The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- United States (federal); Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- 38 U.S.C. 7301, 7401-7405; 5 U.S.C. 301; VHA Directive 1193
- Issued
- 2021-08-12 Aug. 12, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-08-13 (eight weeks to provide proof of vaccination) (read as 2021-08-13)
- End
- Rescinded May 2023 (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Aug. 13, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing
- Addressees
- Hybrid Title 38 and Title 5 VHA employees; volunteers; contractors who work in VHA facilities, visit VHA facilities or otherwise come into contact with VA patients and health care workers
- Functions reached
- WF workforce
- PL placements at client sites (contract staff)
- JS janitorial and SG security contractors at VA facilities
- HR
- Collection
- Other federal health agencies AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER
Operative words
Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough will expand his previous COVID-19 vaccine mandate Friday, Aug. 13, to apply to most Veterans Health Administration employees and volunteers and contractors who work in VHA facilities, visit VHA facilities or otherwise come into contact with VA patients and healthcare workers as part of their duties.... As with the previous mandate, directive affected employees will have eight weeks to provide proof of vaccination to their local VHA Occupational Health Office.
Enforcement
Condition of employment, volunteer service and contract performance at VHA facilities
Notes
A Q3 2021 federal order conditioning contractors' access to every VA medical center on vaccination: staffing, janitorial, food-service, security, construction and IT contractors were reached from August 13, 2021.