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Ex. MET-LA-024 Order Primary source read

Order of the Health Officer for Control of COVID-19: Prevention of COVID-19 Transmission in Skilled Nursing Facilities (Revised Order Issued Oct. 5, 2020)

Order of the Health Officer for Control of COVID-19: Prevention of COVID-19 Transmission in Skilled Nursing Facilities

County of Los Angeles Health Officer · Los Angeles County Public Health Jurisdiction (County)

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Jurisdiction
Los Angeles County Public Health Jurisdiction · Los Angeles · California
Level
County
Authority
Cal. Health & Safety Code secs. 101040, 101085, 120175
Issued
2020-10-05 Oct. 5, 2020
Effective
2020-10-05 (immediately); 'in effect until rescinded by the Health Officer' (read as 2020-10-05)
End
Revised Dec. 2020, Apr. 2021, Dec. 2021 and later (in force throughout 2021) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Oct. 5, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • all licensed skilled nursing facilities in the County jurisdiction
  • their staff, contractors and visitors
Functions reached
  • VS visitation
  • IC screening, PPE, cohorting
  • HR staff return-to-work rules
  • RS admissions
  • SC PPE
Collection
Los Angeles MET-LA

Operative words

the Health Officer hereby orders all licensed skilled nursing facilities... a. No one other than staff, first responders, contracted healthcare professionals... b. The Facility shall require all persons to submit to entry screening... 3. Visitation: a. Visitation should only be resumed and conducted in compliance with LA County Department of Public Health... b. The Facility must also submit a completed and signed Self-assessment and Attestation... 5. Maintain Separate Areas and Staff for Patients with or Suspected of Having COVID-19... 6. All Facility Staff and Residents Must Wear Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment

Enforcement

Cal. Health & Safety Code sec. 120295

Notes

Supersedes Ex. MET-LA-066 as to SNFs; reached every vendor, therapist, hospice and staffing agency entering a SNF