AFL 20-22.9, Guidance for Limiting the Transmission of COVID-19 in Skilled Nursing Facilities (revision of Aug. 12, 2021; series begun March 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

California - Department of Public Health, Center for Health Care Quality (State health department; health-facility licensing) · California

Level

State

Authority

Health & Safety Code § 1275 et seq.; the Aug. 5, 2021 State Public Health Officer Order (recited in revision.9)

Issued

2021-08-12 Aug. 12, 2021

Effective

2021-08-12 (visitor verification per the Aug. 5, 2021 Public Health Officer Order, effective Aug. 11, 2021) (read as 2021-08-12)

End

revised further in 2021-2022 (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Aug. 12, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Travel and quarantineHealth care ordersVaccination or testingOther

Addressees

• all skilled nursing facilities licensed by CDPH

Functions reached

• VS visitation (vaccination or test verification at the door)
• IC infection control
• OF documentation (verification plans and records)
• CB families

Collection

State health department orders to licensed settings AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS

Operative words

Visitors who are unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated must show documentation of a [negative COVID-19 test]... [Facilities] must have a plan in place for tracking verified visitor vaccination status. Documentation of the verification must be [maintained]... Visitors that are unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated and are seeking indoor visitation must show [proof of a negative test]; the test used must either have Emergency Use Authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or be operating [under a laboratory-developed test]... Facilities shall conduct visitation through different means based on the facility's structure and residents' needs.

Enforcement

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