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Avoid close contact with people who are sick.Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands, especially before you eat.Wash your hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.It is critical that we continue to follow the safety protocols that have been put in place for everyone’s safety to stop the continued spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses as follows: NOTE: These provisions are subject to change and visitation could again be suspended should there be an increased infection rate or if conditions change in the community. Incarcerated individuals in quarantine or isolation will not be permitted to visit until they are determined to be recovered. Please note: those who receive a test prior to visiting are still required to take a test on site.*** This will not only prevent riders from endangering the health of other passengers, but will also ensure visitors do not make the trip, only to be denied entry to a facility following a positive test. ***It is strongly recommended that visitors traveling to a facility by bus get tested prior to boarding the bus. This documentation must be received before a FRP visit can be scheduled. Documentation can either be e-mailed to the FRP Offender Rehabilitation Coordinator (ORC) at, or it can be mailed to the attention of the FRP ORC at the facility where they are participating in the program. Family members can either print the screen shot from the Excelsior App, which proves they have been fully vaccinated, or make a copy of the Official Vaccination Record Card. As we continue to monitor COVID-19, we will issue additional guidance as necessary.Īll approved FRP participants, age 5 and older, must be fully vaccinated to participate.Īll participants over the age of 5 must provide a copy of their COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card or a screen shot of their vaccination record via the NYS Excelsior App, documenting that they are fully vaccinated. Thank you for your continued patience and compliance with the various COVID-19 safety protocols that have been enacted and modified throughout the pandemic, consistent with guidance from the CDC and the New York State Department of Health. The Department remains committed to protecting the health and safety of staff, the incarcerated and parolee populations, as well as visitors. However, we will continue to provide an at-home test kit to all visitors and require that they test negative prior to being allowed to visit. If an employee, volunteer, or incarcerated individual chooses to wear a mask, we respect their decision to do so. With this change, we will also discontinue the entrance health screening/temperature check and will return to normal visiting capacity/procedures. Those visiting in an outdoor visiting area, will be permitted to remove their mask.Īs we continue to see the COVID-19 infection rate in the community and within our correctional facilities decrease, the previously issued mandatory mask policy for all DOCCS Correctional Facilities for staff, volunteers and incarcerated individuals is rescinded, with exception of visitation and certain medical circumstances.
The Department will continue to provide an at-home test kit to all visitors. This requirement will be in addition to the protocol for visitors to test negative prior to visiting. Social distancing is defined as maintaining a six-foot separation between individuals, except when eating and sleeping.įor purposes of visitation, since social distancing is very difficult to maintain, we will reinstitute a mask requirement beginning with visitation commencing on July 13, 2022. Specifically, consistent with CDC guidelines and in accordance with the Commissioner of Health’s Determination on Masking in Certain Indoor Settings Pursuant to 10 NYCRR 2.60, social distancing must still be maintained when staff or incarcerated individuals are not wearing a mask. Notice Regarding Rescinded Mask Requirement and Visitation Procedures Updated JWe have received clarifying guidance from the Department of Health.