{"id":"AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-092","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"California - Department of Public Health, Center for Health Care Quality","state":"CA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS","eco":"","issuer":"CDPH, Center for Health Care Quality","authority":"the Aug. 5, 2021 State Public Health Officer Order (recited)","instrument":"AFL 21-34, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine Requirement for Healthcare Personnel (HCP)","title":"All facilities: HCP must be fully vaccinated by Sept. 30, 2021 unless exempt; facilities must document HCP vaccination or exemption status by Sept. 30, 2021; HCP includes all paid and unpaid individuals working in indoor settings where care is provided","dateIssued":"2021-09-09","effective":"2021-09-09 (vaccination deadline Sept. 30, 2021)","end":"continued and revised (boosters) in 2021-2022","startDate":"2021-09-09","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["VAX","HC","EMP"],"addressees":["all facilities licensed by CDPH (hospitals, SNFs, clinics, dialysis, hospice, home health and others named in the Aug. 5, 2021 order)"],"clause":"This AFL notifies all facilities of the August 5, 2021 Public Health Order related to mandatory vaccination [of health care workers]... This AFL requires HCP to receive COVID-19 vaccination. HCP must ensure they have received either the [second dose of a two-dose regimen or a single-dose regimen by September 30,] 2021, unless exempt. Facilities must document HCP COVID-19 vaccination or exemption status by September 30, 2021 to be in [compliance]... HCP subject to the vaccine requirement include all paid and unpaid individuals who work in indoor settings where [care is provided to patients or where patients have access]... To be eligible for a Qualified Medical Reasons exemption, the HCP must also provide their employer with a written [statement from a licensed practitioner].","enforcement":"Health \u0026 Safety Code § 120295 (violation of the Public Health Officer Order is a misdemeanor); § 1280.1 (administrative penalties); facility licensure","functions":["HR workforce (vaccination as a condition of working indoors in any licensed facility from Sept. 30, 2021)","IC infection control","OF documentation of status and exemptions","WF workforce (contractors, vendors, students and volunteers included)"],"notes":"The licensing-agency implementation of California\u0027s health-care-worker vaccination mandate, with the Sept. 30, 2021 compliance date inside Q3 2021.","sourceUrl":"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHCQ/LCP/Pages/AFL-21-34.aspx","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210922000807/https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHCQ/LCP/Pages/AFL-21-34.aspx","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":175508,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-092","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-092","citation":"CDPH, Center for Health Care Quality, AFL 21-34, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine Requirement for Healthcare Personnel (HCP) (Sept. 9, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-092)","stateName":"California","related":[]}