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COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard, 29 C.F.R. 1910.502,.504,.505,.509

Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard

Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration · United States (Federal)

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The record

Jurisdiction
United States
Level
Federal
Authority
29 U.S.C. 655(c) (emergency temporary standards), 29 U.S.C. 653, 657
Issued
2021-06-21 June 21, 2021
Effective
2021-06-21; compliance July 6, 2021 (most paragraphs) and July 21, 2021 (paragraphs (i) physical barriers, (k) ventilation, (n) training) (read as 2021-06-21)
End
Withdrawal announced Dec. 27, 2021 (except recordkeeping) (read as 2021-12-27)
In force
June 21, 2021 to Dec. 27, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Health care ordersWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • every employer in a setting where any employee provides healthcare services or healthcare support services, including contractors and staffing agencies whose employees work there
Functions reached
  • JS janitorial and housekeeping contracts in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and home health settings (the standard names 'housekeeping services')
  • PL nurse, aide, technician and food-service placements at health care client sites
  • SG security posts in covered settings (setting-based scope)
  • HR screening, vaccination leave, medical removal
  • OP written plan, recordkeeping, reporting
Collection
Staffing and Support Services SEC-19

Operative words

(a) Scope and application. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, this section applies to all settings where any employee provides healthcare services or healthcare support services.... Healthcare support services means services that facilitate the provision of healthcare services. Healthcare support services include patient intake/admission, patient food services, equipment and facility maintenance, housekeeping services, healthcare laundry services, medical waste handling services, and medical equipment cleaning/reprocessing services.... (c) COVID-19 plan. (1) The employer must develop and implement a COVID-19 plan for each workplace.... (j) Cleaning and disinfection. (1) In patient care areas, resident rooms, and for medical devices and equipment, the employer must follow standard practices for cleaning and disinfection

Enforcement

OSH Act sec. 17 citations and penalties; OSHA inspections under the NEP

Notes

The lead Q3 2021 instrument for this industry's health care segment: force of law, in force all quarter, setting-based (the contractor's employees in the hospital are covered because the setting is covered), and prescriptive as to screening, PPE, distancing, barriers, cleaning, ventilation, paid removal and vaccination leave. Definition of 'healthcare support services' at 29 C.F.R. 1910.502(b);

Retrieval note

86 Fed. Reg. 32376 (June 21, 2021); regulatory text at 86 Fed. Reg. 32620-32628; 22.7 MB; the same instrument FED-A saves.

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