Emergency Secretary's Order amending 16 DE Admin. Code 3345, Personal Assistance Services Agencies, §§ 9.4-9.5

The record

Jurisdiction

Delaware

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

16 Del. C. § 1119C; 29 Del. C. § 10119

Issued

2021-09-10 Sept. 10, 2021

Effective

2021-09-30 (120 days) (read as 2021-09-30)

End

2022-01-27 (renewable once for 60 days) (read as 2022-01-27)

In force

Sept. 30, 2021 to Jan. 27, 2022

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation

Addressees

• every licensed personal assistance services agency and its staff, vendors and volunteers

Functions reached

• HR/WF/IC home-care and personal-assistance workforce testing and exclusion

Collection

Delaware DE

Operative words

'This emergency order adds language to the July amendment of Section 9.0.... 9.4.1 Before their start date, all new staff, vendors and volunteers must be tested for COVID-19 [in accordance with Delaware Division of Public Health Guidance]. 9.4.2 All staff, vendors and volunteers must be tested for COVID-19 in a manner [consistent with Division of Public Health Guidance]... 9.5.1 Work exclusion and return to work protocols for staff tested positive for COVID-19... 9.5.3 Staff refusals to authorize release of testing results or vaccination status to the [agency]... This Emergency Order shall take effect on September 30, 2021 and shall remain in effect for 120 days.... It is hereby ordered, this 10th day of September, 2021.'

Enforcement

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