Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Testing at Long-Term Care Facilities (June 26, 2020), with the June 8, 2020 order for skilled nursing facilities

The record

Jurisdiction

Pennsylvania

Level

State

Authority

Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955, 35 P.S. 521.1 et seq.; Administrative Code 2102(a); Governor's Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (Mar. 6, 2020)

Issued

2020-06-26 June 26, 2020

Effective

2020-06-26 (baseline universal testing by Aug. 31, 2020); SNF baseline by July 24, 2020 (read as 2020-06-26)

End

Superseded by later DOH testing guidance and 483.80(h) (State file) (read as 2020-09-30)

In force

June 26, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Health care ordersWorkplace rules

Addressees

• personal care homes
• assisted living residences
• intermediate care facilities
• skilled nursing facilities (June 8 order)

Functions reached

• IC
• RS
• HR
• IN contracted staff
• WF

Collection

Home Care, Nursing and Senior Living SEC-04

Operative words

Per the Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Testing at Long-Term Care Facilities, issued June 26, 2020, Personal Care Homes (PCHs), Assisted Living Residences (ALRs), and [Intermediate Care Facilities are required to complete universal testing for SARS-CoV-2, the virus] that causes COVID-19, of all residents and staff no later than August 31, 2020. Universal testing includes: any [resident and any staff member, including contracted staff]... In order to be compliant with this Order, a facility that is unfamiliar with how to test is expected to pursue contracting with an external vendor to support universal testing.

Enforcement

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