Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Individuals Working in Certain Child Care Programs

The record

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)

Issued

2021-09-12 Sept. 12, 2021

Effective

Immediately; exclusion of unvaccinated staff no later than September 27, 2021; in effect until rescinded (read as 2021-09-27)

End

Continued post-period (a broader child-care order followed Dec. 2021, not saved) (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Sept. 27, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Schools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing

Addressees

• covered child care programs (DOE- and DYCD-contracted early childhood, Head Start, 3-K/pre-K, preschool special education, family child care networks, after-school, Beacon and Cornerstone programs)
• every staff person, including employees of contractors and independent contractors, working in person on the premises

Functions reached

• EC child care and early education staffing
• HR hiring (proof on or before start date)
• WF workforce
• OP recordkeeping

Collection

New York City MET-NYC

Operative words

1. No later than September 27, 2021, every covered child care program must exclude from the premises any staff person who has not provided proof of vaccination against COVID-19, as defined in this Order. 2. All staff persons newly hired on or after the effective date of this order by a covered child care program must provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to their employer on or before their start date. 3. Each covered child care program must securely maintain records of staff persons' proof of vaccination...

Enforcement

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