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Seventh Amended Public Health Order 20-20

Requirements for Colorado Skilled Nursing Facilities, Assisted Living Residences, Intermediate Care Facilities, and Group Homes for COVID-19 Prevention and Response

CDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan · Colorado (Sector regulator)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Colorado
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
C.R.S. §§ 25-1.5-101(1)(a), 25-1.5-102(1)(a)(I)
Issued
2021-05-31 May 31, 2021
Effective
2021-06-01
End
Superseded by the Eighth Amended PHO 20-20 (Sept. 27, 2021, Ex. CO-092) (read as 2021-09-27)
In force
June 1, 2021 to Sept. 27, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • skilled nursing facilities
  • assisted living residences
  • intermediate care facilities
  • group homes
  • facility staff and ancillary service providers
Functions reached
  • RS residential care admissions, testing and cohorting
  • VS visitation
  • IC infection control
  • HR staffing and contractors
  • SL salon services inside facilities
  • CB residents and families
Collection
Colorado CO

Operative words

I. TESTING REQUIREMENTS. A. All Facilities must implement and maintain ongoing COVID-19 surveillance testing, and outbreak testing as needed, for staff and residents.... Facilities are required to utilize PCR testing for all testing requirements in this Order... 2. For the purposes of Facility testing, Facility staff are defined as employees, [contractors, volunteers and ancillary non-medical service providers who] must either participate in the Facility's surveillance testing, or bring to the Facility evidence of negative PCR test results within the preceding week... Ancillary non-medical services include services such as hairstylists... [facilities] implement visitor requirements and daily Facility [screening]... requiring facilities to submit ongoing vaccination plans to CDPHE

Enforcement

C.R.S. § 25-1-114; facility licensure (CDPHE Health Facilities and EMS Division)

Notes

Weekly testing of every worker and contractor entering a residential care facility was in force throughout Q3 2021