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COVID-19 Update: Outbreak Reporting, Masking and Testing Requirements (health advisory), July 27, 2021

COVID-19 Update: Outbreak Reporting, Masking and Testing Requirements

Sacramento County Public Health Officer (Olivia Kasirye, MD, MS) · Sacramento County, California (County)

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Jurisdiction
Sacramento County, California · Sacramento · California
Level
County
Authority
Health advisory transmitting CDPH AFL 20-75.1 and the State Public Health Officer Order of July 26, 2021
Issued
2021-07-27 July 27, 2021
Effective
2021-07-27 (advisory; the State order it summarizes took effect Aug. 9, 2021 for testing) (read as 2021-07-27)
End
n/a (advisory) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
July 27, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • acute care hospitals
  • long-term care facilities
  • high-risk congregate settings
  • other health care settings in Sacramento County
Functions reached
  • IC infection control and staff testing
  • HR vaccination verification
  • WF
  • SC respirator supply
Collection
Sacramento MET-SAC

Operative words

All facilities identified must verify vaccine status of all workers and have a plan in place for tracking verified worker vaccination status.... Acute health care and long-term care settings - asymptomatic unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated workers are required to undergo diagnostic screening testing... at least twice weekly. High-risk congregate settings and other health care settings -... at least once weekly.

Enforcement

By the underlying State Public Health Officer Order of July 26, 2021 (Health & Safety Code § 120295)

Notes

Local restatement for Sacramento providers of the July 26, 2021 State order and the CDPH outbreak reporting thresholds; useful to fix the Q3 2021 posture of every health care and congregate-care employer in the county.

Retrieval note

Advisory, not an order; cite for the State order's local application only.