The Emergency Management (Residential Aged Care Facilities No 46) (COVID-19) Direction 2021 has been revoked and replaced by the Emergency Management (Residential Aged Care Facilities No 47) (COVID-19) Direction 2022. This Direction came into effect at 12.51pm on 15 February 2022.
Key changes include:
An employee, contractor, student or volunteer of a residential aged care facility who is a close contact of a COVID-19 case may enter the facility under the following conditions:
- The facility has an established protocol for managing the Exposure Sites, Contacts and Diagnosis Direction; and
- They are a close contact of a COVID-19 case whose last exposure date was within the 14 days immediately preceding entry; and
- 7 days have elapsed since the person’s last exposure date; and
- They wear appropriate PPE at all times while at the facility; and
- They undertake a Rapid Antigen Test on each day prior to attending the facility.
Other existing requirements remain.
The information above only highlights the key changes made to the Directions and does not reflect all requirements. Members of the public are encouraged to see the full Directions for further information.
All existing directions, frequently asked questions and other information can be found here:
If you require further information you can call the SA COVID-19 Information Line on 1800 253 787 between the hours of 8am to 8pm 7 days per week or go to the SA Health website at or
