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101 CMR 23.00

COVID-19 Vaccinations for Staff at Certain Agency Facilities (emergency regulation)

Executive Office of Health and Human Services (emergency regulation) · Massachusetts (State)

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Jurisdiction
Massachusetts
Level
State
Authority
G.L. c. 6A, s. 16
Issued
2021-08-13 Aug. 13, 2021
Effective
2021-08-13 (emergency; published Mass. Register 9/3/21); vaccination by October 10, 2021 (read as 2021-08-13)
End
Emergency regulation in force through 2021 Q3 and beyond (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Aug. 13, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Workplace rulesVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • staff at the Chelsea and Holyoke Soldiers' Homes
  • staff at additional agencies EOHHS designates (state hospitals, state-operated congregate care)
  • contracted staff
Functions reached
  • PL staffing and contract personnel at State facilities
  • HR/WF
Collection
Massachusetts MA

Operative words

Staff at the Chelsea and Holyoke Soldiers' Homes are required to demonstrate that they have received COVID-19 vaccination by October 10, 2021... EOHHS may require staff at additional agencies to receive COVID-19 vaccination, including staff at: 1. state hospitals; 2. state-operated congregate care facilities; and 3. agencies designated by the Secretary.... Agency staff who fail to comply with the COVID-19 vaccination requirement will be subject to discipline, up to and including termination. Contracted staff who fail to comply with the COVID-19 vaccination requirement will not be permitted to work at the agency facility or location.

Enforcement

Discipline up to termination; contracted staff barred from the facility

Retrieval note

File name carries 2021-09-17 (approximate); footer reads 'Effective 8/13/21'.