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Ex. CO-095 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

State-employee COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing requirement (announced July-Aug. 2021) and the CDOC, CDHS and CDPHE vaccination requirements announced Aug. 17, 2021

Vaccination or twice-weekly testing and indoor masking for all State employees; vaccination of State staff in 24/7 facilities and serving vulnerable populations

State of Colorado as employer (Governor's Office; Department of Personnel and Administration; Departments of Corrections, Human Services and Public Health and Environment) · Colorado (State)

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The COVID Project

The record

Jurisdiction
Colorado
Level
State
Authority
State personnel authority (C.R.S. title 24, art. 50); departmental policies
Issued
2021-08-17 Aug. 17, 2021
Effective
2021-09-20 (testing and indoor masking of unvaccinated State employees); 2021-09-30 (first-dose deadline, CDOC and CDHS staff; CDPHE in-person staff) (read as 2021-09-20)
End
Continuing after Sept. 30, 2021 (full vaccination Oct. 31, 2021 for CDOC; staggered Oct. 31-Nov. 26, 2021 for CDHS) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Sept. 20, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingOther
Addressees
  • all State of Colorado employees
  • Department of Corrections staff, contractors, visitors, volunteers and vendors entering facilities
  • Department of Human Services direct care and support staff
  • CDPHE in-person employees, temporary staff and contractors at health facilities and vaccine and testing sites
Functions reached
  • WF State workforce
  • HR
  • PL placements at State facilities (contractors and vendors)
  • CB State-agency counterparties
Collection
Colorado CO

Operative words

Several weeks ago Colorado announced that all state employees will have to [be vaccinated] by September 20 or submit to twice-weekly testing. Yesterday, the Department of Public Health, Department of Corrections and Department of Human Services announced that agency staff members that interact with vulnerable populations and those living in congregate living settings will be required [to be vaccinated]. Department of Corrections staff will have until September 30 to get their first dose, and until October 31 to be fully vaccinated, and Human Services staff will have until September 30 to get their first dose and November 14 to get their second. (Governor's release, Aug. 18, 2021)

Enforcement

Condition of State employment; 'unvaccinated state workers must begin serial testing and continue mask-wearing indoors in public spaces' (Governor's release, Aug. 17, 2021)

Notes

Reached private contractors, vendors and volunteers entering Department of Corrections facilities

Retrieval note

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