{"id":"AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-070","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (federal); Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"FED-HEALTH-OTHER","eco":"","issuer":"Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs","authority":"38 U.S.C. 7301, 7401-7405; 5 U.S.C. 301; VHA Directive 1193","instrument":"VA announcement of Aug. 12, 2021: vaccine mandate expanded effective Aug. 13, 2021 to most VHA employees and to volunteers and contractors who work in or visit VHA facilities or come into contact with VA patients and health care workers","title":"VA expands mandate for COVID-19 vaccines among VHA employees","dateIssued":"2021-08-12","effective":"2021-08-13 (eight weeks to provide proof of vaccination)","end":"Rescinded May 2023","startDate":"2021-08-13","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["VAX","HC","EMP"],"addressees":["Hybrid Title 38 and Title 5 VHA employees; volunteers; contractors who work in VHA facilities, visit VHA facilities or otherwise come into contact with VA patients and health care workers"],"clause":"Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough will expand his previous COVID-19 vaccine mandate Friday, Aug. 13, to apply to most Veterans Health Administration employees and volunteers and contractors who work in VHA facilities, visit VHA facilities or otherwise come into contact with VA patients and healthcare workers as part of their duties.... As with the previous mandate, directive affected employees will have eight weeks to provide proof of vaccination to their local VHA Occupational Health Office.","enforcement":"Condition of employment, volunteer service and contract performance at VHA facilities","functions":["WF workforce","PL placements at client sites (contract staff)","JS janitorial and SG security contractors at VA facilities","HR"],"notes":"A Q3 2021 federal order conditioning contractors\u0027 access to every VA medical center on vaccination: staffing, janitorial, food-service, security, construction and IT contractors were reached from August 13, 2021.","sourceUrl":"https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5703","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":4775198,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER","url":"/library/AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-070","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-070","citation":"Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, VA announcement of Aug. 12, 2021: vaccine mandate expanded effective Aug. 13, 2021 to most VHA employees and to volunteers and contractors who work in or visit VHA facilities or come into contact with VA patients and health care workers (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-070)","stateName":"","related":["AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-069"]}