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Ex. SEC-04-037 Order Primary source read

State Public Health Officer Order of September 28, 2021

Adult Care Facilities and Direct Care Worker Vaccine Requirement

State Public Health Officer and Director, California Department of Public Health · California (State)

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Jurisdiction
California
Level
State
Authority
Cal. Health & Safety Code 120125, 120140, 120175, 120195, 131080
Issued
2021-09-28 Sept. 28, 2021
Effective
2021-09-28 ('This Order shall take effect immediately'); full vaccination by Nov. 30, 2021 (read as 2021-09-28)
End
Amended and later rescinded (2023) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Sept. 28, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • workers in CDSS-licensed adult and senior care facilities
  • in-home direct care services workers including registered home care aides and certified home health aides
  • WPCS and IHSS providers
  • hospice workers in the home or in licensed facilities
Functions reached
  • HC home care aides and home health aides
  • SN
  • RS assisted living workers
  • IC
  • HR
  • WF
Collection
Home Care, Nursing and Senior Living SEC-04

Operative words

[All workers in the following settings must have their first dose of a one-dose regimen or their second dose] of a two-dose regimen by November 30, 2021: a. All workers who provide services or work in Adult and Senior Care Facilities licensed by the California Department of Social Services; b. All in-home direct care services workers, including registered home care aides and certified home health aides...; c. All waiver personal care services (WPCS) providers, as defined by the California Department of Health Care Services, and in-home supportive services (IHSS) providers...; d. All hospice workers who are providing services in the home or in a licensed facility... 13. This Order shall take effect immediately, and facilities and providers must be in full compliance with the Order [by November 30, 2021]. 14. This Order is issued pursuant to Health and Safety Code sections 120125, 120140, 120175, 120195 and 131080.

Enforcement

Health & Safety Code 120275 et seq.; CDSS Home Care Services Bureau and Community Care Licensing

Notes

Issued inside the third quarter of 2021 (Sept. 28); its compliance date is post-period; the documentation and staffing obligations began on issuance.