16VAC25-220, Standard for Infectious Disease Prevention of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus that Causes COVID-19 (amendments, Final)

The record

Jurisdiction

Virginia

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

Va. Code § 40.1-22(6a)

Issued

2021-09-08 Sept. 8, 2021

Effective

2021-09-08

End

In force through 2021 Q3 and after (revocation in 2022 is outside the period and not verified here) (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Sept. 8, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation

Addressees

• every employer, employee and place of employment within VOSH jurisdiction

Functions reached

• all workplace functions
• WF
• HR

Collection

Virginia VA

Operative words

The amendments change the primary focus of the regulation from risk exposure level to mitigation strategies directed at protecting employees who are unvaccinated, not fully vaccinated, or are otherwise at risk from the grave danger presented by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, its variants, and COVID-19 disease and include (i) incorporating by reference two Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) documents; (ii) removing exposure risk levels and public or private institutions of higher education reopening plans; (iii) revising effective dates... This standard chapter is adopted in accordance with subdivision 6 a (6a) of § 40.1-22 of the Code of Virginia and shall apply to every employer, employee, and place of employment within the jurisdiction of the VOSH program.

Enforcement

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