The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Department of Public Health) · Philadelphia · Pennsylvania
- Level
- City
- Authority
- Paragraph 7(F) of the Vaccine Mandate Regulation (Ex. MET-PHL-021) directing the Department to promulgate implementing guidance
- Issued
- 2021-08-25 Aug. 25, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-08-25
- End
- Updated by PDPH-HAN-00369A-10-14-21 (Oct. 14, 2021, post-period) (read as 2021-10-14)
- In force
- Aug. 25, 2021 to Oct. 14, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing
- Addressees
- Healthcare Institutions and Healthcare Workers in the City, including home health agencies and aides
- Functions reached
- HR
- WF
- IC
- OF record-keeping and reporting
- Collection
- Philadelphia MET-PHL
Operative words
This mandate became Effective on August 16, 2021 and requires Healthcare Workers and certain workers at Healthcare Institutions to be fully vaccinated by October 15, 2021.... Healthcare Institution: Any entity or individual that employs or otherwise coordinates the services of Healthcare Workers in the City.... Personal care, which may include services provided in a personal care home or at the home of a patient or client... Such services may be long- or short-term and provided by nurses, aides, or therapists.... Exemptions: An individual may not simply opt out of vaccination.... Record Keeping. The institution must maintain vaccination records and testing results. All results must be reported to the Department of Public Health.... Does this mandate apply to home health care workers? Yes. Home Health Care Workers, home health aides, and home and community based care attendants providing in-person healthcare or healthcare related services... The employing agencies of such individuals are considered Healthcare Institutions under the Regulation.... If an employee refuses to apply for an exemption and/or refuses the extra accommodation options, the institution may not continue to employ the individual in the capacity of a Healthcare Worker or Healthcare Institution Worker doing work on location.
Enforcement
Fines up to $2,000 per violation for businesses and $500 for individuals; Philadelphia Code section 1-108 penalties for false certifications; PDPH monitoring and records inspection
Notes
The Department's authoritative construction that the regulation reaches home care agencies, aides and paid family caregivers
Retrieval noteImplementing guidance issued under the regulation's own paragraph 7(F).