{"id":"CA-032","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"California","state":"CA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"State Public Health Officer Tomas J. Aragon","authority":"Health and Safety Code secs. 120125, 120140, 120175, 120195, 131080","instrument":"State Public Health Officer Order of August 5, 2021 (Requirements for Visitors in Acute Health Care and Long-Term Care Settings)","title":"Order of the State Public Health Officer: Requirements for Visitors in Acute Health Care and Long-Term Care Settings","dateIssued":"2021-08-05","effective":"2021-08-11","end":"Amended 2021-12-31 and 2022-02-11; rescinded 2022-09-17","startDate":"2021-08-11","endDate":"2021-12-31","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["HC","VAX"],"addressees":["general acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities","visitors"],"clause":"As recited in CDPH\u0027s September 15, 2022 rescission order: visitors must provide proof of full vaccination or \u0027documentation of a negative SARS-CoV-2 test where the specimen collection occurred within one day of visitation for antigen tests, and within two days of visitation for PCR tests\u0027; facilities must \u0027verify visitors are fully vaccinated, or (2) for unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated visitors, verify documentation of a negative SARS-CoV-2 test.\u0027","enforcement":"Health and Safety Code sec. 120275 et seq.; facility licensure","functions":["VS visitation and access","CB patients and families"],"notes":"Announced with CA-030 in CDPH release NR21-242 (Aug. 5, 2021).","sourceUrl":"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Order-of-the-State-Public-Health-Officer-Requirements-for-Visitors-in-Acute-Health-Care-and-Long-Term-Care-Settings.aspx","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":191452,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"CA","url":"/library/CA-032","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/CA-032","citation":"State Public Health Officer Tomas J. Aragon, State Public Health Officer Order of August 5, 2021 (Requirements for Visitors in Acute Health Care and Long-Term Care Settings) (Aug. 5, 2021) (Ex. CA-032)","stateName":"California","related":["CA-030","SEC-04-GM-004","CA-033","CA-031","CA-038","CA-037","CA-029","CA-036"]}