{"id":"AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-021","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"New Jersey - Department of Health (State health department)","state":"NJ","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS","eco":"","issuer":"Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health","authority":"Executive Directive 20-035 and N.J.S.A. 26:13-23","instrument":"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","title":"Eligibility expansion effective Jan. 14, 2021 (65 and older; 16-64 with high-risk conditions); Phase 1A and first responders remain eligible; no doctor\u0027s note required","dateIssued":"2021-01-13","effective":"2021-01-14","end":"superseded by later expansions (Mar. 2, Mar. 15, Apr. 19 and May 28, 2021)","startDate":"2021-01-14","endDate":"2021-05-28","quarters":["2021Q1"],"types":["VAX","HC"],"addressees":["vaccination points of dispensing and providers","the public"],"clause":"Effective January 14, 2021, persons aged 65 and older are eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccination. Also, effective January 14, 2021, persons 16 to 64 who have at least one high-risk chronic medical condition are eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccination.... People eligible in Phase 1A (healthcare personnel and long-term care residents) and those previously announced in Phase 1B (frontline first responders) remain eligible... The expansion from Phase 1A to Phase 1B will be staggered.","enforcement":"N.J.S.A. 26:13-23 (through Executive Directive 20-035)","functions":["CB patient base (eligibility)","CL scheduling","WF workforce (employees under 65 without listed conditions remained ineligible)"],"notes":"Fixes who could lawfully be vaccinated in New Jersey from Jan. 14, 2021.","sourceUrl":"https://www.nj.gov/health/legal/covid19/1-13-21_Memo_COVID19_VaxEligibilityExpansion.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":785735,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-021","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-021","citation":"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)","stateName":"New Jersey","related":["AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-023","AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-036","AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-024","AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-022"]}