Emergency Regulation Mandating Vaccines for Healthcare Workers and in Higher Education, Healthcare, and Related Settings

The record

Jurisdiction

City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Board of Health) · Philadelphia · Pennsylvania

Level

City

Authority

Philadelphia Home Rule Charter section 8-407; Philadelphia Code chapter 6-200; Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955; Mayor's Declaration of Extraordinary Circumstance (Mar. 11, 2020)

Issued

2021-08-12 Aug. 12, 2021

Effective

2021-08-16 ('immediately upon the filing of this regulation with the Department of Records'); employment bar 2021-10-15 (hospitals and long-term care first dose) and 2021-10-22 (other healthcare workers, per PDPH staging of Oct. 14, 2021) (read as 2021-08-16)

End

'until rescinded, superseded or amended'; rescinded 2025 (PDPH notification of May 15, 2025) (read as 2025-05-15)

In force

Aug. 16, 2021 to May 15, 2025

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingOther

Addressees

• every Healthcare Institution ('Any person or entity... that employs, coordinates, or otherwise engages the services of Covered Healthcare Personnel in the City')
• every Healthcare Worker providing services in person in Philadelphia
• Higher Education Institutions and their students and staff

Functions reached

• HR credentialing: vaccination status as a condition of employment and scheduling
• WF workforce availability
• IC infection control
• OF documentation, exemption processing, testing arrangements
• CB counterparties (hospitals, LTCFs, physicians, dentists, therapists, pharmacies, colleges) bound by the same regulation

Collection

Philadelphia MET-PHL

Operative words

1. Definitions.... Healthcare Institution. Any person or entity, excluding patients or clients, that employs, coordinates, or otherwise engages the services of Covered Healthcare Personnel in the City.... Healthcare Related Services. Any inpatient or outpatient medical or behavioral health, dental, nursing, medical first responder, pharmacological, personal care home, assisted living residence, intermediate care, adult daycare, long term care facility, acupuncture, audiology, hearing aid, chiropractic care, naturopathic care, occupational therapy, physical therapy, athletic training, optometry, ophthalmology, or speech language pathology services.... 2. Regulated Individuals and Establishments. (A) Healthcare Institutions. Effective October 15, 2021, no Healthcare Institution shall employ (including self-employ), contract with, or otherwise utilize the services of Covered Healthcare Personnel unless such Covered Healthcare Personnel (i) has been Fully Vaccinated; or (ii) received an exemption... 4. Accommodations:... (A) Routine Testing:... b. For Healthcare Institutions and Healthcare Workers: Requiring exempt Covered Healthcare Personnel... to submit to either a PCR or antigen test at least twice per week... 5. Documentation Required: Each Higher Education Institution, Healthcare Institution, and Healthcare Worker subject to this regulation shall maintain documentation of the vaccination status of each affiliated Covered Individual... 6. Effective Date: This regulation is effective immediately upon the filing of this regulation with the Department of Records. 7.... (C) Inspection Required.... must allow inspection of records... and ongoing operations by the Department as a condition of operation.... (D) Penalties. Failure to comply with this Regulation shall result in orders to cease operations and the imposition of penalties, fines, license suspensions, and other remedies as provided for by law...

Enforcement

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