If we engage an external vendor for a one-off event, but the vendor needs to make multiple trips to our institution or travel between multiple healthcare institutions under our cluster for this one-off event, is the vendor exempted from the immunity requirement?
Healthcare Services (General) Regulations, Incident management & emergency preparedness
As it is a one-off event, the external vendor would meet the exemption criteria, regardless of the number of trips they make for the same one-off event.
A vendor who visits multiple institutions under the same licensee on a oneoff basis, regardless of whether the same staff is making the trip to each institution on the same day, would also meet the exemption criteria.
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If we do not have a contract with the external vendor (e.g., food caterers where only purchase order and invoice are involved), how could we ensure that the external vendors comply with the immunity requirement? Do we need to obtain evidence of immunity from these external vendors?
We have outsourced partners and vendors who provide services in our premises at various frequencies. For example, air conditioner servicing is done quarterly, while couriers enter our premises either daily or weekly. Are the vaccination requirements applicable to such outsourced partners and vendors?
How can the licensees assess whether the exemption criteria are met?
If we have a contract with an outsourced agency to require the agency to ensure immunity of personnel employed/engaged by it and maintain up-to-date records, but the agency does not do so, who is responsible?
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