News for Healthcare Communities
The Biden
& Harris Administration is requiring COVID-19 vaccination of eligible
staff at health care facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid
programs
The
requirements apply to: Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Hospices, Programs of
All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, Hospitals, Long Term Care facilities,
Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities for
Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, Home Health Agencies, Comprehensive
Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities, Critical Access Hospitals, Clinics
(rehabilitation agencies, and public health agencies as providers of outpatient
physical therapy and speech-language pathology services), Community Mental
Health Centers, Home Infusion Therapy suppliers, Rural Health Clinics/Federally
Qualified Health Centers, and End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities
To learn more visit Biden-Harris Administration Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers | CMS
To view the interim final rule with comment period, visit: https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2021-23831/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-omnibus-covid-19-health-care-staff-vaccination
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