On November 5, 2021, HHA issued an Interim Final Rule to require certain Medicare & Medicaid providers to ensure covered staff are vaccinated against COVID-19. On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court upheld the Rule, meaning the vaccine mandate is in effect.
On November 5, 2021, the Secretary of Health and Human Services issued an Interim Final Rule that amended the conditions of participation in Medicare and Medicaid to require certain.
Employers throughout the United States have no doubt been following the developments related to the various federal vaccine mandates and state responses to the same. Since President.
Last week, the State of Florida passed legislation opposing the Federal Vaccine Mandates and filed a lawsuit specifically challenging the CMS Mandate for healthcare providers who accept Medicare and Medicaid funds.
The Biden Administration, through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS and via Interim Final Rulemaking IFR, has expanded vaccination requirements in many health care settings.