D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 22, r. 22-B11200

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 52, December 27, 2024

Rule 22-B11200 - VACCINATION REQUIREMENT

11200.1 No health care facility may, after October 8, 2021, hire, employ, contract with, or grant privileges or credentials to, or continue to employ, contract with, or grant privileges or credentials to any person who is required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in compliance with § 230 of Subtitle B (Public Health and Medicine) of Title 22 (Health) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations ("DCMR"), absent the grant of an exemption pursuant to § 231 of Subtitle B (Public Health and Medicine) of Title 22 (Health) of the DCMR, who has not either:

(a) Received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on or before September 30, 2021, and received the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine within the time period established in the dosing schedule for the vaccine; or

(b) Received the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on or before September 30, 2021, and received the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine within the time period established in the dosing schedule for the vaccine; or

(c) Received one (1) dose of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine on or before September 30, 2021.

11200.2 No health care facility may, after November 8, 2021, hire, employ, contract with, or grant privileges or credentials to, or continue to employ, contract with, or grant privileges or credentials to any person who is required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in compliance with § 230 of Subtitle B (Public Health and Medicine) of Title 22 (Health) of the DCMR, absent the grant of an exemption pursuant to § 231 of Subtitle B (Public Health and Medicine) of Title 22 (Health) of the DCMR, who has not received a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, or a second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, as required under § 11200.1.

11200.3 A health care facility shall maintain documentation confirming that each employee, contractor, volunteer, and privilege or credential recipient of a health care facility who is required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in compliance with § 230 of Subtitle B (Public Health and Medicine) of Title 22 (Health) of the DCMR has received the required COVID-19 vaccination, or has been granted an exemption pursuant to § 231 of Subtitle B (Public Health and Medicine) of Title 22 (Health) of the DCMR.

11200.4 A health care facility may impose COVID-19 vaccination requirements on its employees, contractors, volunteers, and those to whom it grants credentials or privileges that are stricter than the requirements imposed by this section, such as requiring vaccination against COVID-19 by a date earlier than required by this section, or requiring that unvaccinated employees, contractors, volunteers, and privilege or credential recipient of a health care facility be tested regularly for COVID-19.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 22, r. 22-B11200

Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 2469 (3/25/2022)