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Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-004 Order Primary source read

First Amendment to the Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Vaccine Providers' Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines

First Amendment (new Section 3(C): providers receiving first-dose allocations for two weeks must schedule appointments for every Phase 1A person who requests one and contact every person on their lists by Mar. 31, 2021)

Alison V. Beam, Acting Secretary of Health · Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department) (State)

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Jurisdiction
Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department) · Pennsylvania
Level
State
Authority
same as the Feb. 12, 2021 order
Issued
2021-03-15 Mar. 15, 2021
Effective
12:01 a.m. Mar. 16, 2021 (read as 2021-03-16)
End
superseded with the base order on July 28, 2021 (read as 2021-07-28)
In force
Mar. 16, 2021 to July 28, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • Vaccine Providers who received first-dose allocations for at least the two previous weeks
Functions reached
  • CL scheduling and front desk (mandatory outreach and appointment rules)
  • CB patient base (Phase 1A priority)
  • OF administration
Collection
State health department orders to licensed settings AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS

Operative words

(C) A Vaccine Provider who has received first dose allocations of Vaccine for at least the two previous weeks prior to the effective date of this Subsection shall use best efforts to schedule appointments for every individual eligible under Phase 1A of the Department's Interim Vaccine Plan who requests an appointment. This shall include all eligible individuals, including those outside of the Vaccine Provider's current patient network.... 2. By March 31, 2021, a Vaccine Provider... shall contact by phone or e-mail every individual for whom it has contact information and offer that individual an appointment.... 4. A Vaccine Provider shall schedule appointments as far into the future as necessary to accommodate all Phase 1A individuals requesting appointments... This Amended Order shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on March 16, 2021.

Enforcement

Section 5 of the Feb. 12, 2021 order (allocation reduction or suspension); 35 P.S. § 521.20

Notes

Compels pharmacies and practices to book beyond their own patient networks and to work through their entire contact lists by Mar. 31, 2021.

Retrieval note

Posted under a filename dated 20210314; the order is dated 'this 15th day of March 2021'.

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