Updated: Dec 30, 2022
August 11, 2021: Written by: Christopher M. Leddy, Esq., Partner
In what may cause significant pushback and/or concern in the health care staffing industry, by way of State Public Health Officer Order, dated August 5, 2021 (the “Order”), the California Department of Health has required “[a]ll workers who provide services or work in facilities”, as defined under the Order, to be fully vaccinated by September 30, 2021.
For purposes of the Order, health care facilities include:
General Acute Care Hospitals
Skilled Nursing Facilities (including Subacute Facilities)
Intermediate Care Facilities
Acute Psychiatric Hospitals
Adult Day Health Care Centers
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) and PACE Centers