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Ex. SEC-19-027 Order Primary source read

Executive Order No. 252

Vaccination or testing requirement for workers in health care and high-risk congregate settings

Governor Philip D. Murphy · New Jersey (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
New Jersey
Level
State
Authority
N.J.S.A. App. A:9-33 et seq.; P.L. 2021, c. 103
Issued
2021-08-06 Aug. 6, 2021
Effective
2021-08-06; requirement 'shall take effect on September 7, 2021' (read as 2021-08-06)
End
Superseded 2022 (post-period) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Aug. 6, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • covered health care and high-risk congregate settings
  • covered workers including contractors and custodial staff
Functions reached
  • JS custodial contractors in covered settings ('individuals providing operational or custodial services')
  • PL health care and congregate-care placements
  • SG security at covered settings
  • HR
  • OP administrative support placed in covered settings
Collection
Staffing and Support Services SEC-19

Operative words

1. Covered health care and high-risk congregate settings ('covered settings') must maintain a policy that requires covered workers to either provide adequate proof that they have been fully vaccinated or submit to COVID-19 testing at minimum one to two times weekly. This requirement shall take effect on September 7, 2021... 6. 'covered workers' shall include employees, both full- and part-time, contractors, and other individuals working in covered settings, including individuals providing operational or custodial services or administrative support.

Enforcement

N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49 and -50 (disorderly persons offense)

Notes

The order's definition names the janitorial contractor's function ('custodial services') and the staffing placement ('contractors... working in covered settings').

Retrieval note

Same instrument as NJ-056; text read; sha256 recomputed from the file on disk.