The California Department of Health has issued a new All Facilities Letter (AFL) temporarily waiving specified clinic licensing requirements and suspending regulatory enforcement for clinics conducting COVID-19 vaccinations, treatment, and/or testing. The waiver is effective until September 30, 2021. Affected facilities include Primary Care Clinics (PCCs) and Mobile Health Care Units (MHCUs). Key provisions include allowing PCC-operated MHCUs to be subject to all applicable suspensions, extending operating hours for intermittent clinics, delaying tuberculosis test requirements for PCC personnel, and permitting space conversion without prior approval from CDPH. Facilities must report any staffing or supply shortages, follow their disaster response plan, adhere to infection control guidelines, and comply with local public health department directives. The waiver will expire after September 30, 2021, and the AFL will be rescinded.

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