{"id":"CA-037","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 September 28, 2021 (Adult Care Facilities and Direct Care Worker Vaccine Requirement)","title":"Order of the State Public Health Officer: Adult Care Facilities and Direct Care Worker Vaccine Requirement","dateIssued":"2021-09-28","effective":"2021-09-28 (vaccination deadline 2021-11-30)","end":"2023","startDate":"2021-09-28","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["VAX","HC","EMP"],"addressees":["adult and senior care facilities licensed by CDSS","in-home direct care services workers including registered home care aides and certified home health aides","IHSS and WPCS providers","hospice workers in the home or in facilities","regional center employees and service providers"],"clause":"\u0027All workers who provide services or work in Adult and Senior Care Facilities licensed by the California Department of Social Services\u0027; \u0027All in-home direct care services workers, including registered home care aides and certified home health aides\u0027; \u0027All hospice workers who are providing services in the home or in a licensed facility\u0027 must have \u0027the first dose of a one-dose regimen or the second dose of a two-dose regimen by November 30, 2021\u0027; exempt workers must \u0027Test for COVID-19 with either PCR or antigen test... once weekly\u0027 and \u0027Wear a surgical mask or higher-level respirator... at all times while in the facility or home.\u0027 \u0027This Order shall take effect immediately.\u0027","enforcement":"Health and Safety Code sec. 120275 et seq.; CDSS and CDPH licensure","functions":["HC in-home visits","RS residential care","HR","WF"],"notes":"Home care, home health and hospice workforces named; issued within 2021Q3.","sourceUrl":"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Order-of-the-State-Public-Health-Officer-Adult-Care-Facilities-and-Direct-Care-Worker-Vaccine-Requirement-9-28-2021.aspx","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":175896,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"CA","url":"/library/CA-037","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/CA-037","citation":"State Public Health Officer Tomas J. Aragon, State Public Health Officer Order of September 28, 2021 (Adult Care Facilities and Direct Care Worker Vaccine Requirement) (Sept. 28, 2021) (Ex. CA-037)","stateName":"California","related":["CA-038","CA-033","CA-032","CA-031","CA-030"]}