Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Health Systems, Hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers and Pharmacies to Vaccinate Certain Health Care Personnel

The record

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

2020-12-30 Dec. 30, 2020

Effective

12:01 a.m. Dec. 31, 2020 (Section 7) (read as 2020-12-31)

End

rescinded and replaced by the Feb. 12, 2021 Vaccine Providers order (AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-003, Section 6) (read as 2021-02-12)

In force

Dec. 31, 2020 to Feb. 12, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q42021 Q1

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingSupply chain

Addressees

• health systems, hospitals, federally qualified health centers and pharmacies receiving COVID-19 vaccine (other than in Philadelphia and federal facilities)

Functions reached

• SC supply (10 percent set-aside of every shipment)
• CB patient base (Phase 1A priority; community health-care personnel, EMS, dentists, home care)
• CL clinical operations
• OF weekly reporting

Collection

State health department orders to licensed settings AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS

Operative words

Accordingly, on this day, December 30, 2020, in order to prevent and control the spread of disease, I hereby order:... Section 2. Vaccination of Phase 1A Non-Hospital Affiliated Health Care Personnel. A. Each vaccine provider shall follow the eligibility criteria and prioritization [of the Interim Plan]... B. Each vaccine provider receiving COVID-19 vaccine shall designate at least 10% of each vaccine shipment received for vaccination of Phase 1A non-hospital affiliated health care personnel and shall continue to designate and utilize that amount of vaccine for the vaccination of Phase 1A non-hospital affiliated personnel until the Department terminates this Order. C. A hospital or health system must offer to vaccinate those personnel of an EMS organization that meets the requirements of Phase 1A... Section 5. A. Pharmacies shall vaccinate eligible Phase 1A non-hospital affiliated health care personnel with their vaccine orders until Phase 1A is completed.

Enforcement

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