Force Health Protection Guidance (Supplement 23), DoD Guidance for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Attestation and Screening Testing for Unvaccinated Personnel (Sept. 8, 2021)

The record

Jurisdiction

Department of Defense (civilian employees, contractor personnel with common access, visitors)

Level

Federal

Authority

DoDI 6200.03

Issued

2021-09-08 Sept. 8, 2021

Effective

attestation implemented no later than Sept. 13, 2021; screening testing as supplies allow (read as 2021-09-13)

End

In force through 2021 Q3 and beyond (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Sept. 13, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Workplace rulesVaccination or testing

Addressees

• DoD civilian employees
• DoD contractor personnel with Common Access (CRA)
• official visitors
• Service members not on active duty holding civilian or contractor positions

Functions reached

• EMP contractor access conditioned on attestation or weekly testing
• WF
• CB visitors and vendors

Collection

Defense installations and the National Guard AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD

Operative words

DoD contractor personnel with CRA must attest to their vaccination... unvaccinated for COVID-19, as defined in this guidance, or who decline to attest to their COVID-19 vaccination status will be subject to COVID-19 screening testing at least weekly as set forth in this guidance (Attachment 3). Such civilian employees and contractor personnel who refuse required screening testing, will be denied access to DoD facilities.... If an official visitor is unable to show a negative COVID-19 test result, the visitor may be provided onsite self-testing, if available, or will be denied access to the DoD facilities to which access is sought.... begin implementing the attestation requirements of this memorandum no later than September 13, 2021

Enforcement

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