Updates to Policyholder Advisory

ORIGINAL COMMUNICATION: California COVID-19 update | March 2022

• Changes in Requirements for Outbreaks. A COVID-19 outbreak is over when there are “one or fewer” new cases detected in the exposed group for 14 days. Effective June 23, 2023, CDPH defines a COVID-19 outbreak is over when there are at least three COVID-19 cases within an exposed group during a seven-day period.  The documented investigation, review, and correction of hazards following an outbreak will be required initially and be conducted periodically thereafter. Employers will no longer be required to report outbreaks to the local health department under the permanent standard unless required by a local health order, though major outbreaks (20 or more cases within 30 days) must be reported to Cal/OSHA.
  
  

  Q: What is an “outbreak”?
  A: Effective June 23, 2023, CDPH has adopted the following definition of “outbreak,” which now applies to the COVID-19 Prevention regulations: at least three COVID-19 cases within an exposed group during a seven-day period. The definition of “outbreak” will change if CDPH again changes its definition in a regulation or order. COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations (ca.gov)

• CDPH Get the Most Out of Masking: Tips & Resources effective May 19, 2023 Get the Most Out of Masking: Tips & Resources (ca.gov)