Amador Signed Health Officer Order

ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER OF THE COUNTY OF AMADOR

REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS ENTERING CERTAIN LICENSED FACILITIES AND OTHER AGENCIES WHO ARE NOT A PATIENT, EXISTING RESIDENT, OR NEW RESIDENT; TEMPERATURE SCREENING AND SELFEVALUATION FOR COVID-19 SYMPTOMS; MASKING OF ALL STAFF WHILE IN FACILITY; AVOIDING STAFF WORKING IN MULTIPLE FACILITIES.

DATE OF ORDER: APRIL 8, 2020

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The Health Officer orders that all individuals entering the Licensed Entities or Other Agencies listed below submit to a temperature screening, by the least intrusive means as possible; and conduct a self-evaluation for COVID-19 symptoms, prior to entering these locations:

• Hospitals including General Acute Care
• Skilled Nursing Facilities
• Intermediate Care Facilities of all license types
• Ambulatory Surgical Centers
• Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly
• Residential Facility Chronically Ill
• Continuing Care Retirement Communities
• Adult Residential Care Facilities (ARF) all license types

SELF EVALUATION

An order of the Amador County Health Officer requires individuals to conduct a self-evaluation prior to entering certain Licensed Residential Facilities and prohibits you from entering if you have these symptoms:

Mild to Moderate Symptoms Related to or Other Respiratory Illness such as:

• Sore Throat
• Runny Nose
• Fever
• Chills
• Not Feeling Well
• Sneezing
• Coughing
• New onset of diminished ability to taste or smell

Gastro-Intestinal symptoms such as:

• Soft Stool
• Stomach Cramps

DO NOT ENTER THESE FACILITIES IF YOU HAVE THESE SYMPTOMS