On September, 28th 2021 the California State Public Health Office released an order requiring that certain workers become fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021. You can view the full order here: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Guidance.aspx
In response to that order, the Department of Developmental Disabilities released the following directive summarizing who within the Regional Center system must comply with the order and be vaccinated.
The following groups of individuals are included in this order:
- All workers who provide services or work in Adult and Senior Care Facilities licensed by the California Department of Social Services;
- All in-home direct care services workers, including registered home care aides and certified home health aides, except for those workers who only provide services to a recipient with whom they live or who are a family member of the recipient for whom they provide services;
- All waiver personal care services (WPCS) providers, as defined by the California Department of Health Care Services, and in-home supportive services (IHSS) providers, as defined by the California Department of Social Services, except for those workers who only provide services to a recipient with whom they live or who are a family member of the recipient for whom they provide services;
- All hospice workers who are providing services in the home or in a licensed facility; and
- All regional center employees, as well as service provider workers, who provide services to a consumer through the network of Regional Centers serving individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities, except for those workers who only provide services to a recipient with whom they live or who are a family member of the recipient for whom they provide services.
To view the full DDS directive with more details, please go here: https://www.dds.ca.gov/corona-virus-information-and-resources/department-directives/