{"id":"MET-LA-023","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Los Angeles County Public Health Jurisdiction","state":"CA","metro":"LA","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"County of Los Angeles Health Officer","authority":"Cal. Health \u0026 Safety Code secs. 101040, 101085, 120175; CDPH State Public Health Officer Order of Aug. 5, 2021 (health care worker vaccine requirement) recited","instrument":"Health Officer Order: Health Care Worker Vaccination Requirement (Issue Date Aug. 12, 2021; effective 11:59 p.m. Aug. 12, 2021; compliance required by Sept. 30, 2021)","title":"Health Care Worker Vaccination Requirement: Mandating Employers of Health Care and Home Care Workers Who Work in or Routinely Visit High-Risk or Residential Care Settings to Document Their Fully Vaccinated Status; for Those with Approved Medical or Religious Exemptions, Document Weekly or Twice Weekly Regular Testing for COVID-19","dateIssued":"2021-08-12","effective":"2021-08-12 11:59 p.m.; compliance by 2021-09-30","end":"Revised Nov. 2021 and 2022 (in force through Q3 2021 and beyond)","startDate":"2021-08-12","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["VAX","HC","EMP"],"addressees":["employers of health care and home care workers","hospitals, SNFs, intermediate care, dental offices, clinics and doctor offices (behavioral health, surgical, dental), hospice facilities, dialysis, EMS agencies","home care organizations and home health agencies","workers including physicians, dentists, dental assistants, therapists, technicians, EMTs, home care aides, home health aides, students"],"clause":"MANDATING EMPLOYERS OF HEALTH CARE AND HOME CARE WORKERS WHO WORK IN OR ROUTINELY VISIT HIGH-RISK OR RESIDENTIAL CARE SETTINGS TO DOCUMENT THEIR FULLY VACCINATED STATUS... care settings under home care organizations described in subdivision (b) have their first dose of a one-dose regimen or their second dose of a two-dose regimen by September 30, 2021:... ii. Skilled Nursing Facilities (including Subacute Facilities)... x. Clinics \u0026 Doctor Offices (including behavioral health, surgical, dental)... xiii. Hospice Facilities... b. Home Care Settings i. Home Care Organization ii. Home Health Agency","enforcement":"Cal. Health \u0026 Safety Code sec. 120295","functions":["HR credentialing and vaccination documentation","WF staff availability","IC","HC in-home visits","CH/PR dental chairside staff"],"notes":"Broader than the State\u0027s Aug. 5, 2021 order: reaches dental offices, clinics, home care organizations and home health agencies; weekly or twice-weekly testing for exempt workers","sourceUrl":"http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/docs/HOO/HOO_HealthCareWorkerVaccination.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210813001903/http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/docs/HOO/HOO_HealthCareWorkerVaccination.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":191474,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-LA","url":"/library/MET-LA-023","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-LA-023","citation":"County of Los Angeles Health Officer, Health Officer Order: Health Care Worker Vaccination Requirement (Issue Date Aug. 12, 2021; effective 11:59 p.m. Aug. 12, 2021; compliance required by Sept. 30, 2021) (Ex. MET-LA-023)","stateName":"California","related":["MET-LA-055","MET-LA-019","MET-LA-021","MET-LA-022","MET-LA-018","MET-LA-020","MET-LA-017"]}