The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Washington
- Level
- State
- Authority
- RCW 43.06.220; Proclamation 20-05 (Feb. 29, 2020) state of emergency
- Issued
- 2021-08-09 Aug. 9, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-08-09 (fully vaccinated on or before Oct. 18, 2021) (read as 2021-08-09)
- End
- Amended Aug. 20, 2021 (21-14.1) and later; rescinded Oct. 31, 2022 (post-period) (read as 2021-08-20)
- In force
- Aug. 9, 2021 to Aug. 20, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing
- Addressees
- Health Care Providers
- operators of Health Care Settings
- long-term care workers
- State agencies
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Home Care, Nursing and Senior Living SEC-04
Operative words
[Health Care Providers and workers in Health Care Settings must be] fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on or before October 18, 2021... d. Any individual or entity that operates a Health Care Setting [is prohibited] from permitting a Health Care Provider [to work after that date unless vaccinated or exempt]... 'Health Care Provider' [includes]... Long-term care workers unless specifically excluded in this order; and Workers in any Health Care Setting, as defined herein. 'Health Care Provider' does not include, for purposes of this order: Individual providers, as defined in RCW 74.39A.240; Providers of personal care in a person's home, such as home care, home health or hospice care... 'Health Care Setting' includes, but is not limited to:... Residential long-term care facilities, including, but not limited to, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, adult family homes, settings where certified community residential services and supports are provided, and enhanced services facilities;... Hospice care centers.
Enforcement
RCW 43.06.220(5) (gross misdemeanor); licensing consequences
Notes
The text excludes in-home personal care providers from the Health Care Provider definition while covering long-term care workers and workers in residential long-term care settings;
Retrieval noteThe governor.wa.gov file paths changed.