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State Public Health Officer Order of August 5, 2021 (Requirements for Visitors in Acute Health Care and Long-Term Care Settings)

Order of the State Public Health Officer: Requirements for Visitors in Acute Health Care and Long-Term Care Settings

State Public Health Officer Tomas J. Aragon · California (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
California
Level
State
Authority
Health and Safety Code secs. 120125, 120140, 120175, 120195, 131080
Issued
2021-08-05 Aug. 5, 2021
Effective
2021-08-11
End
Amended 2021-12-31 and 2022-02-11; rescinded 2022-09-17 (read as 2021-12-31)
In force
Aug. 11, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Health care ordersVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • general acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities
  • visitors
Functions reached
  • VS visitation and access
  • CB patients and families
Collection
California CA

Operative words

As recited in CDPH's September 15, 2022 rescission order: visitors must provide proof of full vaccination or 'documentation of a negative SARS-CoV-2 test where the specimen collection occurred within one day of visitation for antigen tests, and within two days of visitation for PCR tests'; facilities must 'verify visitors are fully vaccinated, or (2) for unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated visitors, verify documentation of a negative SARS-CoV-2 test.'

Enforcement

Health and Safety Code sec. 120275 et seq.; facility licensure

Notes

Announced with CA-030 in CDPH release NR21-242 (Aug. 5, 2021).

Retrieval note

The live CDPH page now carries the Sept. 15, 2022 rescission order with the history; Existence, dates and gist confirmed from CDPH's own later order and release.