{"id":"SEC-04-056","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Colorado","state":"CO","metro":"","industry":"04","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Jared Polis (letter to the State Board of Health)","authority":"C.R.S. 25-1.5-103 (Board of Health licensure standards); C.R.S. 24-33.5-704","instrument":"Governor\u0027s release and letter of Aug. 17, 2021 urging expedited Board of Health rulemaking","title":"Governor Polis Urges State Board of Health to Engage in Expedited Rulemaking to Require COVID-19 Vaccine for All Personnel Working Directly with Colorado\u0027s Vulnerable Populations and Settings Where Coloradans Receive Essential Medical Care","dateIssued":"2021-08-17","effective":"State 24/7 facility personnel first dose by Sept. 30, 2021; Board rule adopted Aug. 30, 2021 (secondary)","end":"Post-period","startDate":"2021-09-30","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["VAX","HC","EMP"],"addressees":["State Board of Health","personnel of licensed health care facilities","State 24/7 facility personnel"],"clause":"Today, Governor Polis urged the State Board of Health to quickly engage in a rulemaking to require the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine for personnel staffing vulnerable populations and places where people receive essential medical care.... As an employer, we practice what we preach and the State of Colorado will announce today that we will be requiring all personnel working in our 24/7 facilities receive their first dose by September 30th as a condition of employment.","enforcement":"","functions":["IC","HR","WF","RS","HC"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://www.colorado.gov/governor/news/6036-governor-polis-urges-state-board-health-engage-expedited-rulemaking-require-covid-19","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210818235823/https://www.colorado.gov/governor/news/6036-governor-polis-urges-state-board-health-engage-expedited-rulemaking-require-covid-19","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":176918,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-04","url":"/library/SEC-04-056","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-04-056","citation":"Governor Jared Polis (letter to the State Board of Health), Governor\u0027s release and letter of Aug. 17, 2021 urging expedited Board of Health rulemaking (Ex. SEC-04-056)","stateName":"Colorado","related":[]}