Code of Massachusetts Regulations
101 CMR - EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Title 101 CMR 23.00 - COVID-19 Vaccinations for Staff at Certain Agency Facilities
Section 23.03 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 101 MA Code of Regs 101.23
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

As used in 101 CMR 23.00, unless the context requires otherwise, terms have the meanings in 101 CMR 23.03.

Agency. The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) or any department, agency, commission, office, board, division, or any other body or facility within EOHHS as set out in M.G.L. c. 6A, § 16, including the Executive Office of Elder Affairs.

COVID-19. Coronavirus Disease 2019, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

COVID-19 Vaccination. COVID-19 vaccination means being up to date with COVID-19 vaccines as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Influenza Vaccination. Influenza vaccination means immunization by either influenza vaccine, inactivated or live; attenuated and/or other influenza vaccine. It will also mean other pandemic or novel influenza virus(es) as specified in guidelines of the Department of Public Health.

Mitigation Measures. Measures that employees who decline vaccination must take to prevent viral infection and transmission.

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