{"id":"SEC-01-060","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"California","state":"CA","metro":"","industry":"01","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"State Public Health Officer, CDPH","authority":"Cal. Health \u0026 Safety Code 120125 et seq.","instrument":"State Public Health Officer Order of August 5, 2021 (Requirements for Visitors in Acute Health Care and Long-Term Care Settings)","title":"Order of the State Public Health Officer: Requirements for Visitors in Acute Health Care and Long-Term Care Settings","dateIssued":"2021-08-05","effective":"2021-08-11","end":"Superseded Sept. 15, 2022 and later rescinded","startDate":"2021-08-11","endDate":"2022-09-15","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["OTHER","VAX","HC"],"addressees":["general acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities"],"clause":"II. The Order applies only to indoor visitation in facilities identified in this Order. Indoor visitation shall be permitted only in accordance with this Order. A. The facilities identified in this Order must either: (1) verify visitors are fully vaccinated, or (2) for unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated visitors, verify documentation of a negative SARS-CoV-2 test... C. Unvaccinated or partially vaccinated visitors are eligible for indoor visits only if they can show documentation of a negative SARS-CoV-2 test where the specimen collection occurred within 72 hours before each visit... D. Facilities must have a plan in place for tracking verified visitor vaccination status.","enforcement":"Health \u0026 Safety Code 120275, 120295","functions":["VS visitor screening and verification","OF tracking plan","CB","IC"],"notes":"A force-of-law hospital visitation order in force for the last 51 days of Q3 2021 in the largest State.","sourceUrl":"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Order-of-the-State-Public-Health-Officer-Requirements-for-Visitors-in-Acute-Health-Care-and-Long-Term-Care-Settings.aspx","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210815000000/https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Order-of-the-State-Public-Health-Officer-Requirements-for-Visitors-in-Acute-Health-Care-and-Long-Term-Care-Settings.aspx","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":254613,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-01","url":"/library/SEC-01-060","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-01-060","citation":"State Public Health Officer, CDPH, State Public Health Officer Order of August 5, 2021 (Requirements for Visitors in Acute Health Care and Long-Term Care Settings) (Aug. 5, 2021) (Ex. SEC-01-060)","stateName":"California","related":["SEC-04-GM-004","SEC-01-059"]}