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Ex. MET-NYC-041 Order Primary source read

Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for Department of Education Employees, Contractors, Visitors, and Others (rescinding and restating the September 12, 2021 Order)

Proof of vaccination by September 27, 2021 for DOE staff, City employees in DOE settings, DOE and City contractors' staff, charter school staff and contractors, and visitors to DOE buildings

Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D. · New York City (City)

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Jurisdiction
New York City · New York
Level
City
Authority
N.Y.C. Health Code s. 3.01(d); N.Y.C. Charter ss. 556, 558; Administrative Code ss. 17-104, 17-109(b); ratified by the Board of Health Sept. 17, 2021 (recited in Ex. MET-NYC-042)
Issued
2021-09-15 Sept. 15, 2021
Effective
Immediately; proof by September 27, 2021 (read as 2021-09-27)
End
Amended Sept. 28, 2021 (deadline Oct. 1; visitors from Oct. 4) (Ex. MET-NYC-042); continued post-period (read as 2021-09-28)
In force
Sept. 27, 2021 to Sept. 28, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Schools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • DOE staff
  • City employees in DOE school settings, DOE buildings or charter school settings
  • staff of DOE and City contractors
  • staff of charter schools serving students to grade 12 and their contractors
  • visitors to DOE buildings
Functions reached
  • HR
  • WF
  • PL placements at DOE and charter sites
  • IN in-person instruction (charter schools)
Collection
New York City MET-NYC

Operative words

RESCIND and RESTATE my September 12, 2021 Order relating to COVID-19 vaccination for DOE employees, contractors, visitors, and others; and I hereby order that: 1. No later than September 27, 2021, or prior to beginning employment, the following individuals must provide proof of vaccination as described below: a. DOE staff must provide proof of vaccination to the DOE. b. City employees who work in-person in a DOE school setting, DOE building, or charter school setting must provide proof of vaccination to their employer. c. Staff of contractors of DOE or the City, as defined below, must provide proof of vaccination to their employer, or if self-employed, to the DOE. d. Staff of any charter school serving students up to grade 12, and staff of contractors...

Enforcement

Health Code s. 3.01(d); exclusion from premises

Notes

Recites the State DOH emergency regulation of Aug. 26, 2021 (first dose by Sept. 27 for hospital and nursing-home staff, Oct. 7 for diagnostic and treatment centers, hospices, home care and adult care facilities) and the President's Sept. 9, 2021 announcement.