On November 5, 2021, the Facilities for Medicare and Medicaid Companies (CMS) printed an interim remaining rule that requires vaccinations for sure well being care staff. The rule is restricted to solely these entities who’re surveyed by CMS and have Situations of Participation, Situations for Protection, or Necessities for Participation within the Medicare and Medicaid packages. Our well being care staff not too long ago summarized the rule, and is constant to observe developments on this space.
As well as, our labor and employment staff additionally supplied an identical overview of the brand new Occupational Security and Well being Administration (OSHA) remaining rule. OSHA has issued its COVID-19 Emergency Non permanent Normal (ETS) for personal employers, which matches into impact on December 5, 2021, although as of this posting, the U.S. Courtroom of Appeals for the fifth Circuit quickly blocked the mandate whereas the courtroom opinions it.
