N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 14, § 556.5 – Requirements for all facilities. | Midpage
§ 556.5
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 14, § 556.5
Requirements for all facilities.
Department of Mental Hygiene
(a) Effective immediately, all programs shall have policies and procedures in place to ensure all staff, visitors and individuals receiving services regardless of vaccination status wear appropriate masks, consistent with any infection control guidance issued by this office.
(b) As determined by the commissioner based on COVID-19 incidence and prevalence, as well as any other public health and/or clinical risk factors related to COVID-19 disease spread, all hospital and facility staff, contractors, vendors, visitors, patients, residents, clients, and all other individuals who enter the indoor premises of such hospital or facility, must wear masks at all times regardless of vaccination status, except when alone in an office or room, or actively eating or drinking.
(c) For purposes of this section face-coverings shall include, but are not limited to, cloth masks, surgical masks, and N-95 respirators that are worn to completely cover a person’s nose and mouth.
(d) Face coverings are not required to be worn by:
(1) children under two years of age;
(2) a person with a disability who cannot wear a mask, or cannot safely wear a mask, for reasons related to the disability; or
(3) a person for whom wearing a mask would create a risk to workplace health, safety, or job duty as determined by an Occupational Health and Safety Administration workplace risk assessment.