Ongoing Vaccination Plan DUE TODAY

 

To: Residential care facilities (Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Group Homes, and Intermediate Care Facilities)   From: HFEMS Residential Care Strike Team    The deadline for REQUIRED facility vaccination plans is TODAY, Monday, June 14, 2021. Under Public Health Order 20-20, each facility must establish and maintain a COVID-19 mitigation plan that promotes vaccine confidence and acceptance. Facilities must continue to offer vaccinations to all consenting staff and residents. Each facility shall submit to CDPHE a plan which details how the facility ensures vaccinations are offered and provided to all consenting staff and residents.    A template for this plan is available here. Minimally, this information must include: How the facility assesses and addresses the vaccination status of new staff and residents; The identification of designated staff who coordinate vaccination information, administration and tracking of the vaccination status of staff and residents on an ongoing basis, Ongoing measures to promote vaccine confidence and acceptance, and; The vaccination status of all current staff and residents.   This information/template must be submitted to residentialcarestriketeam@state.co.us by the end of the day. Failure to comply with this order could result in penalties, including jail time, and fines, and may also be subject to discipline on a professional license based upon the applicable practice act.   The plan must be kept current by the facility and be presented for review during health facility inspections. For more information, visit the ongoing vaccination web page.   Links in this message: Ongoing vaccination template Ongoing vaccination web page Public Health Order 20-20