COVID Business Certification Program Validation Application

The COVID Best Practices Business Certification Program is offered by Douglas County and its local jurisdictions to recognize businesses that follow best practices in COVID-19 safety precautions. The goal of this program is to motivate businesses to comply with CDPHE transmission control procedures and best practices by offering a certification that allows for expanded operational capacity while still providing for the health and welfare of the public. This is a local program operating under state guidelines. Known as the 5 Star State Certification Program or the 5 Star Variance Program by the CDPHE, the program in Douglas County will be known as the COVID Best Practices Business Certification Program and those who seek and achieve successful certification will receive designation as a Certified COVID Best Practices Business. The COVID Best Practices Business Certification Program is a voluntary local certification program that enables businesses to operate at a sustainable capacity while ensuring compliance with COVID-19 transmission controls and best practices. Program success will create consumer confidence, open the economy to the greatest extent possible and control the spread of the virus in our community. Businesses may choose not to be certified, however, only those restaurants obtaining certification are authorized to operate with expanded capacity.