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Health Officer Order: Health Care Worker Vaccination Requirement (Issue Date Aug. 12, 2021; effective 11:59 p.m. Aug. 12, 2021; compliance required by Sept. 30, 2021)

Health Care Worker Vaccination Requirement: Mandating Employers of Health Care and Home Care Workers Who Work in or Routinely Visit High-Risk or Residential Care Settings to Document Their Fully Vaccinated Status; for Those with Approved Medical or Religious Exemptions, Document Weekly or Twice Weekly Regular Testing for COVID-19

County of Los Angeles Health Officer · Los Angeles County Public Health Jurisdiction (County)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Los Angeles County Public Health Jurisdiction · Los Angeles · California
Level
County
Authority
Cal. Health & Safety Code secs. 101040, 101085, 120175; CDPH State Public Health Officer Order of Aug. 5, 2021 (health care worker vaccine requirement) recited
Issued
2021-08-12 Aug. 12, 2021
Effective
2021-08-12 11:59 p.m.; compliance by 2021-09-30 (read as 2021-08-12)
End
Revised Nov. 2021 and 2022 (in force through Q3 2021 and beyond) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Aug. 12, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • employers of health care and home care workers
  • hospitals, SNFs, intermediate care, dental offices, clinics and doctor offices (behavioral health, surgical, dental), hospice facilities, dialysis, EMS agencies
  • home care organizations and home health agencies
  • workers including physicians, dentists, dental assistants, therapists, technicians, EMTs, home care aides, home health aides, students
Functions reached
  • HR credentialing and vaccination documentation
  • WF staff availability
  • IC
  • HC in-home visits
  • CH/PR dental chairside staff
Collection
Los Angeles MET-LA

Operative words

MANDATING EMPLOYERS OF HEALTH CARE AND HOME CARE WORKERS WHO WORK IN OR ROUTINELY VISIT HIGH-RISK OR RESIDENTIAL CARE SETTINGS TO DOCUMENT THEIR FULLY VACCINATED STATUS... care settings under home care organizations described in subdivision (b) have their first dose of a one-dose regimen or their second dose of a two-dose regimen by September 30, 2021:... ii. Skilled Nursing Facilities (including Subacute Facilities)... x. Clinics & Doctor Offices (including behavioral health, surgical, dental)... xiii. Hospice Facilities... b. Home Care Settings i. Home Care Organization ii. Home Health Agency

Enforcement

Cal. Health & Safety Code sec. 120295

Notes

Broader than the State's Aug. 5, 2021 order: reaches dental offices, clinics, home care organizations and home health agencies; weekly or twice-weekly testing for exempt workers

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