocktails (to May 1, 2022), remote public-body meetings and remote notarization (to Dec. 15, 2021), assisted-living nursing flexibilities (to Dec. 15, 2021), notice-to-quit rules tied to the CDC eviction order
Federal layer (FED files): CDC conveyance mask order (86 Fed. Reg. 8025) and TSA directives; OSHA Healthcare ETS (29 C.F.R. 1910.502) from June 21, 2021; CDC eviction order to Aug. 26, 2021; presidential entry proclamations

Sector chronology

How the orders reached each kind of business in Massachusetts, 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. 17, 2020 on-premises consumption of food or drink prohibited statewide (Order No. 5), continued by Order No. 13 (takeout and delivery only); June 8 outdoor table service (Order No. 37); June 22 indoor table service under sector rules (Order No. 40); bars, dance clubs and nightclubs without seated food service designated Phase IV and closed until Mar. 22, 2021 (Step 1) and beyond for Step 2 (Orders No. 37, 43, 66); Nov. 6, 2020-Jan. 25, 2021 mandatory 9:30 p.m. closing and nightly alcohol ban (Order No. 53); Dec. 26, 2020-Feb. 8, 2021 25 percent seating capacity (Order No. 59); 40 percent from Feb. 8 (Order No. 63); all rescinded May 29, 2021; outdoor dining and alcohol approvals and takeout alcohol continued by ch. 53 of 2020 s. 13 and ch. 20 of 2021 (to May 1, 2022).

Retail

Non-essential retail closed to the public noon Mar. 24-June 8, 2020 (Orders No. 13, 21, 30, 33); remote fulfillment only, curbside pickup from May 25 (Order No. 33 s. 5); retail incl. enclosed malls opened June 8 under sector rules (Order No. 37); masks required at all times in retail stores from May 6, 2020 (Order No. 31); 25 percent capacity Dec. 26, 2020-Feb. 8, 2021 (Order No. 59), 40 percent to May 29, 2021.

Personal care

Hair salons and barbershops closed noon Mar. 24-May 25, 2020 (Orders No. 13, 33); nail salons, massage, tattoo and other close-contact personal services closed until June 22, 2020 (Orders No. 37, 40); 9:30 p.m. closing Nov. 6, 2020-Jan. 25, 2021; 25 percent capacity Dec. 26, 2020-Feb. 8, 2021; rescinded May 29, 2021; masks required in practice locations of DPL-board-licensed providers under the DPH May 28, 2021 order through Q3 2021 where the provider is board-licensed.

Fitness and entertainment

Fitness centers, health clubs, indoor recreation, museums, movie theaters, casinos closed noon Mar. 24-July 6, 2020 (July 13 Boston) (Orders No. 13, 37, 43); indoor performance venues, laser tag, roller skating, trampolines (Step 2) closed until Oct. 5, 2020 in Lower Risk Communities only, closed again statewide Dec. 13, 2020-Mar. 1, 2021 (Orders No. 51, 56, 58, 65); stadiums, arenas, exhibition and convention halls (Phase IV) closed until Mar. 22, 2021 then 12 percent (Order No. 66); amusement parks, dance floors, festivals, road races closed until May 10, 2021 (Order No. 68); 9:30 p.m. closing Nov. 6, 2020-Jan. 25, 2021; 25 percent capacity Dec. 26, 2020-Feb. 8, 2021; all rescinded May 29, 2021.

Hotels and short-term rentals

Hotels, motels, inns and short-term lodgings reopened June 8, 2020 as Phase II with 'no events, functions, or meetings' (Order No. 37 Schedule A); operators of lodgings at 25 percent Dec. 26, 2020-Feb. 8, 2021 (Order No. 59); Order No. 45 travel quarantine on every arriving traveler and lodging guest Aug. 1, 2020-Mar. 22, 2021 (MA-025, MA-045).

Offices and telework

Order No. 13 (eff. noon Mar. 24, 2020): 'All businesses and other organizations that do not provide COVID-19 Essential Services shall close their physical workplaces and facilities ("brick-and-mortar premises") to workers, customers, and the public' and 'are encouraged to continue operations where they are able to operate through remote means that do not require workers, customers, or the public to enter or appear at the brick-and-mortar premises closed by this Order'; general use offices reopened May 25, 2020 (Boston June 1) under the Office Spaces sector rules and 25 percent capacity, later 50 percent (Order No. 33; DLS protocols); Phase III and IV enterprises 'may not conduct... activities except as remote means permit' (Order No. 37); Order No. 59 cut office spaces to 25 percent Dec. 26, 2020-Feb. 8, 2021; 40 percent to May 29, 2021; employers required to enforce the travel order for employer-paid travel (Order No. 45 amending Order No. 33 s. 2).

Manufacturing

Non-essential manufacturing closed to workers noon Mar. 24-May 18, 2020 (Order No. 13, extended by Orders No. 21 and 30); reopened May 18, 2020 in Phase I under the Manufacturing sector rules and self-certification (Order No. 33); face coverings required for all employees (Order No. 33 s. 2); rules rescinded May 29, 2021.

Construction

Designated an Essential Service under Order No. 13 Exhibit A (statewide) with MassDOT public-works safety guidance ordered by Order No. 21; Phase I sector rules and self-certification from May 18, 2020, with restart conditions for projects inactive as of May 17 (Order No. 33 s. 3); municipal restart notice required for most projects; Boston's separate construction halt (Mar. 16-May 2020) is a BOS metro item; workplace safety rules rescinded May 29, 2021.

Real estate

Order No. 12 (Mar. 20, 2020) deferred certain residential real-estate inspections (rescinded July 10, 2020 by Order No. 41); ch. 65 of 2020 (Apr. 20) barred non-essential evictions and foreclosures and notices to quit through Oct. 17, 2020 (MA-052); ch. 257 of 2020 notice-to-quit and continuance rules, amended by ch. 20 of 2021 to run with the CDC eviction order (MA-053); ch. 71 of 2020 remote notarization extended to Dec. 15, 2021 (ch. 20 s. 7).

Hospitals and long-term care

Hospital visitor screening and restriction order eff. Mar. 17, 2020 (MA-057); elective-procedure orders (above); Nov. 5, 2020 LTC control order with admissions-freeze authority, reissued June 14, 2021 (MA-064, MA-054); LTC, adult day health and dialysis staff influenza vaccination order Oct. 6, 2020 (rev. PHE Order No. 2021-4 nursing-home personnel COVID-19 vaccination by Oct. 10, 2021 (MA-067); congregate-care testing and uninsured-testing orders reissued June 14, 2021; ICU staffing and elective orders rescinded Mar. 1, 2021.

Dental and elective health care

May 18, 2020 DPH order: only providers that attest to clinical, capacity, safety and governance standards may resume 'high-priority preventative care and urgent procedures'; providers without attestation 'shall not perform any non-essential elective invasive procedures' (MA-060); June 24, 2020 order extended attestation-based resumption to non-essential and cosmetic procedures with airborne-contaminant-removal timelines (MA-061); Dec. 7, 2020 order (eff. Dec. 11) curtailed non-essential elective invasive procedures again until rescinded Mar. 1, 2021 (MA-066); masks in every practice location of a DPH- or DPL-board-licensed provider from May 29, 2021 through Q3 2021 (MA-050).

Schools

All K-12 schools suspended in-person instruction end of day Mar. 16, 2020 (Order No. 3), extended to May 4 (Order No. 16) and to June 29, 2020 for the rest of the school year with no in-person summer programs before June 29 without DESE permission (Order No. 28); 2020-21 year under DESE fall reopening guidance (hybrid and remote); Aug. 24, 2021 Board 'exigent circumstances' vote under 603 CMR 27.08(1) and Aug. 25, 2021 Commissioner's mask requirement for students over five and staff through at least Oct. 1, 2021, with an 80 percent vaccination off-ramp (MA-071); extensions after Oct. 1, 2021 not verified here.

Child care

All licensed, approved or exempt child-care programs closed end of day Mar. 22, 2020 with emergency programs only for essential workers (Order No. 10), extended by Orders No. 15 and 27 to June 29, 2020; reopening from June 26, 2020 only under EEC minimum health and safety requirements and approval, emergency programs ceased July 13, 2020 (Orders No. 36, 41); Order No. 49 (Aug. 28, 2020) remote-learning child-care arrangements, continued to June 15, 2021 (Order No. 69 s. 2).

Worship and gatherings

Gatherings capped at 250 (Mar. 13), 25 (Mar. 17), 10 (Mar. 24-July 6, 2020), 25 indoor/100 outdoor (July 6), 25/50 (Aug. 11), 25 indoor with 50/100 outdoor by venue (Oct. 5), 10/25 at homes and 25/50 at venues (Nov. 6 and Dec. 13), 10/25 everywhere (Dec. 26, 2020-Mar. 22, 2021), then 100 indoor/150 outdoor at venues (Mar. 22, 2021) until May 29, 2021; places of worship allowed to keep premises open (Order No. 13) subject to the caps, then Phase I from May 18, 2020 under the Places of Worship sector rules (40 percent; 25 percent Dec. 26, 2020-Feb. 8, 2021); religious gatherings exempt from the general caps but bound by the worship sector rules (Orders No. 46, 52, 54, 57, 63).

Courts and public offices

Order No. 1 (Mar. 12, 2020) suspended the Open Meeting Law's physical-presence and public-place requirements for every public body, continued to June 15, 2021 and by ch. 20 of 2021 s. 20 thereafter (MA-002, MA-053); SJC Mar. 13, 2020 order restricting access to courthouses, Third Updated Order (June 24, 2020, eff. July 1, 2020) reopening courthouses in stages with jury trials suspended, later Updated Orders through the Seventh (2021), 12-person juries authorized from May 1, 2021 (MA-072 index); Order No. 17/42 suspended and resumed State permitting deadlines (Mar. 26 and July 2, 2020).

Travel and quarantine

Order No. 45 (July 24, 2020, eff. 12:01 a.m. Aug. 1, 2020): 'all persons arriving in Massachusetts by any means or mode must quarantine for 14 days' unless from a DPH lower-risk State or holding a negative test within 72 hours; Massachusetts Travel Form; $500 per day; employers 'should take measures to ensure employees comply'; rescinded 12:01 a.m. Mar. 22, 2021 and replaced by a DPH travel advisory (Order No. 66 s. 4).

Face coverings

Order No. 31 (eff. May 6, 2020): face coverings where six feet cannot be kept and at all times in retail and transit; Order No. 55 (eff. Nov. 6, 2020): everyone over five in every public location, indoors and outdoors; Order No. 67 (eff. Apr. 30, 2021): indoors always, outdoors when distance not possible; rescinded 12:01 a.m. May 29, 2021 (Order No. 69); DPH order eff. May 29, 2021 continuing masks in health care, congregate care, shelters, corrections, HHS day programs and home health work through Q3 2021 (MA-050); DPH July 30, 2021 advisory (advisory only); DESE school mask requirement from Aug. 25, 2021 (MA-071); transit masks under the federal CDC order.

Vaccination mandates

PHE Order No. 2021-4 (Aug. 4, 2021): nursing-home personnel fully vaccinated by Oct. 10, 2021, first dose by Sept. 1 (MA-067); 101 CMR 23.00 (eff. Aug. 13, 2021): Soldiers' Homes staff by Oct. 10, 2021 (MA-070); Executive Order No. 595 (Aug. 19, 2021): executive-department employees by Oct. 17, 2021 (MA-068); 105 CMR 159.000 (eff. Sept. 8, 2021): home care agency workers, PCAs and independent nurses by Oct. 31, 2021 (MA-069).

Standing duties

The statutes, codes and penalty provisions of Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts duties →

Massachusetts compelled the pandemic measures on three standing tracks that predate COVID-19 and outlasted the Civil Defense Act orders. First, the public health statutes. G.L. c. 17, s. 2A lets the Commissioner of Public Health, once the Governor declares an emergency detrimental to the public health, 'take such action and incur such liabilities as he may deem necessary to assure the maintenance of public health and the prevention of disease' (DUT-MA-001); the Governor invoked it on March 10, 2020 (Ex. MA-001) and again on May 28, 2021 (Ex. MA-049), and the Commissioner's orders under it ran through the third quarter of 2021 (Ex. MA-050, MA-054). G.L. c. 111, s. 6 gives the Department power to define diseases 'dangerous to the public health' and to 'make such rules and regulations consistent with law for the control and prevention of such diseases' (DUT-MA-002); 105 CMR 300.100 lists COVID-19 among the diseases every household member, physician and health care provider 'shall' report (DUT-MA-011); 105 CMR 300.200 authorizes the Department and every local board of health 'to implement and enforce' isolation and quarantine and 'additional control measures' (DUT-MA-009), with written and oral orders enforceable in the Superior Court under 105 CMR 300.210 (DUT-MA-010). Local boards of health 'may make reasonable health regulations,' and violation is punished by a fine of up to $1,000 (c. 111, s. 31; DUT-MA-004); when a dangerous disease exists, a board 'shall use all possible care to prevent the spread of the infection' (s. 104; DUT-MA-006), and 'all persons residing in or in any way connected' with an infected place 'shall be subject to the regulations of the board' (s. 95; DUT-MA-005); the board 'shall examine into all nuisances, sources of filth and causes of sickness' and violation of its regulations forfeits up to $1,000 (s. 122; DUT-MA-007); the State Sanitary Code has 'the force of law' with penalties up to $500 per offence (s. 127A; DUT-MA-008), and a food permit is suspended without prior hearing for an 'imminent health hazard' (105 CMR 590.014; DUT-MA-019). Second, the Civil Defense Act. St. 1950, c. 639, s. 7 vests the Governor with 'any and all authority over persons and property, necessary or expedient for meeting said state of emergency'; s. 8 punishes whoever 'violates any provision of any such executive order or general regulation' by imprisonment up to one year or a fine up to $500, or both; s. 8A makes inconsistent laws, rules, ordinances and by-laws 'inoperative' while an order is in effect (DUT-MA-012). Every COVID-19 Order recited that penalty or the $300 civil fine administered under G.L. c. 40, s. 21D (Ex. MA-008, MA-028; DUT-MA-018), and the Supreme Judicial Court held on December 10, 2020 that the Act 'provides the Governor with the authority' for the declaration and the emergency orders and that their penalties 'are provided pursuant to the CDA' (Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369; DUT-MA-020). Third, the workplace duties. G.L. c. 149, s. 6 charges the Department of Labor Standards and the Attorney General to determine the 'reasonable means or requirements for the prevention of industrial or occupational diseases' in every place of employment and to make 'rules, regulations and orders' whose violation is fined up to $1,000 per offense (DUT-MA-013); s. 113 requires every building 'in which a person is employed' to be 'well ventilated and kept free from unsanitary conditions' (DUT-MA-014); 29 U.S.C. 654(a) requires each private employer to furnish employment 'free from recognized hazards' (DUT-MA-015). COVID-19 Order No. 33 filled those duties with content on May 18, 2020: a business could operate 'provided they comply with all workplace safety rules and standards issued or maintained pursuant to Section 2,' every business 'must immediately adopt and maintain' the generally applicable COVID-19 workplace safety rules, and each had to self-certify and post its compliance (Ex. MA-017; DUT-MA-016); the Attorney General told the Commonwealth on May 20, 2020 that 'All businesses in Massachusetts must develop a written plan for how they will comply with these mandatory standards before they can reopen' and 'employers must post a completed compliance attestation poster' (DUT-MA-003). From June 7, 2021 every employer 'shall provide' COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave (St. 2021, c. 16, s. 10; Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-009, extended by c. 55, Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-042). The Legislature's only COVID-19 immunity statute, St. 2020, c. 64, protected health care facilities and professionals only where they acted 'pursuant to a COVID-19 emergency rule and in accordance with otherwise applicable law' and 'in good faith' (DUT-MA-017); no general business immunity was enacted, so every other employer answered in negligence to a standard of care measured by the mandatory standards the Commonwealth had published. The general Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces (DLS/DPH, May 18, 2020) could not be retrieved during this phase (mass.gov has withdrawn the document and the Internet Archive was offline throughout); its content is proved by Order No. 33 s.

The question these duties answer

Whether the measures Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts law.

By character

9 Order operating condition
4 Statutory authority
4 Statutory duty
4 Workplace duty
3 Order penalty
3 Sanitary code duty
1 Adjudication
1 Agency position statement
1 Covid workplace rule
1 Executive declaration
1 Liability shield condition
1 Recommendation only

Exhibits

Ex. DUT-MA-001 Ex. DUT-MA-002 Ex. DUT-MA-003 Ex. DUT-MA-004 Ex. DUT-MA-005 Ex. DUT-MA-006 Ex. DUT-MA-007 Ex. DUT-MA-008 Ex. DUT-MA-009 Ex. DUT-MA-010 Ex. DUT-MA-011 Ex. DUT-MA-012 Ex. DUT-MA-013 Ex. DUT-MA-014 Ex. DUT-MA-015 Ex. DUT-MA-016 Ex. DUT-MA-017 Ex. DUT-MA-018 Ex. DUT-MA-019 Ex. DUT-MA-020 Ex. DUT-MA-021 Ex. DUT-MA-022 Ex. DUT-MA-023 Ex. DUT-MA-024 Ex. DUT-MA-025 Ex. DUT-MA-026 Ex. DUT-MA-027 Ex. DUT-MA-028 Ex. DUT-MA-029 Ex. DUT-MA-030 Ex. DUT-MA-031 Ex. DUT-MA-032 Ex. DUT-MA-033

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On the calendar

Every dated instrument in the Massachusetts 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.

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Ex. MA-001 Executive Order No. 591Governor Charles D. Baker · Mar. 10, 2020

Executive Order No. 591

Ex. MA-002 COVID-19 Order No. 1Governor Charles D. Baker · Mar. 12, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 1

Ex. MA-056 Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Implementing Policies and…Commissioner of Public Health · Mar. 12, 2020

Order of the Commissioner of…

Ex. MA-003 COVID-19 Order No. 2Governor Charles D. Baker · Mar. 13, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 2

Ex. MA-004 COVID-19 Order No. 3Governor Charles D. Baker · Mar. 16, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 3

Ex. MA-005 COVID-19 Order No. 5Governor Charles D. Baker · Mar. 17, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 5

Ex. MA-057 Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (hospital visitor…Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel · Mar. 17, 2020

Order of the Commissioner of…

Ex. MA-058 Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding non-essential…Commissioner of Public Health · Mar. 18, 2020

Order of the Commissioner of…

Ex. MA-007 COVID-19 Order No. 11 (Mar. 20, 2020) with Orders No. 6, 39, 47, 64Governor Charles D. Baker · Mar. 20, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 11 (Mar.…

Ex. MA-006 COVID-19 Order No. 10Governor Charles D. Baker · Mar. 22, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 10

Ex. MA-008 COVID-19 Order No. 13Governor Charles D. Baker · Mar. 24, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 13

Ex. MA-009 DPH Stay-at-Home Advisory (Mar. 23, 2020); Safer at Home Advisory (May…Department of Public Health (Commissioner Monica… · Mar. 24, 2020

DPH Stay-at-Home Advisory…

Ex. MA-010 COVID-19 Order No. 15Governor Charles D. Baker · Mar. 25, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 15

Ex. MA-011 COVID-19 Order No. 16Governor Charles D. Baker · Mar. 25, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 16

Ex. MA-012 COVID-19 Order No. 21Governor Charles D. Baker · Mar. 31, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 21

Ex. MA-051 Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2020General Court (Legislature); approved by the… · Apr. 3, 2020

Chapter 53 of the Acts of…

Ex. MA-052 Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020General Court (Legislature); approved by the… · Apr. 20, 2020

Chapter 65 of the Acts of…

Ex. MA-013 COVID-19 Order No. 27Governor Charles D. Baker · Apr. 21, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 27

Ex. MA-014 COVID-19 Order No. 28Governor Charles D. Baker · Apr. 21, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 28

Ex. MA-015 COVID-19 Order No. 30Governor Charles D. Baker · Apr. 28, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 30

Ex. MA-016 COVID-19 Order No. 31Governor Charles D. Baker · May 6, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 31

Ex. MA-017 COVID-19 Order No. 33Governor Charles D. Baker · May 18, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 33

Ex. MA-060 Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding the Scheduling…Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel · May 18, 2020

Order of the Commissioner of…

Ex. MA-018 COVID-19 Order No. 35Governor Charles D. Baker · June 1, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 35

Ex. MA-019 COVID-19 Order No. 37Governor Charles D. Baker · June 8, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 37

Ex. MA-020 COVID-19 Order No. 38Governor Charles D. Baker · June 8, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 38

Ex. MA-021 COVID-19 Order No. 40Governor Charles D. Baker · June 22, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 40

Ex. MA-061 Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding the Scheduling…Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel · June 24, 2020

Order of the Commissioner of…

Ex. MA-022 COVID-19 Order No. 41Governor Charles D. Baker · June 26, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 41

Ex. MA-072 Court System Response to COVID-19 (guide) listing the SJC and Trial…Supreme Judicial Court and Executive Office of… · July 1, 2020

Court System Response to…

Ex. MA-023 COVID-19 Order No. 43Governor Charles D. Baker · July 6, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 43

Ex. MA-024 COVID-19 Order No. 44Governor Charles D. Baker · July 6, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 44

Ex. MA-025 COVID-19 Order No. 45Governor Charles D. Baker · Aug. 1, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 45

Ex. MA-026 COVID-19 Order No. 46Governor Charles D. Baker · Aug. 11, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 46

Ex. MA-027 COVID-19 Order No. 47 (Aug. 11, 2020)Governor Charles D. Baker · Aug. 11, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 47 (Aug.…

Ex. MA-028 COVID-19 Order No. 48Governor Charles D. Baker · Aug. 18, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 48

Ex. MA-029 COVID-19 Order No. 49Governor Charles D. Baker · Aug. 28, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 49

Ex. MA-030 COVID-19 Order No. 50Governor Charles D. Baker · Sept. 10, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 50

Ex. MA-031 COVID-19 Order No. 51Governor Charles D. Baker · Oct. 5, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 51

Ex. MA-032 COVID-19 Order No. 52Governor Charles D. Baker · Oct. 5, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 52

Ex. MA-064 Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Control of…Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel · Nov. 5, 2020

Order of the Commissioner of…

Ex. MA-033 COVID-19 Order No. 53Governor Charles D. Baker · Nov. 6, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 53

Ex. MA-034 COVID-19 Order No. 54Governor Charles D. Baker · Nov. 6, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 54

Ex. MA-035 COVID-19 Order No. 55Governor Charles D. Baker · Nov. 6, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 55

Ex. MA-037 COVID-19 Order No. 56Governor Charles D. Baker · Nov. 9, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 56

Ex. MA-065 Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Scheduling and…Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel · Dec. 11, 2020

Order of the Commissioner of…

Ex. MA-038 COVID-19 Order No. 57Governor Charles D. Baker · Dec. 13, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 57

Ex. MA-039 COVID-19 Order No. 58Governor Charles D. Baker · Dec. 13, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 58

Ex. MA-040 COVID-19 Order No. 59Governor Charles D. Baker · Dec. 26, 2020

COVID-19 Order No. 59

Ex. MA-041 COVID-19 Order No. 60Governor Charles D. Baker · Jan. 7, 2021

COVID-19 Order No. 60

Ex. MA-042 COVID-19 Order No. 62Governor Charles D. Baker · Jan. 21, 2021

COVID-19 Order No. 62

Ex. MA-043 COVID-19 Order No. 63 (with the March 18, 2021 Appendix effective…Governor Charles D. Baker · Feb. 8, 2021

COVID-19 Order No. 63 (with…

Ex. MA-044 COVID-19 Order No. 65Governor Charles D. Baker · Mar. 1, 2021

COVID-19 Order No. 65

Ex. MA-066 Rescission of Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (elective…Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel · Mar. 1, 2021

Rescission of Order of the…

Ex. MA-045 COVID-19 Order No. 66Governor Charles D. Baker · Mar. 22, 2021

COVID-19 Order No. 66

Ex. MA-046 COVID-19 Order No. 67Governor Charles D. Baker · Apr. 30, 2021

COVID-19 Order No. 67

Ex. MA-047 COVID-19 Order No. 68Governor Charles D. Baker · May 10, 2021

COVID-19 Order No. 68

Ex. MA-049 Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A…Governor Charles D. Baker · May 28, 2021

Governor's Declaration…

Ex. MA-048 COVID-19 Order No. 69Governor Charles D. Baker · May 29, 2021

COVID-19 Order No. 69

Ex. MA-050 Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Face Coverings to…Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel… · May 29, 2021

Order of the Commissioner of…

Ex. MA-054 COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-1 (Reissuance of…Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel… · June 15, 2021

COVID-19 Public Health…

Ex. MA-053 Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021General Court (Legislature); approved by the… · June 16, 2021

Chapter 20 of the Acts of…

Ex. MA-073 Advisory Regarding Face Coverings and Cloth Masks (updated July 30…Department of Public Health · July 30, 2021

Advisory Regarding Face…

Ex. MA-067 COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-4Acting Commissioner of Public Health Margret R.… · Aug. 4, 2021

COVID-19 Public Health…

Ex. MA-070 101 CMR 23.00Executive Office of Health and Human Services… · Aug. 13, 2021

101 CMR 23.00

Ex. MA-068 Executive Order No. 595Governor Charles D. Baker · Aug. 19, 2021

Executive Order No. 595

Ex. MA-071 Implementation of DESE Mask RequirementCommissioner of Elementary and Secondary… · Aug. 25, 2021

Implementation of DESE Mask…

Ex. MA-069 105 CMR 159.000Department of Public Health (emergency… · Sept. 8, 2021

105 CMR 159.000

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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Level	Effective	End	Quarters	Limitations	Source	File
Ex. MA-001	Executive Order No. 591Declaration of a State of Emergency to Respond to COVID-19	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Mar. 10, 2020	June 15, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read	PDF 457 KB
Ex. MA-002	COVID-19 Order No. 1Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, s. 20	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Mar. 12, 2020	Sept. 30, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 112 KB
Ex. MA-056	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Implementing Policies and Procedures for Restricting Visitor Access to Nursing Homes and Rest HomesOrder restricting visitors at nursing and rest homes	Commissioner of Public Health	State	Mar. 12, 2020	June 14, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. MA-003	COVID-19 Order No. 2Order Prohibiting Gatherings of More Than 250 People	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Mar. 13, 2020	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 66 KB
Ex. MA-004	COVID-19 Order No. 3Order Temporarily Closing All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Mar. 16, 2020	May 4, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read	PDF 84 KB
Ex. MA-005	COVID-19 Order No. 5Order Prohibiting Gatherings of More Than 25 People and On-Premises Consumption of Food or Drink	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Mar. 17, 2020	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 81 KB
Ex. MA-057	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (hospital visitor restrictions)Order requiring hospitals to screen visitors and restrict visitation	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel	State	Mar. 17, 2020	June 15, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read	PDF 47 KB
Ex. MA-058	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding non-essential elective invasive procedures (hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers)Order postponing non-essential elective invasive procedures	Commissioner of Public Health	State	Mar. 18, 2020	May 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 50 KB
Ex. MA-007	COVID-19 Order No. 11 (Mar. 20, 2020) with Orders No. 6, 39, 47, 64Order Authorizing Actions to Limit In-Person Transactions at the Registry of Motor Vehicles (first order)…	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Mar. 20, 2020	May 29, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read	Source
Ex. MA-006	COVID-19 Order No. 10Order Temporarily Closing All Child Care Programs and Authorizing the Temporary Creation and Operation of…	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Mar. 22, 2020	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureSchools and child care	Primary source read	PDF 94 KB
Ex. MA-008	COVID-19 Order No. 13Order Assuring Continued Operation of Essential Services in the Commonwealth, Closing Certain Workplaces, and…	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Mar. 24, 2020	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read	PDF 194 KB
Ex. MA-009	DPH Stay-at-Home Advisory (Mar. 23, 2020); Safer at Home Advisory (May 18, 2020); Stay at Home Advisory 10 p.m.-5 a.m. (Nov. 2, 2020)Stay-at-Home Advisory	Department of Public Health (Commissioner Monica Bharel)	State	Mar. 24, 2020	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q42021 Q1	Stay-at-home	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. MA-010	COVID-19 Order No. 15Order Extending the Closure of Non-Emergency Child Care Programs (to May 4, 2020)	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Mar. 25, 2020	Apr. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. MA-011	COVID-19 Order No. 16Order Extending the Temporary Closure of All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Mar. 25, 2020	Apr. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read	PDF 69 KB
Ex. MA-012	COVID-19 Order No. 21Order Extending the Closing of Certain Workplaces and the Prohibition on Gatherings of More Than 10 People…	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Mar. 31, 2020	May 4, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSupply chain	Primary source read	PDF 110 KB
Ex. MA-051	Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2020An Act to Address Challenges Faced by Municipalities and State Authorities Resulting from COVID-19	General Court (Legislature); approved by the Governor	State	Apr. 3, 2020	May 1, 2022	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Alcohol and barsCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read	PDF 150 KB
Ex. MA-052	Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020An Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures During the COVID-19 Emergency	General Court (Legislature); approved by the Governor	State	Apr. 20, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read	PDF 127 KB
Ex. MA-013	COVID-19 Order No. 27Order Extending the Closure of Non-Emergency Child Care Programs (to June 29, 2020)	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Apr. 21, 2020	June 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureSchools and child care	Primary source read	PDF 73 KB
Ex. MA-014	COVID-19 Order No. 28Order Extending the Temporary Closure of All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools (for the…	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Apr. 21, 2020	June 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read	PDF 80 KB
Ex. MA-015	COVID-19 Order No. 30Order Further Extending the Closing of Certain Workplaces and the Prohibition on Gatherings of More Than 10…	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Apr. 28, 2020	May 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering cap	Primary source read	PDF 91 KB
Ex. MA-016	COVID-19 Order No. 31Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public Places Where Social Distancing Is Not Possible	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	May 6, 2020	Nov. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 117 KB
Ex. MA-017	COVID-19 Order No. 33Order Implementing a Phased Reopening of Workplaces and Imposing Workplace Safety Measures to Address COVID-19	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	May 18, 2020	May 29, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 380 KB
Ex. MA-060	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding the Scheduling and Performance of Urgent Elective Invasive ProceduresPhase I elective-procedure resumption order (attestation required)	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel	State	May 18, 2020	June 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 183 KB
Ex. MA-018	COVID-19 Order No. 35Order Clarifying the Progression of the Commonwealth's Phased Workplace Re-Opening Plan and Authorizing…	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	June 1, 2020	May 29, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 353 KB
Ex. MA-019	COVID-19 Order No. 37Order Authorizing the Re-Opening of Phase II Enterprises	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	June 8, 2020	May 29, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 404 KB
Ex. MA-020	COVID-19 Order No. 38Revised Order Regulating Gatherings Throughout the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	June 8, 2020	July 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 158 KB
Ex. MA-021	COVID-19 Order No. 40Order Further Advancing the Re-Opening of Phase II Enterprises	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	June 22, 2020	May 29, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 792 KB
Ex. MA-061	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding the Scheduling and Performance of Non-Essential Elective Invasive ProceduresPhase II elective-procedure order (attestation; airborne contaminant removal timelines)	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel	State	June 24, 2020	Dec. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 182 KB
Ex. MA-022	COVID-19 Order No. 41Order Authorizing the Reopening of Child Care Programs and Rescinding Eight COVID-19 Orders	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	June 26, 2020	May 29, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child careCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 1.5 MB
Ex. MA-072	Court System Response to COVID-19 (guide) listing the SJC and Trial Court ordersCourt system response to COVID-19: orders and announcements (Wayback capture July 1, 2020; 2021 capture read…	Supreme Judicial Court and Executive Office of the Trial Court (index page of the Massachusetts Court System)	Court	July 1, 2020	Sept. 30, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 569 KB
Ex. MA-023	COVID-19 Order No. 43Order Authorizing the Re-Opening of Phase III Enterprises	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	July 6, 2020	May 29, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 3.3 MB
Ex. MA-024	COVID-19 Order No. 44Second Revised Order Regulating Gatherings Throughout the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	July 6, 2020	Aug. 11, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 1.6 MB
Ex. MA-025	COVID-19 Order No. 45Order Instituting a Mandatory 14-Day Quarantine Requirement for Travelers Arriving in Massachusetts	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Aug. 1, 2020	Mar. 22, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 1.1 MB
Ex. MA-026	COVID-19 Order No. 46Third Revised Order Regulating Gatherings Throughout the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Aug. 11, 2020	Oct. 5, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 3.8 MB
Ex. MA-027	COVID-19 Order No. 47 (Aug. 11, 2020)Extension of Second Order Authorizing Actions to Limit In-Person Transactions at the Registry of Motor…	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Aug. 11, 2020	May 29, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. MA-028	COVID-19 Order No. 48Order Amending the Administration of Penalties Issued Pursuant to Certain COVID-19 Orders	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Aug. 18, 2020	May 29, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Other	Primary source read	PDF 178 KB
Ex. MA-029	COVID-19 Order No. 49Order Authorizing Certain Program Adjustments to Support Families with Students Engaged in Remote Learning	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Aug. 28, 2020	June 15, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. MA-030	COVID-19 Order No. 50Order Making Certain Phase III Adjustments	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Sept. 10, 2020	June 15, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 4.5 MB
Ex. MA-031	COVID-19 Order No. 51Order Authorizing Re-Opening of Phase III, Step 2 Enterprises in Municipalities with Reduced Incidence of…	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Oct. 5, 2020	Nov. 9, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limit	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 4.5 MB
Ex. MA-032	COVID-19 Order No. 52Phase III, Step 2 Order Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Oct. 5, 2020	Nov. 6, 2020	2020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 4.0 MB
Ex. MA-064	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Control of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care FacilitiesLong-term care control order (admissions freeze authority)	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel	State	Nov. 5, 2020	Sept. 30, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 320 KB
Ex. MA-033	COVID-19 Order No. 53Order Requiring Early Closing for Certain Businesses and Activities, Limiting Hours for Alcohol and Adult Use…	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Nov. 6, 2020	Jan. 25, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read	PDF 318 KB
Ex. MA-034	COVID-19 Order No. 54Revised Order Further Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Nov. 6, 2020	Dec. 13, 2020	2020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 458 KB
Ex. MA-035	COVID-19 Order No. 55Revised Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public Places	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Nov. 6, 2020	Apr. 30, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 252 KB
Ex. MA-037	COVID-19 Order No. 56Order Revising Provisions for Phase III Re-Openings in Municipalities with Reduced Incidence of COVID-19…	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Nov. 9, 2020	Dec. 13, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limit	Primary source read	PDF 4.6 MB
Ex. MA-065	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Scheduling and Performance of Elective Invasive ProceduresWinter curtailment of non-essential elective invasive procedures	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel	State	Dec. 11, 2020	Mar. 1, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 120 KB
Ex. MA-038	COVID-19 Order No. 57Further Revised Order Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth (Superseding and Rescinding Order No. 54)	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Dec. 13, 2020	Jan. 25, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 2.5 MB
Ex. MA-039	COVID-19 Order No. 58Order Returning All Municipalities to Phase III, Step 1 COVID-19 Safety Rules (Superseding and Rescinding…	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Dec. 13, 2020	Mar. 1, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 4.3 MB
Ex. MA-040	COVID-19 Order No. 59Order Temporarily Applying Further Capacity Restrictions to Statewide COVID-19 Safety Rules (Revising…	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Dec. 26, 2020	Jan. 10, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read	PDF 313 KB
Ex. MA-041	COVID-19 Order No. 60Order Extending the Provisions of COVID-19 Order No. 59 (to noon January 24, 2021)	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Jan. 7, 2021	Jan. 21, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. MA-042	COVID-19 Order No. 62Order Further Extending Application of Additional Capacity Restrictions to Statewide COVID-19 Safety Rules and…	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Jan. 21, 2021	Feb. 8, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read	PDF 216 KB
Ex. MA-043	COVID-19 Order No. 63 (with the March 18, 2021 Appendix effective March 22, 2021)Further Revised Order Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth (Superseding and Rescinding Order No. 57)	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Feb. 8, 2021	Apr. 30, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 381 KB
Ex. MA-044	COVID-19 Order No. 65Order Advancing All Communities to Phase III, Step 2 of the Commonwealth's Reopening Plan (Superseding and…	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Mar. 1, 2021	May 29, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 403 KB
Ex. MA-066	Rescission of Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (elective invasive procedures)Rescission of the December 7, 2020 elective-procedures order	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel	State	Mar. 1, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	2021 Q1	Health care orders	Primary source read	PDF 113 KB
Ex. MA-045	COVID-19 Order No. 66Order Advancing All Communities to Phase IV, Step 1 of the Commonwealth's Re-Opening Plan and Transitioning to…	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Mar. 22, 2021	May 29, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 5.2 MB
Ex. MA-046	COVID-19 Order No. 67Further Revised Order Regarding Face Coverings	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Apr. 30, 2021	May 29, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 2.6 MB
Ex. MA-047	COVID-19 Order No. 68Order Reopening Certain Phase IV, Step 2 Enterprises	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	May 10, 2021	May 29, 2021	2021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 2.8 MB
Ex. MA-049	Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (the 'modified public health emergency')Declaration that an emergency exists that is detrimental to the public health in the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	May 28, 2021	Sept. 20, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersVaccination or testing	Primary source read	PDF 887 KB
Ex. MA-048	COVID-19 Order No. 69Order Announcing the Termination of the March 10, 2020 State of Emergency and Rescinding COVID-19 Executive…	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	May 29, 2021	June 30, 2021	2021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read	PDF 953 KB
Ex. MA-050	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain SettingsOrder Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain Settings	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor	State	May 29, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 224 KB
Ex. MA-054	COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-1 (Reissuance of Certain Public Health Orders)Reissuance of Certain Public Health Orders	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council (June 9, 2021) and the Governor	State	June 15, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read	PDF 1.1 MB
Ex. MA-053	Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021An Act Relative to Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency	General Court (Legislature); approved by the Governor	State	June 16, 2021	Dec. 15, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read	PDF 159 KB
Ex. MA-073	Advisory Regarding Face Coverings and Cloth Masks (updated July 30, 2021)DPH mask advisory for vaccinated and unvaccinated residents	Department of Public Health	State	July 30, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. MA-067	COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-4Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding the requirement for nursing home personnel to be…	Acting Commissioner of Public Health Margret R. Cooke, with Public Health Council authorization (June 9, 2021) and the Governor's approval	State	Aug. 4, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read	PDF 142 KB
Ex. MA-070	101 CMR 23.00COVID-19 Vaccinations for Staff at Certain Agency Facilities (emergency regulation)	Executive Office of Health and Human Services (emergency regulation)	State	Aug. 13, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read	PDF 36 KB
Ex. MA-068	Executive Order No. 595Implementing a Requirement for COVID-19 Vaccination for the Commonwealth's Executive Department Employees	Governor Charles D. Baker	State	Aug. 19, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read	PDF 249 KB
Ex. MA-071	Implementation of DESE Mask RequirementDESE mask requirement for public school students and staff, 2021-22 school year	Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey C. Riley, under the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education's August 24, 2021 vote	State	Aug. 25, 2021	Oct. 1, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read	PDF 62 KB
Ex. MA-069	105 CMR 159.000COVID-19 Vaccinations for Certain Staff Providing Home Care Services in Massachusetts (emergency regulation)	Department of Public Health (emergency regulation)	State	Sept. 8, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read	PDF 212 KB
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Governor Charles D. Baker, Executive Order No. 591 (Mar. 10, 2020) (Ex. MA-001)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 1 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MA-002)
Commissioner of Public Health, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Implementing Policies and Procedures for Restricting Visitor Access to Nursing Homes and Rest Homes (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MA-056)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 2 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MA-003)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 3 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MA-004)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 5 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MA-005)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (hospital visitor restrictions) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MA-057)
Commissioner of Public Health, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding non-essential elective invasive procedures (hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MA-058)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 11 (Mar. 20, 2020) with Orders No. 6, 39, 47, 64 (Ex. MA-007)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 10 (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MA-006)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 13 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MA-008)
Department of Public Health (Commissioner Monica Bharel), DPH Stay-at-Home Advisory (Mar. 23, 2020); Safer at Home Advisory (May 18, 2020); Stay at Home Advisory 10 p.m.-5 a.m. (Nov. 2, 2020) (Ex. MA-009)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 15 (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. MA-010)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 16 (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. MA-011)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 21 (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. MA-012)
General Court (Legislature); approved by the Governor, Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. MA-051)
General Court (Legislature); approved by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. MA-052)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 27 (Apr. 21, 2020) (Ex. MA-013)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 28 (Apr. 21, 2020) (Ex. MA-014)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 30 (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. MA-015)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 31 (May 1, 2020) (Ex. MA-016)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 33 (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MA-017)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding the Scheduling and Performance of Urgent Elective Invasive Procedures (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MA-060)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 35 (June 1, 2020) (Ex. MA-018)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 37 (June 6, 2020) (Ex. MA-019)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 38 (June 6, 2020) (Ex. MA-020)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 40 (June 19, 2020) (Ex. MA-021)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding the Scheduling and Performance of Non-Essential Elective Invasive Procedures (June 24, 2020) (Ex. MA-061)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 41 (June 26, 2020) (Ex. MA-022)
Supreme Judicial Court and Executive Office of the Trial Court (index page of the Massachusetts Court System), Court System Response to COVID-19 (guide) listing the SJC and Trial Court orders (July 1, 2020) (Ex. MA-072)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 43 (July 2, 2020) (Ex. MA-023)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 44 (July 2, 2020) (Ex. MA-024)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 45 (July 24, 2020) (Ex. MA-025)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 46 (Aug. 7, 2020) (Ex. MA-026)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 47 (Aug. 11, 2020) (Ex. MA-027)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 48 (Aug. 18, 2020) (Ex. MA-028)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 49 (Aug. 28, 2020) (Ex. MA-029)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 50 (Sept. 10, 2020) (Ex. MA-030)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 51 (Sept. 29, 2020) (Ex. MA-031)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 52 (Sept. 29, 2020) (Ex. MA-032)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Control of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities (Nov. 5, 2020) (Ex. MA-064)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 53 (Nov. 2, 2020) (Ex. MA-033)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 54 (Nov. 2, 2020) (Ex. MA-034)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 55 (Nov. 2, 2020) (Ex. MA-035)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 56 (Nov. 6, 2020) (Ex. MA-037)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Scheduling and Performance of Elective Invasive Procedures (Dec. 7, 2020) (Ex. MA-065)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 57 (Dec. 8, 2020) (Ex. MA-038)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 58 (Dec. 8, 2020) (Ex. MA-039)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 59 (Dec. 22, 2020) (Ex. MA-040)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 60 (Jan. 7, 2021) (Ex. MA-041)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 62 (Jan. 21, 2021) (Ex. MA-042)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 63 (with the March 18, 2021 Appendix effective March 22, 2021) (Feb. 4, 2021) (Ex. MA-043)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 65 (Feb. 25, 2021) (Ex. MA-044)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Rescission of Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (elective invasive procedures) (Mar. 1, 2021) (Ex. MA-066)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 66 (Mar. 18, 2021) (Ex. MA-045)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 67 (Apr. 29, 2021) (Ex. MA-046)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 68 (May 7, 2021) (Ex. MA-047)
Governor Charles D. Baker, Governor's Declaration Pursuant to General Laws Chapter 17, Section 2A (the 'modified public health emergency') (May 28, 2021) (Ex. MA-049)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 69 (May 28, 2021) (Ex. MA-048)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain Settings (May 28, 2021) (Ex. MA-050)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council (June 9, 2021) and the Governor, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-1 (Reissuance of Certain Public Health Orders) (June 14, 2021) (Ex. MA-054)
General Court (Legislature); approved by the Governor, Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021 (June 16, 2021) (Ex. MA-053)
Department of Public Health, Advisory Regarding Face Coverings and Cloth Masks (updated July 30, 2021) (Ex. MA-073)
Acting Commissioner of Public Health Margret R. Cooke, with Public Health Council authorization (June 9, 2021) and the Governor's approval, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-4 (Aug. 4, 2021) (Ex. MA-067)
Executive Office of Health and Human Services (emergency regulation), 101 CMR 23.00 (Aug. 13, 2021) (Ex. MA-070)
Governor Charles D. Baker, Executive Order No. 595 (Aug. 19, 2021) (Ex. MA-068)
Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey C. Riley, under the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education's August 24, 2021 vote, Implementation of DESE Mask Requirement (Aug. 25, 2021) (Ex. MA-071)
Department of Public Health (emergency regulation), 105 CMR 159.000 (Sept. 8, 2021) (Ex. MA-069)