COVID 19 Vaccine Mandates And Tools To Determine When And Where Your Obligations Lie
The COVID-19 vaccine mandates have been a hot topic for most health care providers. On January 27, 2022, CMS’s MLN Connects posted tools regarding vaccine mandates. Let’s look at the guidance and accessing the tools. The following is a direct excerpt from COVID-19: Tools to Determine if Vaccine Requirements Apply :
- · Guidance memo (cms.gov) – This memo provides guidance for assessing and maintaining compliance with this new regulatory requirement for certain Medicare and Medicaid providers and suppliers.
- · CMS Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements FAQ (PDF cms.gov) (PDF) – These FAQs have been updated to explain the recent ruling and how it impacts employee vaccination requirements.
- · IFC-6 Vaccination Requirements Infographic (cms.gov) (PDF) – This infographic visually shows the types of providers and suppliers the vaccine requirement applies to, how the requirement can be met, and associated requirement enforcement actions.
- · Vaccine Requirement Implementation Timeline (cms.gov) (PDF) – This infographic illustrates the phases of the vaccination rule implementation, state-by-state, and their associated deadlines. Note that the phased deadlines vary by state.
- · Vaccine Requirement Decision Tree (cms.gov) (PDF) – This handy decision tree visually explains the steps in determining to which providers and suppliers the vaccine requirement applies.
Ultimately, CMS has made data available for agencies to assist with compliance to the mandate and knowing what responsibilities you have and don’t have. In order to not be penalized, know your agencies requirement and educate staff averse to the vaccination mandate. There is concern from some parts of the US that there will not be enough clinical staff to manage patient care with vaccination mandates. This is the hot button topic for our industry, but ultimately, clinicians will have to choose whether to remain working in environments serving Medicare and Medicaid patients. Should you have any questions, please use CMS’s guidance provided here.
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