IMMEDIATELY: Report your PHN number and Vaccination Status Information
Order of the Provincial Health Officer – August 20, 2021
Dr. Bonnie Henry released the COVID-19 Vaccination Status Information and Preventive Measures Order on August 20, 2021.
Click here to read a PDF version of the Order of the Provincial Health Officer
What do you do immediately?
- Report your Public Health Number to Menno Place – CLICK HERE – This is an order. All employees must comply.
- Report your full-vaccination status to Menno Place – CLICK HERE
- Report your out-of-province COVID vaccinations to the Provincial Immunization Registry – CLICK HERE
- Begin your COVID vaccination process by August 31st to be fully vaccinated by October 12, 2021 – CLICK HERE
Definitions:
The public health order outlines definitions, such as “vaccinated” meaning a person who is a t least 14 days post-receipt of the full series of a World Health Organization (“WHO”) approved vaccines against infection by SARS-Co-V-2, or a combination of approved WHO vaccines.
Collection of Public Health Numbers:
Under this order, Menno Place is required to immediately provide the personal health number for all of our employees, including those who are on leave. This information will be delivered to the Provincial Health Officer to be matched against the information in the Provincial Immunization Registry. If an employee refuses to comply and provide this information, they may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination. Employees are required to provide this information as compliance with the Public Health Order. Refusing to comply is a violation of the Public Health Act.
Thank you to all who have completed the full vaccination. 93% of Home employees, 86% of Hospital employees, 90% of Apartments employees and 96% of MBS employees are fully vaccinated according to the self-reporting that has been provided to Menno Place.
Unvaccinated Employees:
All unvaccinated employees continue to be required to wear a mask and, effective September 8, 2021 will require a rapid-test prior to each shift. Please note that the test must be taken prior to scanning into work and requires a 15 minute timeframe to deliver the results. You must arrive at work more than 15 minutes prior to your shift to take the test and provide the results before scanning into the time clock.
Vaccinated outside of British Columbia:
If an employee has been vaccinated outside British Columbia, you must enter your vaccination history at https://www.immunizationrecord.gov.bc.ca in order for it to appear in the Provincial Immunization Registry.
