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Ex. MET-NYC-036 Order Primary source read

Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination or Testing for Staff in Residential and Congregate Settings

Weekly PCR testing of every unvaccinated staff member or contractor at City-operated or City-contracted shelters, drop-in centers, domestic violence and HASA shelters, supportive housing, reentry hotels, transitional housing and runaway and homeless youth programs

Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D. · New York City (City)

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Jurisdiction
New York City · New York
Level
City
Authority
N.Y.C. Health Code s. 3.01(d); N.Y.C. Charter ss. 556, 558; Administrative Code ss. 17-104, 17-109(b)
Issued
2021-08-10 Aug. 10, 2021
Effective
August 16, 2021; in effect until rescinded (read as 2021-08-16)
End
Superseded by later City mandates (post-period) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Aug. 16, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Workplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • Department of Homeless Services, Human Resources Administration, DOHMH, Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice and Department of Youth and Community Development
  • their contractors (not-for-profit shelter, housing and youth-service providers)
  • every staff member or contractor working at a residential or congregate setting
Functions reached
  • HR staffing of contracted social-service providers
  • WF workforce
  • FS shelter and social services
  • RS residential care operations
Collection
New York City MET-NYC

Operative words

1. Effective August 16, 2021, each staff member or contractor working at a residential or a congregate setting who has not submitted proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 to the agency or contractor for which they work must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR diagnostic test (not an antibody test) at least once per week, to be provided in accordance with city policy.

Enforcement

Health Code s. 3.01(d) order; Health Code s. 3.07

Notes

Reaches the private not-for-profit operators of the City's shelter and supportive-housing system as 'contractors'.