As of April 3rd, 2023, covered workers in health care facilities are the only workers required to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations.

Health Care Facilities

All workers in health care facilities are required to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, including having received the first booster dose for which they are eligible.

• Workers who become newly eligible for a booster shot will be required to submit proof of their booster shot within three weeks of becoming eligible
• These settings must have established policies regarding up to date COVID-19 vaccination of new employees and volunteers

All full and part-time employees, contractors, and other individuals who work in covered facilities and settings, including individuals providing operational, custodial, or administrative support, are required to be up to date with their vaccination. Those facilities and settings include:

• Acute, pediatric, inpatient rehabilitation, and psychiatric hospitals, including specialty hospitals, and ambulatory surgical centers
• Long-term care facilities, including the state veterans homes
• Intermediate care facilities, including the state developmental centers
• Residential detox, short term and long term residential substance abuse disorder treatment facilities, including children's residential treatment centers
• Clinic-based settings like ambulatory care, urgent care clinics, dialysis centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers, family planning sites, and opioid treatment programs
• Community-based healthcare settings including Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly, and pediatric and adult medical day care programs

Individual employers may require workers to follow more stringent vaccination or testing protocols. Federal and local requirements may also apply based on the worker's setting.

Vaccination Details

For New Jersey's vaccine requirements for health care facilities and high-risk congregate settings, workers are considered "up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations" if they have received a primary series which consists of either a 2-dose series of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine or a single dose COVID-19 vaccine, and the first booster dose for which they are eligible. It is recommended, but not required, that workers receive any additional booster doses for which they are eligible under CDC recommendations.

Workers can show proof of full vaccination by presenting:

• the CDC COVID-19 vaccination card issued at the vaccination site, or an electronic or physical copy;

• the official record from the New Jersey Immunization Information System (NJISS) or other immunization register;

• a record from a health care provider's portal or medical record system on official letterhead signed by a licensed physician, nurse practitioner, physician's assistance, registered nurse, or pharmacist;

• a military immunization or health record from the United States Armed Forces; or

• Docket mobile phone application record or any state-specific application that produces a digital health record.

  Source: Executive Order No. 252; Executive Order No. 253; Executive Order No. 264; Executive Order No. 271; Executive Order No. 283; Executive Order No. 290; Executive Order No. 302; Executive Order No. 325