{"id":"CT-053","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Connecticut","state":"CT","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Department of Public Health (Acting Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford)","authority":"Public Act 21-185 section 6 (as accelerated by EO 13A section 2)","instrument":"DPH Order regarding weekly testing of unvaccinated nursing home staff","title":"Order requiring each nursing home to test unvaccinated facility staff weekly for COVID-19","dateIssued":"2021-08-11","effective":"2021-08-11 (immediately)","end":"Unless earlier modified or terminated (in force through Sept. 30, 2021 and beyond)","startDate":"2021-08-11","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["HC","EMP","VAX"],"addressees":["every nursing home as defined by Public Act 21-185","facility staff including employees, consultants, contractors, volunteers, caregivers and students"],"clause":"each nursing home as defined by Public Act 21-185 shall weekly test unvaccinated facility staff for COVID-19, at its sole expense.... \u0027Facility staff\u0027 includes employees, consultants, contractors, volunteers, and caregivers who provide care and services to residents on behalf of the facility, and students in the facility\u0027s nurse aide training programs or from affiliated academic institutions.","enforcement":"DPH licensing enforcement (Conn. Gen. Stat. sections 19a-524 to 19a-528)","functions":["IC infection control and testing","HR staffing (contractors and agency staff)","PL staffing placements"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/coronavirus/20210811-dph-order-regarding-weekly-testing-of-unvaccinated-nursing-home-staff.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":246412,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"CT","url":"/library/CT-053","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/CT-053","citation":"Department of Public Health (Acting Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford), DPH Order regarding weekly testing of unvaccinated nursing home staff (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. CT-053)","stateName":"Connecticut","related":["CT-020","DUT-CT-001","CT-052","CT-047"]}