The Joint Commission announced that it began surveying affected facilities for compliance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services interim final rule entitled Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination, with guidance following on December 28, 2021.
The Joint Commission announced that it began surveying affected facilities for compliance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services interim final rule entitled Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination, with guidance following on December 28, 2021.
December 2, 2021, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS memorandum addressed survey and enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine requirement applicable to Medicare and Medicaid participating healthcare providers and suppliers and their staff in response to preliminary injunctions against
On Nov. 4, 2021, CMS published an Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination interim final rule, requiring Medicare providers to ensure their staff are fully vaccinated by January 4, 2022. The CMS Mandate covers a wide swath of personnel at almost all Medicare providers.