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- Jurisdiction
- West Virginia
- Level
- State
- Authority
- W. Va. Code 15-5-6
- Issued
- 2021-04-30 Apr. 30, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-04-30
- End
- Until a subsequent order; none located through Sept. 30, 2021 (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Apr. 30, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing
- Addressees
- all doctors, nurses, staff, and employees working at nursing homes and assisted living facilities
- Functions reached
- IC infection control and staff testing (Q3 2021)
- WF workforce (testing by vaccination status)
- HR
- RS residential care
- Collection
- West Virginia WV
Operative words
1. that Executive Order 79-20 is hereby terminated and of no further effect; 2. that all doctors, nurses, staff, and employees working at nursing homes and assisted living facilities throughout the State who are not yet fully vaccinated against COVID-19 shall be tested for COVID-19 at least twice a week until the issuance of a subsequent order modifying, amending, or terminating this Order; and 3. that those doctors, nurses, staff, and employees... who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are not required to be tested at least twice a week for COVID-19, but... should continue to follow the recommendations for testing published by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Enforcement
Notes
The State's vaccination-conditioned workplace rule for long-term care in force throughout the third quarter of 2021.
Retrieval noteSecretary of State filed copy read by OCR.