(i) during the pre-admission screening process, and in no event after the first day of admission or readmission, the adult care facility shall screen the prospective or newly-admitted or readmitted resident for COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, including whether any first doses of the vaccine were previously administered, and whether the resident is interested in obtaining the COVID-19 vaccine. Such information shall be documented with the resident’s pre-admission screening information and, if admitted, retained in the resident’s case management records; and

(ii) within seven days of admission or readmission, the facility shall make diligent efforts to schedule all consenting and eligible new or readmitted residents for the COVID-19 vaccination. The facility must document attempts to schedule and methods used to schedule the vaccine appointment in the resident’s case management notes.

(i) during the pre-employment screening process, the facility shall solicit information from the prospective personnel regarding their vaccination status, including whether any first doses of the vaccine were previously administered, and whether the prospective personnel is interested in obtaining the COVID-19 vaccine. Such information must be documented with the personnel’s pre-employment screening information and, if hired, retained in the personnel file; provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require an adult care facility to make any hiring determination based upon the prospective personnel’s COVID-19 vaccination status, history, or interest in COVID-19 vaccination; and

(ii) within seven days of hiring new personnel, the facility shall make diligent efforts to schedule all consenting and eligible new personnel for the COVID-19 vaccination. The facility must document attempts to schedule and methods used to schedule the vaccine appointment in the individual’s personnel file.