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Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Vaccine Providers to Support Continued Vaccine Administration

Order Directing Vaccine Providers to Support Continued Vaccine Administration (registration systems, coordination for persons 65 and older and homebound persons; supplement to the July 26 and Aug. 13, 2021 orders)

Alison V. Beam, Acting Secretary of Health · Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department) (State)

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Jurisdiction
Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department) · Pennsylvania
Level
State
Authority
35 P.S. § 521.5; 71 P.S. §§ 532(a), 1403(a); 28 Pa. Code § 27.60 (recited)
Issued
2021-09-21 Sept. 21, 2021
Effective
12:01 a.m. Sept. 27, 2021 (read as 2021-09-27)
End
'until otherwise terminated' (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Sept. 27, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • Vaccine Providers (other than Philadelphia providers and federal facilities)
Functions reached
  • CL scheduling and registration
  • CB patient base (older and homebound persons)
  • OF administration
Collection
State health department orders to licensed settings AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS

Operative words

Accordingly, on this day, September 21, 2021, in order to prevent and control the spread of disease, I hereby order:... A. As a supplement to the Updated Order of the Acting Secretary... dated July 26, 2021 and the Order of the Acting Secretary... [of Aug. 13,] 2021, Vaccine Providers shall: a. Have operational and shall provide on their publicly available website... [registration and scheduling systems]... [and] shall coordinate, when requested by the Department... to schedule appointments for individuals 65 years of age [and older]... [and] who cannot leave the home... This Order shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on September 27, 2021, and shall remain in effect until otherwise terminated.

Enforcement

Enforcement section of the July 26, 2021 Updated Order; 35 P.S. § 521.20

Notes

Issued and effective in the last week of Q3 2021; the recital states that vaccination of all eligible individuals is necessary to protect children under 12 'who are not yet eligible.'

Retrieval note

The quoted words are verbatim.