California COVID-19 State Agency Guidance (June 15, 2021)

Office of the Governor

• Executive Order N-08-21 (06/11/2021)
  • Effective June 15, restrictions such as physical distancing, capacity limits and the county tier system will end. By the end of September, nearly 90% of actions taken since March 2020 will have been lifted.

Department of Public Health

• Updated Testing Guidance (06/07/2021)
  • Local jurisdictions may modify this testing guidance based on local conditions or patterns of transmission. The guidance includes information on diagnostic testing, diagnostic screening testing, post-exposure testing for COVID-19 contacts, response testing, pre-entry/preadmission/precompetition/pretravel testing, testing after a diagnosis of COVID-19, types of tests, and reminders regarding health insurance coverage.
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Testing Recommendations for Patients and Health Care Personnel (HCP) at General Acute Care Hospitals (GACHs) (06/07/2021)
  • Hospitals may discontinue routine diagnostic testing of asymptomatic HCP who are fully vaccinated if ≥70% of all HCP that work at the facility are fully vaccinated. HCP with signs and symptoms of COVID-19 should be tested immediately, regardless of vaccination status. GACHs should continue to test unvaccinated patients and patients whose vaccination status is unknown prior to or upon admission or procedure.
• Requirements for Application Submission for Online or Distance Learning Nurse Assistant Training Programs (NATPs) (06/07/2021)
  • This updated All Facilities Letter (AFL) permits skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and intermediate care facilities (ICFs) to contract with existing CDPH-approved online NATPs for the provision of online NATP theory instruction. The SNF or ICF must either develop or use the contracted online school’s clinical training to conduct the clinical portion of the NATP training in their facility or use its own staff.
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Mitigation Plan Recommendations for Testing of Health Care Personnel (HCP) and Residents at Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) (This AFL supersedes AFL 20-53.3) (06/07/2021)
  • SNFs may discontinue routine diagnostic screening testing of asymptomatic HCP who are fully vaccinated and work in a facility where ≥70% of residents and HCP are fully vaccinated; otherwise, routine diagnostic screening testing of asymptomatic HCP should continue in all HCP regardless of their vaccination status.
  • Testing and quarantine are no longer required for newly admitted residents if they are fully vaccinated and have not had prolonged close contact with someone with COVID-19 within the prior 14 days.
  • Residents or HCP with signs and symptoms of COVID-19 should be tested immediately, regardless of current vaccination status.
• State Public Health Officer Order of June 11, 2021 (06/11/2021)
  • The state public health officer orders the following effective June 15, 2021, at 12:01 am:
    • All individuals to follow the Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings;
    • All individuals to follow the requirements for mega events in the Beyond the Blueprint for Industries and Business Sectors guidance; and
    • All individuals to continue to follow the current  COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools in California, the current COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for Child Care Programs and Providers, and the portions of the current K–12 schools guidance that have been made explicitly applicable to day camps and other supervised youth activities.

Department of Managed Health Care

• APL 21-016 – Continued coverage of COVID-19 diagnostic testing (06/07/2021)
  • Health plans must continue to cover COVID-19 testing for their enrollees pursuant to federal law.