{"id":"MET-SEA-001","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"King County, Washington","state":"WA","metro":"SEA","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle \u0026 King County","authority":"RCW 70.05.070(2)-(3); WAC 246-100-036","instrument":"Local Health Officer Verification of Vaccination Order","title":"Local Health Officer Verification of Vaccination Order","dateIssued":"2021-09-16","effective":"Issued \u0027EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY\u0027 Sept. 16, 2021; entry requirement effective Oct. 25, 2021 (outdoor events of 500 or more; indoor restaurants, bars and taverns seating 12 or more; entertainment and recreational establishments) and Dec. 6, 2021 (indoor restaurants, bars and taverns seating fewer than 12)","end":"Six months from Oct. 25, 2021, \u0027and reevaluated at that time\u0027 (post-period; the order ran into 2022)","startDate":"2021-09-16","endDate":"2021-10-25","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["VAX","EVT","CAP","GATH"],"addressees":["indoor restaurants, bars and taverns","entertainment and performing arts venues, night clubs, music and concert venues, movie theaters, museums, gyms, stadiums and arenas, exhibition halls, convention centers","organizers of outdoor events of 500 or more","employers, employees and volunteers of the covered establishments","patrons 12 and older"],"clause":"EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, as Local Health Officer I hereby ORDER as follows: VERIFICATION OF VACCINATION ORDER. For all patrons and customers 12-years of age and older, verification that they are fully vaccinated is required prior to entry to the following public events and establishments: Outdoor recreational and entertainment events with 500 or more people, such as collegiate sports, professional sports, and concerts. Effective Date: October 25, 2021. Indoor restaurants, bars, and taverns with seating capacity of 12 and more AND entertainment and recreational establishments, such as entertainment and performing arts venues, night clubs, music and concert venues, movie theaters, museums, collegiate and professional sports stadiums and arenas, exhibition halls, and convention centers. Effective Date: October 25, 2021. Indoor restaurants, bars, and taverns with seating capacity of less than 12. Effective Date: December 6, 2021.... As an alternative to providing vaccine verification, prior to entry individuals must provide... A negative FDA-approved PCR test administered within the previous 72 hours, or A negative FDA-approved rapid test administered by a testing provider on site at the event site. Medical and religious vaccine exemptions are not accepted in place of vaccine verification or documentation of a negative COVID test.","enforcement":"Order of the Local Health Officer under RCW 70.05.070 and WAC 246-100-036; \u0027Employers, their employees, and volunteers, must implement this ORDER equitably\u0027; \u0027This ORDER will remain in effect for 6-months and reevaluated at that time\u0027","functions":["DR dining room and BA bar (entry gate on every indoor patron)","PE performances, theaters, cinemas, concerts","FC gyms and fitness facilities","MC meetings, conventions, exhibition halls","SP sports and outdoor events of 500 or more","HR/WF staffing to check documents at the door","CB customer base (unvaccinated and untested patrons excluded)"],"notes":"Exempt: children under 12; youth sporting events; outdoor dining; take-out; indoor dining in buildings that primarily serve non-dining purposes (airports, malls, food courts, school cafeterias); funerals; weddings and faith-based gatherings except in covered establishments; vote centers. Recites Delta-driven transmission, 68 percent county vaccination, hospitals seeing \u0027more COVID-19 patients now than at any other time during the pandemic\u0027. Announced Sept. 16, 2021 (MET-SEA-026, MET-SEA-037); plan previewed Sept. 7, 2021 (Executive release located).","sourceUrl":"https://kingcounty.gov/depts/health/covid-19/~/media/depts/health/communicable-diseases/documents/C19/LHO-proof-of-vaccination.ashx","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210925040309/https://kingcounty.gov/depts/health/covid-19/~/media/depts/health/communicable-diseases/documents/C19/LHO-proof-of-vaccination.ashx","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":240908,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-SEA","url":"/library/MET-SEA-001","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-SEA-001","citation":"Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle \u0026 King County, Local Health Officer Verification of Vaccination Order (Sept. 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-SEA-001)","stateName":"Washington","related":["MET-SEA-026","MET-SEA-037","SEC-03-GM-010","SEC-03-GM-030","SEC-06-GM-013","SEC-17-GM-045","SEC-25-GM-004","SEC-25-GM-005","SEC-25-GM-064","MET-SEA-002"]}